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CAS 82327 Apogon dhofar Mee [J. K. L.], 1995 Holotype  [Collection database record]
dhofar, Apogon Mee [J. K. L.] in Randall 1995:161, Fig. 394 [Coastal fishes of Oman; ref. 22896] Eagles Retreat near Mirbat, 16°58'00"N, 54°42'50"E, Oman, Arabian Sea, depth 8 meters. Holotype: CAS 82327. Paratypes: BMNH 1995.9.20.1-2 (2); BPBM 36328 (1), 35869 (2), 35916 (2); CAS 82330-31 (5, 4); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 49074-75 (1, 1); USNM 337777 (1). Author is J. K. L. Mee. Appeared inadvertently first as above with authorship attributed to Mee; then in Mee 1996:103, Figs. 1, 3-5 [ref. 22471]; apparently the description is taken from Mee, and we regard Mee as author. •Valid as Apogon dhofar Mee 1995 -- (Moazzam & Osmany 2023:49 [ref. 40689]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides enigmaticus Smith 1961 -- (T. Fraser pers. com. 7/2010). Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides enigmaticus Smith 1961. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.
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