mendoncae, Chaetodon Smith [J. L. B.] 1953:9 [Memorias do Museu Dr. Alvaro de Castro No. 2; ref. 4087] Mozambique Channel, western Indian Ocean, depth 60 fathoms. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 6. Paratypes: (2) not researched. •Synonym of Chaetodon dolosus Ahl 1923 -- (Burgess 1978:687 [ref. 700], Allen 1980:158 [ref. 22764], Heemstra 1986:628 [ref. 5660], Heemstra & Heemstra 2022:450 [ref. 39746]). Current status: Synonym of Chaetodon dolosus Ahl 1923. Chaetodontidae: Chaetodontinae. Habitat: marine.