Phaeoptyx Fraser [T. H.] & Robins [C. R.] 1970:303 Fem. Amia conklini Silvester 1915. Type by original designation. •Valid as Phaeoptyx Fraser & Robins 1970 -- (Fraser 1972:24 [ref. 5195], Fraser & Struhsaker 1991:721 [ref. 19768], Maugé 1990:715 [ref. 17126] as Phaetoptyx, Gon 2003:1387 [ref. 27085], Baldwin et al. 2009:6 [ref. 30053], Baldwin et al. 2011:1 [ref. 31688], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:42 [ref. 34429] tribe Apogonini, Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:43 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Phaeoptyx Fraser & Robins 1970. Apogonidae: Apogoninae.