Acanthonus Günther [A.] 1878:22 Masc. Acanthonus armatus Günther 1878. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Acanthonus Günther 1878 -- (Cohen & Nielsen 1978:18 [ref. 881], Machida in Masuda et al. 1984:99 [ref. 6441], Nielsen 1997:54 [ref. 23255], Nielsen & Cohen in Nielsen et al. 1999:48, 50 [ref. 24448], Nielsen 1999:1980 [ref. 24753], Nielsen & Robins 2003:968 [ref. 27008], Mincarone et al. 2008:48 [ref. 29626], Carnevale & Johnson 2015:778 [ref. 34391]). Current status: Valid as Acanthonus Günther 1878. Ophidiidae: Neobythitinae.