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Species in the genus Taeniamia: [ 21 ] records

argenteus, Apogon Valenciennes [A.] 1832:60 [Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) v. 1; ref. 17863] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8755. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:59 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Archamia macroptera (Cuvier 1828) -- (Gon & Randall 2003:37 [ref. 27133]). •Synonym of Taeniamia macroptera (Cuvier 1828). Current status: Synonym of Taeniamia macroptera (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

ataenia, Archamia Randall [J. E.] & Satapoomin [U.] 1999:2, Figs. 1-2 [Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin No. 62; ref. 24151] Sarabua Bay, 1°28.8"S, 99°09.7'E, Siberut Island, Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype: BPBM 37660. Paratypes: AMS I.38525-001 (1), BPBM 37843 (1), CAS 98472 (1), NSMT-P 54387 (1), PMBC 13792 (1), USNM 347598 (1). •Valid as Archamia ataenia Randall & Satapoomin 1999 -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:12 [ref. 27133], Shibukawa 2009:108 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:372 [ref. 31980]). •Valid as Taeniamia ataenia (Randall & Satapoomin 1999) -- (Fraser 2013:18 [ref. 32894] sometimes as ateania, Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:50 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:442 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia ataenia (Randall & Satapoomin 1999). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea (western Thailand) and Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

biguttata, Archamia Lachner [E. A.] 1951:588, Pl. 18 (fig. D) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 101 (no. 3290); ref. 10027] East Indies; Philippines; Samoa. Lectotype: USNM 56156. Paralectotypes: Some Bleeker specimens, plus many USNM lots listed by Lachner (e.g. USNM 111964, 360647 and 112137-112160). Based on Amia macropterus of Bleeker 1874 (in part) and other references and specimens. Considered a separate description and not a replacement name. Lectotype selected by Gon & Randall 2003:15 [ref. 27133]. •Valid as Archamia biguttata Lachner 1951 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:149 [ref. 6441], Chen & Shao 1993:783 [ref. 21016], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Allen 1997:106 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:148 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:130 [ref. 23965], Randall & Satapoomin 1999:1 [ref. 24151], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:759 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:101 [ref. 25868], Motomura et al. 2001:5 [ref. 25181], Nakabo 2002:759 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:13 [ref. 27133], Myers & Donaldson 2003:624 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:196 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1098 [ref. 29004], Allen & Erdmann 2012:372 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32988]). •Valid as Taeniamia biguttata (Lachner 1951) -- (Fraser 2013:19 [ref. 32894], Fricke et al. 2014:79 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:42 [ref. 34429], Fricke et al. 2019:140 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:46 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:442 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia biguttata (Lachner 1951). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Java (Indonesia) east to Philippines and Samoa, north to Taiwan, south to Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

bilineata, Archamia Gon [O.] & Randall [J. E.] 1995:546, Fig. 3 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 41; ref. 22803] [El-Hamira] El Hamirah, Egypt, Sinai coast, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, coral knoll, depth 12 meters. Holotype: BPBM 21514. Paratypes: BPBM 36452 (2), HUJ 17822 (1), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 46950 (1), USNM 331828 (1). Type catalog: Golani 2006:27 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Archamia bilineata Gon & Randall 1995 -- (Randall & Satapoomin 1999:1 [ref. 24151], Gon & Randall 2003:28 [ref. 26750], Gon & Randall 2003:18 [ref. 27133], Gon et al. 2013:590 [ref. 32421]). •Valid as Taeniamia bilineata (Gon & Randall 1995) -- (Fraser 2013:19 [ref. 32894], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[5] 243 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:79 [ref. 36273], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:51 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:181 [ref. 39752], Golani & Fricke 2026:52 [ref. 42831]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia bilineata (Gon & Randall 1995). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. IUCN (2026): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

buruensis, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1856:394 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 353] Kajeli, Buru Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5562. Original as buruënsis. •Valid as Archamia buruensis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Chen & Shao 1993:783 [ref. 21016], Myers 1999:130 [ref. 23965], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122] as buroensis, Motomura et al. 2001:5 [ref. 25181], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:21 [ref. 27133], Allen & Erdmann 2012:373 [ref. 31980]). •Valid as Taeniamia buruensis (Bleeker 1856) -- (Fraser 2013:16 [ref. 32894], Kottelat 2013:330 [ref. 32989], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:49 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:181 [ref. 39752], Allen & Erdmann 2024:442 [ref. 40796]), Current status: Valid as Taeniamia buruensis (Bleeker 1856). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Lakshadweep Islands (India); Indonesia east to Fiji, north to Taiwan, south to Papua New Guinea. Habitat: brackish, marine.

