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Species in the genus Apogonichthyoides: [ 38 ] records

atripes, Amia Ogilby [J. D.] 1916:116 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 28; ref. 15124] Sandgate, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM (ex AFAQ 1221, apparently lost). Replacement name for Apogon nigripes Ogilby 1911, preoccupied by Apogon nigripes Playfair 1867. •Valid as Apogon atripes (Ogilby 1916) -- (Kuiter 1993:155 [ref. 23929], Johnson 1999:732 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847]). •Synonym of Apogon nigripinnis Cuvier 1828 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:549 [ref. 12442], Gon 2000:7 [ref. 26650], Allen et al. 2006:1092 [ref. 29004]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides atripes (Ogilby 1916) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser 2010:94 [ref. 30909], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:157 [ref. 36965], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:155 [ref. 41223]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides atripes (Ogilby 1916). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: northern Australia, south to Sydney (New South Wales). Habitat: marine.

berthae, Amia Ogilby [J. D.] 1911:47, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Annals of the Queensland Museum No. 10; ref. 3290] Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.1550 [ex AFAQ 1515]. •Synonym of Apogon brevicaudata Weber 1909 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:545 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Apogonichthys brevicaudatus Weber 1909 -- (Fraser 2006:140 [ref. 28665], Allen et al. 2006:1084 [ref. 29004]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus (Weber 1909) based on generic placement of brevicaudatus. Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus (Weber 1909). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

bifasciatus, Apogon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:86, Pl. 22 (fig. 2) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea. Syntypes: SMF 2186 (1), 4622-23 (2). •Valid as Apogon bifasciatus Rüppell 1838 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:146 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Apogon taeniatus Cuvier 1828 -- (Dor 1984:114 [ref. 29757], Gon 1986:7 [ref. 8087], Randall 1995:159 [ref. 22896], Gon & Randall 2003:25 [ref. 26750]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides taeniatus (Cuvier 1828) -- (Golani & Fricke 2018:72 [ref. 36273], Fraser et al. 2022:213 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides taeniatus (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

brevicaudatus, Apogon Weber [M.] 1909:158 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 31 (note 4); ref. 4600] Jedan Island, Aru Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: ZMA 101127 (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:85 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Apogon brevicaudata Weber 1909 [perhaps should be brevicaudatus] -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:68 [ref. 25477] as brevicaudatus, Paxton et al. 1989:545 [ref. 12442], Allen 1997:104 [ref. 23977] as brevicaudatus, Larson & Williams 1997:356 [ref. 23967] as brevicaudata, Allen 1999:2605 [ref. 24812] as brevicaudata, Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Fraser 2006:140 [ref. 28665] as brevicaudatus, Allen et al. 2006:1084 [ref. 29004] as brevicaudatus). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus (Weber 1909) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser 2010:94 [ref. 30909], Fraser & Allen 2011:67 [ref. 31605], Allen & Erdmann 2012:369 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32988], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:161 [ref. 36965], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:153 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:395 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides brevicaudatus (Weber 1909). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Aru Islands (Indonesia) south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

cantoris, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1851:479 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16898] Rio [Rhio or Riouw], Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) RMNH 5599 (2 of 3). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides cantoris (Bleeker 1851) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:67 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:164 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides cantoris (Bleeker 1851). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

cathetogramma, Amia Tanaka [S.] 1917:225 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 346); ref. 17354] Off Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 55054. •Synonym of Apogon sialis (Jordan & Thompson 1914) -- (Gon 2000:13 [ref. 26650]). •Valid as Apogon cathetogramma (Tanaka 1917) -- (Nakabo 2000:775 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:613 [ref. 25122], Shinohara et al. 2000:178 [ref. 25987], Nakabo 2002:775 [ref. 26001]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma (Tanaka 1917) -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides cathetogramma (Tanaka 1917). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

chrysurus, Apogon Ogilby [J. D.] 1889:54 [Memoirs of the Australian Museum, Sydney No. 2 (art. no. 3); ref. 18489] Lord Howe Island. Syntypes: AMS I.1799-I.1801 (1, 1, 1). •Valid as Vincentia chrysura (Ogilby 1889) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:558 [ref. 12442] as chrysurus, Francis 1993:161 [ref. 25479], Allen et al. 2006:1110 [ref. 29004]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides chrysurus (Ogilby 1889) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser 2010:94 [ref. 30909], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:161 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides chrysurus (Ogilby 1889). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southern Queensland (Australia); Lord Howe Island. Habitat: marine.

