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Species in the genus Pachymetopon: [ 9 ] records

aeneus, Cantharus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:166 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 14320] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1935.1.23.6 [ex SAM]. •Valid as Pachymetopon aeneum (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:588 [ref. 5710], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:228 [ref. 28072], Fricke et al. 2018:220 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2019:52 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:303 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Pachymetopon aeneum (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908). Sparidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Cape of Good Hope to KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa); Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

blochii, Cantharus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830:339 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 6; ref. 996] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8810 (2), 0000-9056 (2), A-7991 (1, dry), A-7992 (1, dry). Type catalog: Bauchot & Daget 1972:39-40 [ref. 20898]. Based on Sparus brama Bloch, Pl. 279 and specimens; Valenciennes also described Cantharus brama on p. 328. •Valid as Pachymetopon blochii (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:588 [ref. 5710], Bauchot & Hureau 1990:803 [ref. 18793], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:162 [ref. 25472], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:229 [ref. 28072], Carpenter & Iwatsuki in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2603 [ref. 34618], Parenti 2019:52 [ref. 36892], Russell & van Oijen 2021:426 [ref. 38177], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:303 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Pachymetopon blochii (Valenciennes 1830). Sparidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Namibia south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then east to Cape Agulhas (South Africa) Habitat: marine.

canescens, Pachymetopon Norman [J. R.] 1935:14, Pl. 2 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 32 (pt 1, no. 2); ref. 3224] Believed to be False Bay, South Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1935.1.23.5 [ex SAM]. Paratypes: SAM (1) not found. •Synonym of Pachymetopon blochii (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:588 [ref. 5710], Bauchot & Hureau 1990:803 [ref. 18793], Parenti 2019:52 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:303 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Synonym of Pachymetopon blochii (Valenciennes 1830). Sparidae. Habitat: marine.

castelnaui, Cantharus Bleeker [P.] 1859:59 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 21; ref. 373] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype: RMNH D1891 (dry). Type catalog: Russell & van Oijen 2021:426 [ref. 38177]. •Synonym of Pachymetopon blochii (Valenciennes 1830) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:588 [ref. 5710] as castelnau, Parenti 2019:52 [ref. 36892], Russell & van Oijen 2021:426 [ref. 38177], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:303 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Synonym of Pachymetopon blochii (Valenciennes 1830). Sparidae. Habitat: marine.

glaucum, Pachymetopon Norman [J. R.] 1935:20, Fig. 6 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 32 (pt 1, no. 2); ref. 3224] East London, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1935.1.23.10 [ex SAM]. •Synonym of Pachymetopon grande Günther 1859 -- (Smith & Smith 1986:588 [ref. 5710], Parenti 2019:52 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:303 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Synonym of Pachymetopon grande Günther 1859. Sparidae. Habitat: marine.

grande, Pachymetopon Günther [A.] 1859:424 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 1; ref. 1961] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1851.10.26.5 (stuffed). Also listed was Plate XXVI, but on preface p. vi it is stated, "The Plates referred to, and executed by Mr. Ford, will be published as a separate volume." For locality see Günther 1886:367 [ref. 18205]. •Valid as Pachymetopon grande Günther 1859 -- (Smith & Smith 1986:588 [ref. 5710], Afonso et al. 1999:85 [ref. 25466] with question, Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:229 [ref. 28072], Wirtz et al. 2007:35 [ref. 30263], Fricke et al. 2018:220 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2019:52 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:303 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Pachymetopon grande Günther 1859. Sparidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to southern Mozambique, east to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

guentheri, Pachymetopon Steindachner [F.] 1869:126 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 6 (no. 16) (for 17 June 1869); ref. 20469] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Syntypes: NMW 77049 (2). Species originally spelled Güntheri, change mandatory. Species later described in more detail in Steindachner 1869:135 [p. 16 of separate] [ref. 4216]. •Synonym of Pachymetopon grande Günther 1859 -- (Smith & Smith 1986:588 [ref. 5710], Parenti 2019:52 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:303 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Synonym of Pachymetopon grande Günther 1859. Sparidae. Habitat: marine.

natalensis, Cantharus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:167 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 14320] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1935.1.23.7 [ex SAM]. Non-types: SAM 10006-07 (1, 1), 10390 (1), 17607 (1). •Synonym of Pachymetopon aeneum (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:588 [ref. 5710], Parenti 2019:52 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:303 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Synonym of Pachymetopon aeneum (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908). Sparidae. Habitat: marine.

simus, Cantharus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1909:231 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 3, no. 5); ref. 1650] Fish market, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1935.1.23.8 [ex SAM]. •Synonym of Pachymetopon aeneum (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:588 [ref. 5710], Parenti 2019:52 [ref. 36892]). Current status: Synonym of Pachymetopon aeneum (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908). Sparidae. Habitat: marine.