melanoproctes, Monacanthus Boulenger [G. A.] 1889:242, Pl. 28 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1889 (pt 2); ref. 14491] Muscat, Oman, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: (several) BMNH 1889.14.15.66-70 (5?). •Valid as Thamnaconus melanoproctes (Boulenger 1889) -- (Randall 1995:398 [ref. 22896], Hutchins in Randall & Lim 2000:648 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:3935 [ref. 26316], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S124 [ref. 27377], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576], Hutchins 2022:445 [ref. 40252]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus melanoproctes (Boulenger 1889). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean and western Pacific: Gulf of Aden to Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf; Bali (Indonesia); Japan; northern Western Australia. Habitat: marine.