darnleyensis, Apogonichthys Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:268, Pl. 5 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Erub [= Darnley] Island, 9°35'S, 143°46'E, Torres Straits, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16310-001 [ex MAMU F418]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:206 [ref. 19518]. •Valid as Apogon darnleyensis (Alleyne & Macleay 1877) -- (Randall & Fraser 1999:631 [ref. 24563]). •Synonym of Apogon timorensis Bleeker 1854 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:551 [ref. 12442], Fraser 2006:140 [ref. 28665], Allen et al. 2006:1096 [ref. 29004]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:50 [ref. 30717]). Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker 1854). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

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.

duops, Apogon Barnard [K. H.] 1927:69 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 20 (no. 115) (art. 8); ref. 193] Replacement name for Amia ocellata von Bonde 1923, secondarily preoccupied in Apogon by Apogon ocellatus Weber 1913. Also appeared as new in Barnard 1927:522 [ref. 194]. •Synonym of Apogon pharaonis Bellotti 1874 -- (Gon 2000:9 [ref. 26650]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides pharaonis (Bellotti 1874) -- (Fraser et al. 2022:213 [ref. 39752]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides pharaonis (Bellotti 1874). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

enigmaticus, Apogonichthyoides Smith [J. L. B.] 1961:396, Pl. 50 (fig. I) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 22; ref. 4128] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAM 13817. •Synonym of Apogon apogonoides (Bleeker 1856) -- (Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:x [ref. 21953]). •Valid as Apogon enigmaticus (Smith 1961) -- (Gon 1986:549 [ref. 5657], T. Fraser pers. com. 9/2000, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S105 [ref. 27377]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides enigmaicus Smith 1961 -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Psomadakis et al. 2015:206 [ref. 34104], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:160 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:210 [ref. 39752], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:64 [ref. 40689]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides enigmaticus Smith 1961. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa to Oman and Pakistan. Habitat: marine.

enneastigma, Apogon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:87, Pl. 22 (fig. 3) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1065. Paralectotypes: SMF 12130 (2). Lectotype established by Dor 1984:113 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Synonym of Apogon heptastygma Cuvier 1828 -- (Dor 1984:113 [ref. 29757] as heptastigma, Gon & Randall 2003:17 [ref. 26750]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides heptastygma (Cuvier 1828) -- (Fraser et al. 2022:211 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides heptastygma (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

erdmanni, Apogonichthyoides Fraser [T. H.] & Allen [G. R.] 2011:64, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa No. 3095; ref. 31605] Fiabacet Island, southeast of Misool Island, 2°13.022'S, 130°33.800'E, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia, depth 73 meters. Holotype (unique): MZB 20018. •Valid as Apogonichthyoides erdmanni Fraser & Allen 2011 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:369 [ref. 31980], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:158 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:395 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides erdmanni Fraser & Allen 2011. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papua ( Indonesia) endemic. Habitat: marine.

euspilotus, Apogon Fraser [T. H.] 2006:137, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 119 (no. 1); ref. 28665] Ile aux Canards, Nouméa, New Caledonia. Holotype (unique): CAS 118836. •Valid as Apogonichthyoides euspilotus (Fraser 2006) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:159 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides euspilotus (Fraser 2006). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Grande Terre (New Caledonia). Habitat: marine.

