Apogonichthys Bleeker [P.] 1854:321 Masc. Apogonichthys perdix Bleeker 1854. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Apogonichthys Bleeker 1854 -- (Fraser 1972:9 [ref. 5195], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:144 [ref. 6441], Gon 1986:553 [ref. 5657], Paxton et al. 1989:551 [ref. 12442], Fraser & Struhsaker 1991:721 [ref. 19768], Allen 1999:2604 [ref. 24812], Allen et al. 2006:1098 [ref. 29004], Yoshida et al. 2010:48 [ref. 31255], Mabuchi et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33426], Fraser 2014:289 [ref. 33453], Mabuchi et al. 2015:40 [ref. 34429], tribe Apogonichthyini, Fricke et al. 2018:165 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:73 [ref. 36273], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:6 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthys Bleeker 1854. Apogonidae: Apogoninae.