frenatus, Monacanthus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:464 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Querimba Island, Mozambique, Inhambane, western Indian Ocean. Syntypes: ZMB 4164-65 (2, 3). Also described as new in Peters 1855:276 [ref. 13448]. •Valid as Paramonacanthus frenatus (Peters 1855) -- (Hutchins 1997:23 [ref. 23117], Hutchins 2002:218 [ref. 26078], Matsuura 2014:12 [ref. 33576], Hutchins 2022:439 [ref. 40252], Sureandiran et al. 2023:[2] [ref. 40441]). Current status: Valid as Paramonacanthus frenatus (Peters 1855). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya) and Seychelles east to west coast of India. Habitat: marine.