fraxineus, Apogonichthyoides Smith [J. L. B.] 1961:396, Pl. 48 (fig. D) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 22; ref. 4128] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 356. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 746-763 (8, 6, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 4, 2, 14). •Valid as Apogon fraxineus (Smith 1961) -- (Hayashi & Kishimoto 1983:24 [ref. 35541], Dor 1984:112 [ref. 29757], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:146 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Apogon timorensis Bleeker 1854 -- (Gon 1986:553 [ref. 5657], Randall et al. 1990:147 [ref. 15987], Fraser 2000:259 [ref. 24412], Gon & Randall 2003:26 [ref. 26750], Fraser 2006:140 [ref. 28665]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:50 [ref. 30717], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429], Fricke et al. 2018:165 [ref. 35805], Fraser et al. 2022:213 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker 1854). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

gardineri, Apogon Regan [C. T.] 1908:227 [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Cargados Carajos, Indian Ocean, depth 30 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.3.23.93. •Valid as Apogon gardineri Regan 1908 -- (Fraser 2000:257 [ref. 24412]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides gardineri (Regan 1908) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:67 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Fraser 2018:104 [ref. 36116], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:160 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:211 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides gardineri (Regan 1908). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargadops Carajos) and Mascarenes (Mauritius). Habitat: marine.

heptastygma, Apogon Cuvier [G.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:160 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Red Sea. Syntypes: ?ZMB 65 (1, lost). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:93 [ref. 12478]. The original spelling is acceptable and need not be emended. •Valid as Apogon heptastygma Cuvier 1828 -- (Dor 1984:113 [ref. 29757] as heptastigma, Goren & Dor 1994:30 [ref. 25356] as heptastigma, Gon & Randall 2003:17 [ref. 26750]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides heptastygma (Cuvier 1828) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[5] 243 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:72 [ref. 36273], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:157 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:211 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides heptastygma (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.

maculipinnis, Apogon Regan [C. T.] 1908:227, Pl. 27 (fig. 3) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Haddumati [Haddhunmathi Atoll], Maldives, Indian Ocean, depth 40 fathoms [73 meters]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1901.12.31.7. •Valid as Apogonichthyoides maculipinnis (Regan 1908) -- (Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Psomadakis et al. 2015:206 [ref. 34104] as cf. maculipinnis [not maculipinnis], Fraser 2018:101 [ref. 36116], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:163 [ref. 36965], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 13 [ref. 38321], Fraser et al. 2022:211 [ref. 39752], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:65 [ref. 40689] as cf. maculipinnis). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides maculipinnis (Regan 1908). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Maldives endemic. Habitat: marine.

melas, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1848:635 [Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore) v. 2 (no. 9); ref. 315] Bima, Sumbawa Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 5606 (some of 19, 17 within size range). Bleeker specimens: 1880,4,21.75-77 (3). Also in Bleeker 1849:29 [ref. 318]. •Valid as Apogon melas Bleeker 1848 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:147 [ref. 6441], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Allen 1997:110 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:148 [ref. 25488], Myers 1999:129 [ref. 23965], Fraser 2000:254 [ref. 24412], Allen 1999:2606 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:774 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:613 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:774 [ref. 26001], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:64 [ref. 27510], Allen et al. 2006:1091 [ref. 29004]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides melas (Bleeker 1848) -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:370 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:69 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426] with question, Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:158 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:395 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides melas (Bleeker 1848). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands (Australia) east to Philippines, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Western Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

miniatus, Apogonichthyoides Fraser [T. H.] 2010:94, Figs. 1-4 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 16 (no. 3); ref. 30909] 10.5 kilometers north-northeast of Cartier Island, Timor Sea, 12°26'42"S to 123°36'03"E to 12°26'58"S, 123°36'35"E, depth 95 meters. Holotype: NMV A29729-003. Paratypes: BPBM 41014 (1); CAS 229329 (1); CSRIO H 6597-04 (1), 6597-05 (11); NMV A29729-039 (8), A29729-054 (1, c&s); NTM S.16659-001 (1); USNM 398149 (1); WAM P.33240-001 (1). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides miniatus Fraser 2010 -- (Fraser 2010:94 [ref. 30909], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:158 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:396 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides miniatus Fraser 2010. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Alor (Indonesia) and Timor Sea (off northern Western Australia). Habitat: marine.

