Pristiapogon (subgenus of Apogon) Klunzinger [C. B.] 1870:715 Masc. Apogon fraenatus Valenciennes 1832. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Apogon Lacepède 1801, but a valid subgenus as described -- (Fraser & Lachner 1985:4 [ref. 5215], Mabuchi et al. 2006:95 [ref. 28550]). •Valid as Pristiapogon Klunzinger 1870 -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33426], Trnski 2015:1218 [ref. 34198], Mabuchi et al. 2015:45 [ref. 34429] tribe Pristiapogonini, Golani & Fricke 2018:77 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:137 [ref. 36673], Fricke et al. 2019:138 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:129 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Pristiapogon Klunzinger 1870. Apogonidae: Apogoninae.