nematophorus, Monacanthus Günther [A.] 1870:241 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] China or Borneo (erroneous, is probably East Africa). Holotype (unique): BMNH 1848.3.16.163. •Valid as Paramonacanthus nematophorus (Günther 1870) -- (Hutchins 1997:36 [ref. 23117] with remark on locality, Hutchins 2002:218 [ref. 26078], Matsuura 2014:12 [ref. 33576], Golani & Fricke 2018:179 [ref. 36273], Hutchins 2022:439 [ref. 40252]). Current status: Valid as Paramonacanthus nematophorus (Günther 1870). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Tanzania, Kenya), Seychelles, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos). Habitat: marine.