niger, Apogon Döderlein [L.] in Steindachner & Döderlein 1883:2 [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 48 (1. Abth.); ref. 4247] Japan. Lectotype: ZMB 35052. Paralectotypes: ZMB 35053-54 (2). Non-types: BMNH 1891.5.26.6 (1), ZMB 12059 (1). Not available as above, name mentioned in synonymy of Apogon nigripinnis Cuvier 1828; from Tokyo Bay, Japan. Apparently subsequent use (not located) makes the name available. Type information (ZMB 12059) from Amaoka & Fujii 1999:161 [ref. 26515]. Lectotype selected by Gon 2000:7 [ref. 26650]. •Valid as Apogon niger Döderlein 1883 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:146 [ref. 6441], Lee & Kim 1996:64 [ref. 24706], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:258 [ref. 27969], Allen 1999:2606 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:773 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:613 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:90 [ref. 25480] with authorship as Jordan & Snyder 1901, Gon 2000:3 [ref. 26650], Nakabo 2002:773 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:320, 598 [ref. 26218], Prokofiev 2006:5 [ref. 28960]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides niger (Döderlein 1883) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Yoshida et al. 2013:109 [ref. 34464], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429], Yu et al. 2016:3 [ref. 34816], Motomura et al. 2017:97 [ref. 35490], Yoshida in Kimura et al. 2018:113 [ref. 36460], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:156 [ref. 36965], Sonoyama et al. 2020:58 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides niger (Döderlein 1883). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Vietnam east to Philippines, north to Japan Habitat: marine.

nigripes, Amia Ogilby [J. D.] 1911:49, Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [Annals of the Queensland Museum No. 10; ref. 3290] Sandgate, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM (ex AFAQ 1221, apparently lost). Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Apogon nigripes Playfair 1867. Replaced by Amia atripes Ogilby 1916. •Synonym of Apogon atripes (Ogilby 1916) -- (T. Fraser pers. com. 9/2000). •Synonym of Apogon nigripinnis Cuvier 1828 -- (Gon 2000:7 [ref. 26650], Allen et al. 2006:1092 [ref. 29004]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis (Cuvier 1828) based on generic placement of nigripinnis. 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

nigripinnis, Apogon Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:152 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Java, Indonesia; Puducherry, India. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8694 (1) Puducherry. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:61 [ref. 12478]. •Valid as Apogonichthys nigripinnis (Cuvier 1828) -- (Kyushin et al. 1982:190 [ref. 19754]). •Valid as Apogon nigripinnis Cuvier 1828 -- (Tortonese 1973:365 [ref. 7192], Dor 1984:113 [ref. 29757], Gon 1986:551 [ref. 5657], Allen & Swainston 1988:68 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:549 [ref. 12442], Coad 1991:26 [ref. 15702], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:158 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:104 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:151 [ref. 23922], Golani 1998:97 [ref. 27567], Allen 1999:2606 [ref. 24812], Johnson 1999:732 [ref. 25471], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:613 [ref. 25122], Fraser 2000:258 [ref. 24412], Gon 2000:7 [ref. 26650], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:80 [ref. 26753] dated 1838, Mishra & Krishnan 2003:28 [ref. 27712], Golani 2005:38 [ref. 37112], Allen et al. 2006:1092 [ref. 29004], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:68 [ref. 35264]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis (Cuvier 1828) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Larson et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32988], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Ali et al. 2018:320 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:165 [ref. 35805], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:164 [ref. 36965], Psomadakis et al. 2020:404 [ref. 37272], Fraser et al. 2022:211 [ref. 39752], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:66 [ref. 40689]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: East Africa, Madagascar and Persian Gulf east to Myanmar, Arafura Sea and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

noumeae, Apogon Whitley [G. P.] 1958:33 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1956-57; ref. 4728] Nouméa, New Caledonia. Holotype (unique): AMS IB.3844. •Valid as Apogon noumeae Whitley 1958 -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000). •Valid as Ostorhinchus noumeae (Whitley 1958) -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:200 [ref. 33426]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides melas (Bleeker 1848) -- (Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:158 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides melas (Bleeker 1848). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