dispilus, Archamia Lachner [E. A.] 1951:586, Pl. 17 (fig. C) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 101 (no. 3290); ref. 10027] Soo Wan Bay, Taiwan, depth 3-9 meters. Holotype: USNM 112041. Paratypes: USNM 56157 (4), 112077-80 (5, 1, 1, 1), 126368 (3). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:44 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Archamia dispilus Lachner 1951 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:149 [ref. 6441], Chen & Shao 1993:783 [ref. 21016], Randall & Satapoomin 1999:1 [ref. 24151], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:759 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:1010 [ref. 25480], Motomura et al. 2001:5 [ref. 25181], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:759 [ref. 26001]). •Synonym of Archamia fucata (Cantor 1849) -- (Gon & Randall 2003:28 [ref. 27133], Randall 2005:196 [ref. 28239], Yoshida et al. 2010:49 [ref. 31255], Ho & Shao 2011:44 [ref. 31432], Allen & Erdmann 2012:373 [ref. 31980] but needing confirmation). •Putative synonym of Taeniamia kagoshimana (Döderlein 1883) -- (Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:47 [ref. 36965]). •Valid as Taeniamia dispilus (Lachner 1951) -- (Fraser 2013:19 [ref. 32894]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia dispilus (Lachner 1951). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines north to Taiwan, south to Manus Islands (Papua New Guinea). IUCN (2020): Not assessed. Habitat: marine.

flavofasciata, Archamia Gon [O.] & Randall [J. E.] 2003:24, Pl. II A; Fig.8 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 35; ref. 27133] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwesern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB 3395. Paratypes: AMS I.40407-001 (1); ANSP 63913 (1); BMNH 1867.3.9.558 (1), 1936.8.7.2-7 (5 or 6); BPBM 38778 (1); CAS 213416 (1); HUJ 18578 (1); MNHN 2000-4295 (1); NSMT-P 60336 (1); SAIAB 62641 (2); USNM 307710 (2), 356261 (3), 362420 (6). •Valid as Taeniamia flavofasciata (Gon & Randall 2003) -- (Fraser 2013:20 [ref. 32894], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Fricke et al. 2018:174 [ref. 35805], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:45 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:182 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia flavofasciata (Gon & Randall 2003). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya) east to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

fucatus, Apogon Cantor [T. E.] 1849:986 [4] [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2); ref. 715] Penang area, Malaysia, Strait of Malacca, eastern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1860.3.19.353 (skin). On p. 4 of reprint. •Valid as Archamia fucata (Cantor 1849) -- (Dor 1984:116 [ref. 29757], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:149 [ref. 6441], Gon 1986:554 [ref. 5657], Allen & Swainston 1988:68 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:551 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:31 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:148 [ref. 15987], Chen & Shao 1993:783 [ref. 21016], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356], Gon & Randall 1995:549 [ref. 22803], Randall 1995:162 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:104 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:151 [ref. 23922], Randall et al. 1997:148 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:130 [ref. 23965], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:758 [ref. 25086], Krupp et al. 2000:330 [ref. 25117], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:101 [ref. 25868], Motomura et al. 2001:5 [ref. 25181], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:216 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:758 [ref. 26001], Gon & Randall 2003:28 [ref. 26750], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S106 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:624 [ref. 27495] dated 1850, Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:66 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624] dated 1850, Randall 2005:196 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1098 [ref. 29004], Prokofiev 2006:5 [ref. 28960], Shibukawa 2009:108 [ref. 30449], Yoshida et al. 2010:48 [ref. 31255], Motomura et al. 2010:110 [ref. 31256], Ho & Shao 2011: 44 [ref. 31432], Allen & Erdmann 2012:373 [ref. 31980], Biswas et al. 2012:256 [ref. 41461], Yoshida et al. 2013:110 [ref. 34464] with author as Canton, Eagderi et al. 2026:33 [ref. 42824]). •Valid as Taeniamia fucata (Cantor 1849) -- (Fraser 2013:20 [ref. 32894], Fricke et al. 2014:79 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:43 [ref. 34429], Fraser & Prokofiev 2016:229 [ref. 34742], Motomura et al. 2017:101 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:175 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:79 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:39 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:140 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:48 [ref. 36965], Zajonz et al. 2019:74 [ref. 36871], Psomadakis et al. 2020:410 [ref. 37272], Yoshida in Motomura et al. 2021:27 [ref. 38121], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:155 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:443 [ref. 40796], Golani & Fricke 2026:53 [ref. 42831]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia fucata (Cantor 1849). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Marshall Islands, Samoa and Tonga, north to Izu Islands (Japan), southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Replaced by Taeniamia sansibarica (Pfeffer 1893) in Red Sea and western Indian Ocean (Fraser et al. 2022:183 [ref. 39752]). Habitat: marine.

