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Species in the family or subfamily Monocentridae: [ 8 ] records

carinata, Monocentris Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:100, Pl. 24 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Japan. Regarded as an alternate name for Sciaena cataphracta Thunberg 1790; plate 24 is labeled as Monocentris cataphracta and an unneeded new name for Gasterosteus japonicus Houttuyn 1782. •Synonym of Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Kotlyar 1996:202 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2002:476 [ref. 26270], Paxton et al. 2006:766 [ref. 28994], Su et al. 2022:183 [ref. 39633]). Current status: Synonym of Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn 1782). Monocentridae. Habitat: marine.

cataphracta, Sciaena Thunberg [C. P.] 1790:108, Pl. 3 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 11 (for 1790); ref. 17912] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZMUU 296. Type catalog: Wallin 1996:62 [ref. 32133]. Name spelled cathaphracta on p. 107. •Synonym of Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Su et al. 2022:183 [ref. 39633]). Current status: Synonym of Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn 1782). Monocentridae. Habitat: marine.

chrysadamas, Monocentris Su [Y.], Lin [H.-C.] & Ho [H.-C.] 2022:190, Figs. 2, 5B, 7-9, 12B [Zootaxa 5189 (no. 1); ref. 39633] Off Dong-gang, Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea, circa 22°22'22"N, 120°27'34"E. Holotype: NMMBP 36126. Paratypes: (25) AIM, AMS, CSIRO, FMNH, KAUM-I, MNHN, NMMBP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Monocentris chrysadamas Su, Lin & Ho 2022 -- (Hatanaka et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40843]). Current status: Valid as Monocentris chrysadamas Su, Lin & Ho 2022. Monocentridae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Western Australia and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

gloriamaris, Cleidopus De Vis [C. W.] 1882:368 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 1087] Brisbane River or Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: QM I.212 (dry mount). Paratypes: AMS I.12931-32 (1, 1). Originally as gloria-maris. •Valid as Cleidopus gloriamaris De Vis 1882 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:44 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:364 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:59 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:71 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:411 [ref. 22532], Kotlyar 1996:209 [ref. 23292], Allen 1997:70 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:56 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:59 [ref. 25919], Konishi 1999:49 [ref. 24259], Paxton 1999:2214 [ref. 24788], Johnson 1999:725 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:25 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:766 [ref. 28994], Gomon 2008:433 [ref. 30616], Hoschke et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36626], Su et al. 2022:201 [ref. 39633]). Current status: Valid as Cleidopus gloriamaris De Vis 1882. Monocentridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia; southwestern Pacific: Queensland and New South Wales. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Gasterosteus Houttuyn [M.] 1782:329, Pl. 2 [Verhandelingen der Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem v. 20 (pt 2); ref. 2220] Four miles off rocket Center, Kimotsuki, Kimotsuki-gun, Kagoshima, Japan, 31°12'35.4"N, 131°09'03.6"E, depth 95 meters [Nagasaki, Japan]. Neotype: KAUM-I 73145. See Boeseman 1995:6 [ref. 21811]. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:125 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Neotype designated by Su et al. 2022:183 [ref. 39633]. •Valid as Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Dor 1984:69 [ref. 29757], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:109 [ref. 6441], Yamakawa in Okamura et al. 1985:431, 651 [ref. 8056], Smith 1986:413 [ref. 5712] as japonicus, Allen & Swainston 1988:44 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:364 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:151 [ref. 24556], Baranes & Golani 1993:305 [ref. 22372], Kuiter 1993:71 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:159 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:17 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:94 [ref. 22896], Kotlyar 1996:202 [ref. 23292], Allen 1997:70 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:31 [ref. 26476] as japonicus, Cheng & Zhou 1997:231 [ref. 26385] with year as 1872 [sic], Kuiter 1997:56 [ref. 25488], Konishi 1999:50 [ref. 24259], Paxton 1999:2214 [ref. 24788], Nakabo 2000:502 [ref. 25086], Paxton in Randall & Lim 2000:601 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:25 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:502 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:226, 550 [ref. 26218], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S100 [ref. 27377], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:133 [ref. 28072], Shinohara et al. 2005:421 [ref. 28370], Paxton et al. 2006:766 [ref. 28994], Fricke et al. 2009:32 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:83 [ref. 31256], Fricke et al. 2011:372 [ref. 31242], Larson et al. 2013:71 [ref. 32988], Jawad et al. 2014:1 [ref. 33634], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:111 [ref. 36167] as japonicus, Roberts 2015:1008 [ref. 34256], Ali et al. 2018:315 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:110 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:44 [ref. 36273], Jawad et al. 2018:102 [ref. 36262], Eagderi et al. 2019:24 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 9 [ref. 38321], Kim et al. 2020:83 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:347 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:34 [ref. 37637], Heemstra 2022:383 [ref. 39704], Su et al. 2022:183 [ref. 39633], Murase et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40935]). Current status: Valid as Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn 1782). Monocentridae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Saya de Malha Bank, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Philippines, Taiwan, China, north to Korea, Sea of Japan and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to South Australia, New Caledonia and Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

neozelanicus, Cleidopus Powell [A. W. B.] 1938:151, Pl. 36 [Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 17220] New Zealand. Holotype (unique): AIM MA 1550 (dry). Paxton et al. 1989:364 [ref. 12442] and Paxton et al. 2006:766 [ref. 28994] mention examination of the holotype but did not cite a catalog number. Trnski personal communication (12/1/2017) on type status. •Synonym of Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn 1782) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:364 [ref. 12442], Randall 1995:93 [ref. 22896], Paxton et al. 2006:766 [ref. 28994]). •Valid as Monocentris neozelanica (Powell 1938) -- (Kotlyar 1996:205 [ref. 23292] with question, Konishi 1999:49 [ref. 24259], Su et al. 2022:180 [ref. 39633]). Current status: Valid as Monocentris neozelanica (Powell 1938). Monocentridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific Ocean: New Zealand. Habitat: marine.

occidentalis, Cleidopus gloriamaris Whitley [G. P.] 1931:314 [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 4); ref. 4672] Fremantle, Western Australia. Syntypes: AM I.12931-2 (2). •Synonym of Cleidopus gloriamaris De Vis 1882 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:364 [ref. 12442], Kotlyar 1996:209 [ref. 23292], Paxton et al. 2006:766 [ref. 28994], Gomon 2008:433 [ref. 30616]). Current status: Synonym of Cleidopus gloriamaris De Vis 1882. Monocentridae. Habitat: marine.

reedi, Monocentris Schultz [L. P.] 1956:238, Pl. 1 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 106 (no. 3365); ref. 10154] Off Más a Tierra Island, Juan Fernández Islands, depth 200-250 meters. Holotype (unique): USNM 164227 (dry). •Valid as Monocentris reedi Schultz 1956 -- (Pequeño 1989:53 [ref. 14125], Kotlyar 1996:206 [ref. 23292], Konishi 1999:49 [ref. 24259], Pequeño & Sáez 2000:31 [ref. 24590], Pequeño & Lamilla 2000:434 [ref. 24906], Meléndez C. & Cornejo C. 2001:67 [ref. 26163], Dyer & Westneat 2010:602 [ref. 31446], Su et al. 2022:200 [ref. 39633]). Current status: Valid as Monocentris reedi Schultz 1956. Monocentridae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Juan Fernández Islands, Nazca Ridge, Desventuradas Islands (Chile). Habitat: marine.