ocellata, Amia von Bonde [C.] 1923:14, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Report Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa Rep. 3 (art. 1); ref. 521] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, Pickle station 179, depth 27 fathoms. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Apogon pharaonis Bellotti 1874 -- (Gon 2000:9 [ref. 26650]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides pharaonis (Bellotti 1874) -- (Fraser et al. 2022:212 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides pharaonis (Bellotti 1874). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

opercularis, Apogon Macleay [W.] 1878:347, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 17573] Port Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.16309-001[ex MAMU F406]. Paralectotypes: AMS I.16309-003 [ex AMS I.16309-001] (17); I.16309-002 (2, not this species) . Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:206 [ref. 19518]. Lectotype selected by Fraser & Allen 2010:54 [ref. 30717]. •Valid as Apogon opercularis Macleay 1878 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:549 [ref. 12442], Larson & Williams 1997:357 [ref. 23967], Randall & Fraser 1999:631 [ref. 24563], Fraser 2006:140 [ref. 28665], Allen et al. 2006:1093 [ref. 29004]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides opercularis (Macleay 1878) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:53 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:67 [ref. 31605], Larson et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32988], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:164 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides opercularis (Macleay 1878). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

pharaonis, Apogon Bellotti [C.] 1874:264 [Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali di Milano v. 17 (fasc. 3); ref. 16777] Suez, Gulf of Suez, Egypt, Red Sea. Holotype: MSNM (destroyed in 1943). Type catalog: Conci & Michelangeli 1974:219 [ref. 21560]. •Synonym of Apogon nigripinnis Cuvier 1828 -- (Dor 1984:113 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Apogon pharaonis Bellotti 1874 -- (Gon 2000:9 [ref. 26650], Gon & Randall 2003:20 [ref. 26750], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S106 [ref. 27377], Fricke et al. 2007:82 [ref. 29533], Zenetos et al. 2010:411 [ref. 31201], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:68 [ref. 35264]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides pharaonis (Bellotti 1874) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Irmak & Engin 2015:186 [ref. 33909], Psomadakis et al. 2015:207 [ref. 34104], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[20] 258 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:72 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:35 [ref. 37020], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:159 [ref. 36965], Bariche & Fricke 2020:121 [ref. 37515], Al Mabruk et al. 2021:114 [ref. 38201], Golani 2021:44 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:66 [ref. 39014], Fraser et al. 2022:212 [ref. 39752], Karakuş et al. 2023:291 [ref. 40724], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:67 [ref. 40689]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides pharaonis (Bellotti 1874). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: East Africa and Persian Gulf east to India; eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine.

pseudotaeniatus, Apogon Gon [O.] 1986:11, Fig. 2 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 67 (nos 1/3); ref. 8087] Off Nelson Village, Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 20 meters. Holotype: BPBM 27395. Paratypes: BPBM 30551 (1); SMF 15948 (1); ZMB 53 (1); ZMH 14340 (1), 14342 (1); plus non-type material. •Valid as Apogon pseudotaeniatus Gon 1986 -- (Baranes & Golani 1993:307 [ref. 22372], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:159 [ref. 22896], Mee 1996:106 [ref. 22471], Carpenter et al. 1997:151 [ref. 23922], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:99 [ref. 25480], Gon 2000:14 [ref. 26650], Gon & Randall 2003:22 [ref. 26750], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S106 [ref. 27377], Suresh & Thomas 2007:105 [ref. 36441]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides pseudotaeniatus (Gon 1986) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Psomadakis et al. 2015:207 [ref. 34104], Golani & Fricke 2018:72 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:36 [ref. 37020], Kumar et al. 2019:[3] 243 [ref. 37418], Zajonz et al. 2019:73 [ref. 36871], Fraser et al. 2022:212 [ref. 39752], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:68 [ref. 40689]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides pseudotaeniatus (Gon 1986). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra (Yemen) and Persian Gulf east to Pakistan and northwestern India. Habitat: marine.