irida, Archamia Gon [O.] & Randall [J. E.] 1995:543, Fig. 2 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 41; ref. 22803] El-Tor, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, among pilings. Holotype: BPBM 18184. Paratypes: BPBM 36451 (3), HUJ 17823 (1), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 46951 (1), USNM 331829 (1). Type catalog: Golani 2006:27 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Archamia irida Gon & Randall 1995 -- (Randall & Satapoomin 1999:1 [ref. 24151]). •Synonym of Archamia fucata (Cantor 1849) -- (Gon & Randall 2003:28 [ref. 26750], Gon & Randall 2003:28 [ref. 27133], Randall 2005:196 [ref. 28239], Fraser 2013:20 [ref. 32894]). •Synonym of Taeniamia fucata (Cantor 1849) -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014: 198 [ref. 33426], Golani & Fricke 2018:79 [ref. 36273]). •Synonym of Taeniamia sansibarica (Pfeffer 1893) -- (Fraser et al. 2022: 183 [ref. 39752)]. Current status: Synonym of Taeniamia sansibarica (Pfeffer 1893). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

kagoshimanus, Apogon Döderlein [L.] in Steindachner & Döderlein 1883:3 [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 48 (1. Abth.); ref. 4247] Kagoshima, Japan. Holotype (unique): NMW 34996. Name mentioned in passing in synonymy of Apogon (Archamia) macropterus Cuvier 1828. Apparently made available back to Döderlein 1883 by use as a valid species by Jordan & Snyder 1901:907. •Synonym of Archamia fucata (Cantor 1849) -- (Gon & Randall 2003:28 [ref. 27133]). •Valid as Taeniamia kagoshimanus (Döderlein 1883) -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:42 [ref. 34429], Yoshida in Koeda & Ho 2019:708 [ref. 42208]). •Valid as Taeniamia kagoshimana (Döderlein 1883) -- (Fraser 2013:3 [ref. 32894], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:47 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:443 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia kagoshimana (Döderlein 1883). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Negros (Philippines) and Taiwan north to Kagoshima (Japan). Habitat: marine.

leai, Archamia Waite [E. R.] 1916:455, Pl. 45 [Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 40; ref. 15082] Norfolk Island. Syntypes: SAMA F308 (4). Type catalog: Glover 1976:172 [ref. 19449]. •Valid as Archamia leai Waite 1916 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:552 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:148 [ref. 15987], Chen & Shao 1993:783 [ref. 21016], Francis 1993:160 [ref. 25479], Randall et al. 1997:148 [ref. 25919], Randall & Satapoomin 1999:1 [ref. 24151], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Motomura et al. 2001:5 [ref. 25181], Gon & Randall 2003:33 [ref. 27133], Randall 2005:197 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1099 [ref. 29004]). •Valid as Taeniamia leai (Waite 1916) -- (Fraser 2013:21 [ref. 32894], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:42 [ref. 34429], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:46 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia leai (Waite 1916). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southern Queensland and northern New South Wales (Australia), east to New Caledonia and Norfolk Island. Habitat: marine.

