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Species in the genus Fowleria: [ 12 ] records

abocellata, Fowleria Goren [M.] & Karplus [I.] 1980:232, Pl. 1; Fig. 1 [Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden) v. 55 (no. 20); ref. 6903] Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Holotype: TAU 7377 [= SMNHTAU]. Paratypes: RMNH 28022 [ex TAU [= SMNHTAU] 7378] (2), TAU [= SMNHTAU] 7378 (now 2). •Valid as Foa abocellata (Goren & Karplus 1980) -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:144 [ref. 6441], Ho et al. 1993:8 [ref. 22789], Nakabo 2000:754 [ref. 25086] with authors as Goren & Karpuls, Nakabo 2002:754 [ref. 26001] with authors as Goren & Karpuls). •See Anderson et al. 1998:23 [ref. 23611]. •Valid as Fowleria abocellata Goren & Karplus 1980 -- (Dor 1984:118 [ref. 29757], Paxton et al. 1989:554 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:31 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:151 [ref. 15987], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Randall et al. 1994:227 [ref. 21645], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:164 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:152 [ref. 23922], Fricke 1999:234 [ref. 24106], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Heemstra et al. 2004:3320 [ref. 27945]). •Synonym of Fowleria vaiulae (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Gon & Randall 2003:36 [ref. 26750], Randall 2005:200 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:330 [ref. 28867], Allen et al. 2006:1102 [ref. 29004], Golani & Fricke 2018:74 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:37 [ref. 37020]). Current status: Synonym of Fowleria vaiulae (Jordan & Seale 1906). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

amblyuropterus, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1853:695 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16833] Wahai, Ceram, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5612. •Valid as Fowleria amblyuroptera (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:14 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Fowleria amblyuroptera (Bleeker 1853). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Ceram (Maluku, Indonesia) Habitat: marine.

auritus, Apogon Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:443 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8760. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:59 [ref. 12478]. •Valid as Apogonichthys auritus (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Fowler 1957:66 [ref. 42028]). •Valid as Fowleria aurita (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Dor 1984:118 [ref. 29757], Gon 1986:556 [ref. 5657], Allen & Swainston 1988:64 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:554 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:32 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:151 [ref. 15987], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:282 [ref. 24014], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:164 [ref. 22896], Larson & Williams 1997:357 [ref. 23967], Allen 1997:100 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:151 [ref. 25919], Fricke 1999:234 [ref. 24106], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Allen 2000:88 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:101 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:35 [ref. 26750], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S106 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:624 [ref. 27495], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:68 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3320 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:201 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1102 [ref. 29004], Shao et al. 2008:250 [ref. 29952], Gon & Bogorodsky 2010:35 [ref. 31049], Larson et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:71 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:40 [ref. 34429], Fricke et al. 2018:168 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:74 [ref. 36273], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:12 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:173 [ref. 39752], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:49 [ref. 40689]). Current status: Valid as Fowleria aurita (Valenciennes 1831). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and Mascarenes east to Gambier Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), Middleton Reef (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

flammea, Fowleria Allen [G. R.] 1993:10, Fig. 3 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 20 (no. 1); ref. 20779] Seaward side of Massas Island, near Madang, Papua New Guinea, about 5°10'S, 145°50'E, depth 27-29 meters. Holotype: WAM P.30376-004. Paratypes: WAM P.27827-022 (3). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:26 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Fowleria flammea Allen 1993 -- (Randall & Kunzmann 1998:480 [ref. 23919], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624] as flamma, Allen & Erdmann 2012:380 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:71 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:14 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:404 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Fowleria flammea Allen 1993. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Indonesia east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

isostigma, Apogonichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:251, Fig. 45 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51736 (1 of 4). Paratypes: BPBM 5326 [ex USNM 51736] (1), CAS-SU 8687 (3), USNM 51736 (orig. 5, now 3 of 4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:72 [ref. 12291]. For problems of types in 1912 see Kendall & Radcliffe 1912:105 [ref. 14961]. •Synonym of Fowleria punctulata (Rüppell 1838) -- (Randall et al. 1990:152 [ref. 15987]). •Valid as Fowleria isostigma (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Dor 1984:118 [ref. 29757], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:143 [ref. 6441], Goren & Dor 1994:32 [ref. 25356], T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000, Nakabo 2000:755 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:755 [ref. 26001], Lobel & Lobel 2004:71 [ref. 27576], Randall 2005:200 [ref. 28239], Gon & Bogorodsky 2010:28 [ref. 31049], Yoshida et al. 2010:53 [ref. 31255], Motomura et al. 2010:112 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:380 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32988], Larson et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:330 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:71 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:40 [ref. 34429], Golani & Fricke 2018:74 [ref. 36273], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:13 [ref. 36965], Wada et al. 2021:40 [ref. 38521], Fraser et al. 2022:174 [ref. 39752], Allen & Erdmann 2024:405 [ref. 40796], Furuhashi et al. 2024:13 [ref. 41415], Yoshida et al. 2025:31 [ref. 42063]). Current status: Valid as Fowleria isostigma (Jordan & Seale 1906). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India, Sri Lanka; Indonesia east to Rapa (French Polynesia), north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