punctatus, Apogon Regan [C. T.] 1908:225, Pl. 24 (fig. 1) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Cargados Carajos, Indian Ocean, depth 20-30 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1908.3.23.86-89 (4). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Apogon punctatus Klunzinger 1880, replaced by Apogon regani Whitley 1951. •Synonym of Apogon regani Whitley 1951 -- (Fraser 20000:250 [ref. 24412]). •Syonym of Apogonichthyoides regani (Whitley 1951) -- (Fraser et al. 2022:213 [ref. 39752]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides regani (Whitley 1951). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

regani, Apogon Whitley [G. P.] 1951:65 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1949-50; ref. 4711] Cargados Carajos, Indian Ocean, depth 20-30 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1908.3.23.86-89 (4). Replacement name for Apogon punctatus Regan 1908, preoccupied by Apogon punctatus Klunzinger 1880. •Valid as Apogon regani Whitley 1951 -- (Fraser 2000:261 [ref. 24412]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides regani (Whitley 1951) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:163 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:213 [ref. 39752]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides regani (Whitley 1951). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles to Mascarenes (Mauritius). Habitat: marine.

sialis, Amia Jordan [D. S.] & Thompson [W. F.] 1914:246, Pl. 28 (fig. 2) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 2543] Suruga Bay, Japan. Holotype (unique): FMNH 57084 [ex CM 6021]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:91 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:7 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Apogon sialis (Jordan & Thompson 1914) -- (Gon 2000:13 [ref. 26650]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides sialis (Jordan & Thompson 1914) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Manjebrayakath et al. 2012:1 [ref. 31814], Allen & Erdmann 2012:370 [ref. 31980], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Psomadakis et al. 2015:207 [ref. 34104], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429], Yoshida in Kimura et al. 2018:114 [ref. 36460], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:161 [ref. 36965], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 13 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:404 [ref. 37272], Habib et al. 2021:510 [ref. 38587], Silambarasan et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38784], Fraser et al. 2022:213 [ref. 39752], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:68 [ref. 40689], Murase et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40935], Allen & Erdmann 2024:396 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides sialis (Jordan & Thompson 1914). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar; South China Sea east to Philippines, north to Japan. Habitat: marine.

striatus, Apogon Fourmanoir [P.] & Crosnier [A.] 1964:5 [Cahiers O. R. S. T. O. M. (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer) Série Océanographie No. 6 (1963); ref. 5568] Ambatoloaka, Nosy Be [Nossi-Bé], Madagascar. Syntypes: MNHN 1973-0041 (3). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:63 [ref. 12478], Fricke et al. 2018:165 [ref. 35805]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Apogon by Amia striata Smith & Radcliffe 1912. •Synonym of Apogon timorensis Bleeker 1854 -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:50 [ref. 30717], Fricke et al. 2018:165 [ref. 35805], Fraser et al. 2022:213 [ref. 39752]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker 1854). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

suezii, Apogon Sauvage [H.-E.] 1883:156 [13] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 7; ref. 3897] Suez, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-5137. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:63 [ref. 12478]. On p. 13 of separate. •Synonym of Apogon nigripinnis Cuvier 1828 -- (Dor 1984:113 [ref. 29757], Gon 2000:9 [ref. 26650]). •Synonym of Apogon pharaonis Bellotti 1874 -- (Gon & Randall 2003:20 [ref. 26750]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides pharaonis (Bellotti 1874) -- (Fraser et al. 2022:212 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides pharaonis (Bellotti 1874). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

taeniatus, Apogon Cuvier [G.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:159 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Red Sea. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8693 (2, poor condition), ZMB 54 or 64 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:63 [ref. 12478]. Name originally spelled tæniatus. •Valid as Apogon taeniatus Cuvier 1828 -- (Dor 1984:114 [ref. 29757], Hureau in Whitehead et al. 1986:804 [ref. 13676], Gon 1986:553 [ref. 5657], Gon 1986:6 [ref. 8087], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:222 [ref. 24016], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:160 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:151 [ref. 23922], Fraser 2000:259 [ref. 24412], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:613 [ref. 25122] as taeniata, Gon & Randall 2003:25 [ref. 26750], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S106 [ref. 27377]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides taeniatus (Cuvier 1828) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:67 [ref. 31605], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Ali et al. 2018:320 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:165 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:72 [ref. 36273], Jawad et al. 2018:105 [ref. 36262], Eagderi et al. 2019:36 [ref. 37020], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:159 [ref. 36965], Zajonz et al. 2019:73 [ref. 36871] as cf. taeniatus, Fraser et al. 2022:213 [ref. 39752], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:69 [ref. 40689]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides taeniatus (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Gulf of Oman east to Pakistan, icnluding Persian Gulf to Aldabra (Seychelles) and Madagascar; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine.

