Thamnaconus Smith [J. L. B.] 1949:404 Masc. Cantherines arenaceus Barnard 1927. Type by original designation. •Valid as Thamnaconus Smith 1949 -- (Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:360 [ref. 6441], Hutchins & Matsuura 1984 [ref. 7092], Hutchins 1986:886 [ref. 5673], Gomon et al. 1994:890 [ref. 22532], Matsuura & Tyler 1997:191 [ref. 23219], Lindberg et al. 1997:85 [ref. 23547], Hutchins 2001:3933 [ref. 26316], Parin 2003:S33 [ref. 28536], Allen et al. 2006:1898 [ref. 29098], Hutchins 2008:841 [ref. 30658], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576], Parin et al. 2014:551 [ref. 33547], Stewart & Roberts 2015:1722 [ref. 34322], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:201 [ref. 35257], Motomura et al. 2017:234 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:382 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:180 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus Smith 1949. Monacanthidae.