rufus, Acanthanectes Holleman [W.] & Buxton [C. D.] 1993:336, Figs. 6A, 8 [Cybium v. 17 (no. 4); ref. 21100] Steilkop Reef, 34°01'40"S, 23°54'30"E, Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa, depth 20-25 meters. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 36689. Paratypes: AMS I.33647-001 [formerly SAIAB] 36700 (1); NMNZ P.29421 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 13416 (1, c&s), 36701-03 (2, 1, 2); USNM 326001 (2). Type catalog: Springer & Orrell 1996:30 [ref. 22274]. •Valid as Acanthanectes rufus Holleman & Buxton 1993 -- (Fricke 1997:561 [ref. 23339], Fricke 2009:32 [ref. 30394], Patzner et al. 2009:443 [ref. 30396], Holleman 2022:408 [ref. 39961]). Current status: Valid as Acanthanectes rufus Holleman & Buxton 1993. Tripterygiidae: Tripterygiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). Habitat: marine.