rudis, Monacanthus Richardson [J.] 1840:27 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840 (pt 8, no. 87); ref. 3733] Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia, southwestern Pacific, ca. 43°09'S, 147°51'E. Holotype (?): BMNH 2009.3.9.4 (stuffed and mounted). Type catalog: Beaunier et al. 2009:303 [ref. 28887]. Also described in Richardson 1844:166 [ref. 20295]. •Synonym of Meuschenia australis (Donovan 1824) -- (Hutchins 1977:55 [ref. 2283], Allen et al. 2006:1888 [ref. 29098]). Current status: Synonym of Meuschenia australis (Donovan 1824). Monacanthidae. Habitat: marine.