Apogonichthyoides Smith [J. L. B.] 1949:209 Masc. Amia uninotata Smith & Radcliffe 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Apogon Lacepède 1801 -- (Tortonese 1973:365 [ref. 7192]). •Synonym of Apogon Lacepède 1801, subgenus Nectamia Jordan 1917 -- (Fraser 1972:17, 19 [ref. 5195]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides Smith 1949 -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:41 [ref. 30717], Fraser 2010:93 [ref. 30909], Fraser & Allen 2011:63 [ref. 31605], Manjebrayakath et al. 2012:1 [ref. 31814], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Fraser 2014:289 [ref. 33453], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429] tribe Sphaeramiini, Motomura et al. 2017:97 [ref. 35490], Fraser 2018:100 [ref. 36116], Fricke et al. 2018:165 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:72 [ref. 36273], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:155 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides Smith 1949. Apogonidae: Apogoninae.