marmoratus, Apogonichthys Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:268, Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Cape Grenville, Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.16311 [ex MAMU F421] (larger of 2). Paralectotypes: AMS I.16311-001 [ex MAMU F421] (1, smaller of 2). Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:206 [ref. 19518]. Lectotype desigated and figured by Whitley 1959:14-15 [ref. 4730]. •Valid as Fowleria marmorata (Alleyne & Macleay 1877) -- (Dor 1984:118 [ref. 29757], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:144 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:554 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:151 [ref. 15987], Ho et al. 1993:8 [ref. 22789], Francis 1993:161 [ref. 25479], Goren & Dor 1994:32 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:106 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:151 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:132 [ref. 23965], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:754 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Randall & Earle 2000:13 [ref. 25806], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:754 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:36 [ref. 26750], Myers & Donaldson 2003:624 [ref. 27495] dated 1876, Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:200 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1102 [ref. 29004], Gon & Bogorodsky 2010:35 [ref. 31049], Yoshida et al. 2010:53 [ref. 31255] as cf marmorata, Motomura et al. 2010:112 [ref. 31256] as cf marmorata, Allen & Erdmann 2012:380 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:71 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33426], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33988], Fricke et al. 2018:168 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:74 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:132 [ref. 36673], Fraser et al. 2022:174 [ref. 39752], Allen & Erdmann 2024:405 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Fowleria marmorata (Alleyne & Macleay 1877). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Comoros and Madagascar east to Line Islands (Kiribati), south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: marine.

nafae, Apogonichthys Snyder [J. O.] 1909:599 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 36 (no. 1688); ref. 4151] Naha, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 62947. •Synonym of Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes 1832) -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000). Current status: Synonym of Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes 1832). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

polystigma, Apogonichthys Bleeker [P.] 1854:484 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 3); ref. 344] Wahai, northern Ceram; Priaman, western Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) RMNH 5611 (2 or 3 of 16). •Synonym of Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes 1832) -- (Gon & Randall 2003:37 [ref. 26750], Randall 2005:201 [ref. 28239]). •Valid as Fowleria polystigma (Bleeker 1854) -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000, Mabuchi et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33426]). Current status: Valid as Fowleria polystigma (Bleeker 1854). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

punctulatus, Apogon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1838:88, Pl. 22 (fig. 4) [Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3844] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: SMF 1261 (1), 4685-86 (2). •Synonym of Fowleria aurita (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Dor 1984:118 [ref. 29757]). •Valid as Fowleria punctulata (Rüppell 1838) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:554 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:152 [ref. 15987], Allen 1997:106 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:357 [ref. 23967], Randall et al. 1997:152 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:132 [ref. 23965], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830] as punculata, Myers & Donaldson 2003:624 [ref. 27495], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:68 [ref. 27510], Mabuchi et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33426]). •Possibly in the synonymy of Fowleria isostigma (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:13 [ref. 36965]). •Synonym of Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes 1832) -- (Gon & Randall 2003:37 [ref. 26750], Randall 2005:201 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1103 [ref. 29004], Gon & Bogorodsky 2010:33 [ref. 31049], Golani & Fricke 2018:74 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Synonym of Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes 1832). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

vaiulae, Foa Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:249, Fig. 43 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa Islands. Holotype (unique): USNM 51734. •Valid as Foa vaiulae Jordan & Seale 1906 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:554 [ref. 12442], Anderson et al. 1998:23 [ref. 23611], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847]). •Valid as Fowleria vaiulae (Jordan & Seale 1906) -- (Allen 1997:106 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:151 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:132 [ref. 23965], Allen 2000:88 [ref. 37268], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:36 [ref. 26750], Myers & Donaldson 2003:624 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:200 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1102 [ref. 29004], Gon & Bogorodsky 2010:35 [ref. 31049], Yoshida et al. 2011:119 [ref. 32402], Allen & Erdmann 2012:381 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:72 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:40 [ref. 34429], Fricke et al. 2018:168 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:74 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:37 [ref. 37020], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:15 [ref. 36965] as F. vaiulae complex, Zajonz et al. 2019:74 [ref. 36871], Fraser et al. 2022:174 [ref. 39752], Mochizuki et al. 2022:68 [ref. 39927], Allen & Erdmann 2024:405 [ref. 40796], Myers et al. 2025:53 [ref. 42065]). Current status: Valid as Fowleria vaiulae (Jordan & Seale 1906). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Marshall Islands, Line Islands (Kiribati) and Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), and Tonga. IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

variegatus, Apogon Valenciennes [A.] 1832:55 [Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) v. 1; ref. 17863] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN (lost). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:94 [ref. 12478]. •Valid as Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes 1832) -- (Dor 1984:118 [ref. 29757], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:143 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:64 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:554 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:32 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:152 [ref. 15987], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Kuiter 1993:154 [ref. 23929], Goren & Dor 1994:32 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:165 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:100 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:152 [ref. 23922], Myers 1999:132 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:235 [ref. 24106], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Johnson 1999:733 [ref. 25471], Nakabo 2000:755 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:755 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:37 [ref. 26750], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S106 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:624 [ref. 27495], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:69 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3320 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:201 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1103 [ref. 29004], Shibukawa 2009:109 [ref. 30449], Gon & Bogorodsky 2010:28 [ref. 31049], Yoshida et al. 2010:54 [ref. 31255], Motomura et al. 2010:112 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:381 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:72 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:40 [ref. 34429], Koeda et al. 2016:32 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:169 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:74 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:10 [ref. 36883], Eagderi et al. 2019:37 [ref. 37020], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:13 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:175 [ref. 39752], Allen & Erdmann 2024:406 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes 1832). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Philippines, Tonga and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

variegatus, Apogon Fourmanoir [P.] & Crosnier [A.] 1964:5, Fig. 2 [Cahiers O. R. S. T. O. M. (Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer) Série Océanographie No. 6 (1963); ref. 5568] Nosy Be [Nossi-Bé] Island, Madagascar. Syntypes: MNHN 1973-0042 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:64 [ref. 12478], Fricke et al. 2018:169 [ref. 35805]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Apogon variegatus Valenciennes 1832. •Synonym (and homonym) of Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes 1832) -- (Fricke et al. 2018:169 [ref. 35805]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes 1832). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.