hoedtii, Malacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1859:18 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 6 (art. 2); ref. 14003] Doreh Bay [Doreh], off Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia, New Guinea, ca. 0°53'25''S 134°05'29''E. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6351. Spelled hoedti on p.3. •Synonym of Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot 1848 -- (Dooley 1978:58 [ref. 5499], Dor 1984:120 [ref. 29757], Shen & Lin 1984:11 [ref. 13822], Randall et al. 1990:154 [ref. 15987], Dooley 1999:2647 [ref. 24837], Randall 2005:218 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:359 [ref. 28379], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:332 [ref. 28867], Randall 2007:218 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2018:177 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:81 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot 1848. Malacanthidae. Habitat: marine.