Species that contain: Oxymonacanthus and longirostris [ 3 ] records

chrysospilos, Monacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1853:126 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 16900] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: MNHN 0000-3019 (1) Batu. Type catalog: Le Danois 1961:525 [ref. 21538], Beaunier et al. 2009:303 [ref. 28887]. Spelled chrijsospilos on p. 101, with ij in Dutch equivalent to y in Latin. •Synonym of Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Current status: Synonym of Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Monacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

longirostris, Balistes Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:460 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. Nomen oblitum; name cannot be used based on article 23.9.1; based on Seba 1759 -- see Parenti 2002:312 [ref. 26661]. •Synonym of Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Parenti 2002:311 [ref. 26661]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Monacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

longirostris, Balistes hispidus var. Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] (ex Seba) 1801:464 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] No locality stated [Indonesia]. No types known. Neotype designation by Fricke 1999:593 [ref. 24106] is invalid; see Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Nomen protectum -- see Parenti 2002:312 [ref. 26661]. Based on 'Seb. III. t. 24. f. 19'. •Valid as Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Hutchins 1977:56 [ref. 2283], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:361 [ref. 6441], Hutchins 1986:884 [ref. 5673], Allen & Swainston 1988:152 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:68 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:463 [ref. 15987], Francis 1993:168 [ref. 25479], Francis & Randall 1993:125 [ref. 20996], Allen 1997:242 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:183 [ref. 26476], Kuiter 1997:402 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:463 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:285 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:592 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:94 [ref. 37268], Hutchins in Randall & Lim 2000:647 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1403 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:460 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:124 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:270 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:47 [ref. 25847], Hutchins 2001:3941 [ref. 26316], Nakabo 2002:1403 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:64 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:650 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:32 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27715], Heemstra et al. 2004:3332 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:635 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1892 [ref. 29098], Fricke et al. 2009:118 [ref. 30213], Matsuura 2009:331 [ref. 31171], Caratini & Soriano 2011:91 [ref. 39915], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1074 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:233 [ref. 32988], Matsuura 2014:12 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:18 [ref. 35354], Fricke et al. 2018:380 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:328 [ref. 36673], Psomadakis et al. 2020:612 [ref. 37272], Hutchins 2022:437 [ref. 40252]). Current status: Valid as Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (a Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and Ogasawara Islands (Japan), south to Australia, Lord Howe Island (Australia) and Tonga. Habitat: marine.