thurstoni, Apogon Day [F.] 1888:784 [The fishes of India Suppl.; ref. 1082] Madras, India. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1889.8.17.2. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:159 [ref. 23762]. •Synonym of Apogon nigripinnis Cuvier 1828 -- (Tortonese 1973:365 [ref. 7192] with question, Dor 1984:113 [ref. 29757], see Coad 1991:26 [ref. 15702], see Fraser 2000:259 [ref. 24412], Gon 2000:7 [ref. 26650]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis (Cuvier 1828) -- (Fraser et al. 2022:211 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

timorensis, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1854:207 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 16926] Koepang, Timor Island [Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Timor Sea, eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5583. •Valid as Apogon timorensis Bleeker 1854 -- (Gon 1986:553 [ref. 5657], Allen & Swainston 1988:66 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:551 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:147 [ref. 15987], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:161 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:102 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:357 [ref. 23967], Randall et al. 1997:147 [ref. 25919], Randall & Fraser 1999:631 [ref. 24563], Fraser 2000:259 [ref. 24412], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:774 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:101 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:774 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:26 [ref. 26750], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S106 [ref. 27377], Fraser 2006:140 [ref. 28665], Allen et al. 2006:1096 [ref. 29004]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:50 [ref. 30717], Yoshida et al. 2010:48 [ref. 31255], Motomura et al. 2010:110 [ref. 31256], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Allen & Erdmann 2012:370 [ref. 31980], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429], Fricke et al. 2018:165 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:72 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:73 [ref. 36871] as cf. timorensis, Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:163 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:213 [ref. 39752], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:153 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:396 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker 1854). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros and Madagascar east to Solomon Islands, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

umbratilis, Apogonichthyoides Fraser [T. H.] & Allen [G. R.] 2010:45, Figs. 2A-DE-4 [Zootaxa No. 2348; ref. 30717] Between Port Hedland and Dampier, 19°39'S, 116°22'E, Northwest Shelf, Western Australia, Australia, depth 46 meters. Holotype: NMV A14250. Paratypes: BPBM 40973 (1); CAS 227497 (1); ROM 77131 (4); USNM 395059 (1); WAM P.22914-006 (2), P.32791-001 (2), P.330134-001(2). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides umbratilis Fraser & Allen 2010 -- (Fraser & Allen 2011:67 [ref. 31605], Yoshida et al. 2011:122 [ref. 32402], Allen & Erdmann 2012:371 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32988], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429], Fraser 2018:104 [ref. 36116], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:162 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:397 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides umbratilis Fraser & Allen 2010. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: eastern Indonesia east to Palau and Raja Ampat (West Papua, Indonesia), north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and Northern Territory (Australia). Habitat: marine.

uninotata, Amia Smith [H. M.] & Radcliffe [L.] in Radcliffe 1912:436, Pl. 34 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 41 (no. 1868); ref. 3576] Bisucay Island, Cuyos Islands, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 70248. Paratypes: not researched. •Valid as Apogon uninotatus (Smith & Radcliffe 1912) -- (Allen 2000:100 [ref. 25868]). •Valid as Apogonichthyoides uninotatus (Smith & Radcliffe 1912) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:44 [ref. 30717], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Allen & Erdmann 2012:371 [ref. 31980], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429], Eagderi et al. 2019:36 [ref. 37020], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:155 [ref. 36965], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:70 [ref. 40689], Allen & Erdmann 2024:397 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthyoides uninotatus (Smith & Radcliffe 1912). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Records from Persian Gulf and Pakistan need verification. Habitat: marine.