lineolatus, Apogon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:47, Pl. 12 (fig. 1) [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. •Permanently invalid, preoccupied by Apogon lineolatus Cuvier 1828 -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000). •Synonym of Taeniamia lineolata (Cuvier 1828). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Taeniamia lineolata (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

lineolatus, Apogon Cuvier [G.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:160 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Red Sea. Syntypes: ZMB 66 (5). Non-types: ZMB 67 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:93 [ref. 12478]. Regarded as based on only one specimen by Eschmeyer et al. 1998. •Valid as Archamia lineolata (Cuvier 1828) -- (Dor 1984:116 [ref. 29757], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:149 [ref. 6441], Gon 1986:554 [ref. 5657], Chen & Shao 1993:783 [ref. 21016], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356], Gon & Randall 1995:549 [ref. 22803], Nakabo 2000:758 [ref. 25086], Motomura et al. 2001:5 [ref. 25181], Nakabo 2002:758 [ref. 26001], Gon & Randall 2003:29 [ref. 26750], Gon & Randall 2003:34 [ref. 27133]). •Valid as Taeniamia lineolata (Cuvier 1828) -- (Fraser 2013:21 [ref. 32894], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:43 [ref. 34429], DiBattista et al. 2015:20 [ref. 35706], Fraser & Prokofiev 2016:229 [ref. 34742], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[5] 243 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:79 [ref. 36273], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:47 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:182 [ref. 39752], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:53 [ref. 40689], Eagderi et al. 2026:36 [ref. 42824], Golani & Fricke 2026:53 [ref. 42831]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia lineolata (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. IUCN (2026): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

macropteroides, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1853:724 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16829] Lepar Island, Bangka, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5608 (1 of 64, but mixed species). Original as macropteroïdes. The unique holotype was mixed with many specimens representing more than one species; Gon & Randall 2003:28 mention a lectotype, but on p. 30 they regard a 74-mm specimen as the holotype. •Synonym of Archamia fucata (Cantor 1849) -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000, Gon & Randall 2003:28 [ref. 27133]). •Synonym of Taeniamia fucata (Cantor 1849). Current status: Synonym of Taeniamia fucata (Cantor 1849). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

macropterus, Apogon Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:160 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-8752. Paralectotypes: RMNH 51 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:61 [ref. 12478]. Perhaps based on one specimen as concluded by Eschmeyer et al. 1998, but it can't be determined which one of 2 available specimens might be the type. Lectotype established by Gon & Randall 2003:39 [ref. 27133]. •Valid as Archamia macroptera (Cuvier 1828) -- (Allen 1997:106 [ref. 23977], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:101 [ref. 25868], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:37 [ref. 27133], Adrim et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:197 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2012:374 [ref. 31980]). •Valid as Taeniamia macroptera (Cuvier 1828) -- (Fraser 2013:21 [ref. 32894], Fricke et al. 2014:79 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:42 [ref. 34429], Suresh et al. 2018:273 [ref. 36495], Fricke et al. 2019:140 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:48 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:443 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia macroptera (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: eastern India and Sri Lanka east to Samoa, north to Yaeyama Islands (Japan), south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

melasma, Archamia Lachner [E. A.] & Taylor [W. R.] 1960:29, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 73; ref. 10033] Yirrkala, Northern Territory, Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.4473. Paratypes: AMS IA.1499 (1), USNM 173794 (6). Additional material: AMS IA.2334 (2). •Synonym of Archamia biguttata Lachner 1951 -- (Randall & Satapoomin 1999:1 [ref. 24151], Gon & Randall 2003:13 [ref. 27133], Allen et al. 2006:1098 [ref. 29004]). •Valid as Archamia melasma Lachner & Taylor 1960 -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:68 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:149 [ref. 15987], Chen & Shao 1993:783 [ref. 21016], Allen 1997:104 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:357 [ref. 23967], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Allen & Erdmann 2012:374 [ref. 31980]). •Valid as Taeniamia melasma (Lachner & Taylor 1960) -- (Fraser 2013:22 [ref. 32894], Fricke et al. 2014:79 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:46 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:444 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia melasma (Lachner & Taylor 1960). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Flores (Indonesia) east to Papua New Guinea, north to Philippines, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

mozambiquensis, Archamia Smith [J. L. B.] 1961:380, Pl. 46 (fig. A) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 22; ref. 4128] Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 349. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 770-771, 773 (2, 1, 7), 1062 (1, c&s). •Valid as Archamia mozambiquensis Smith 1961 -- (Gon 1986:554 [ref. 5657], Chen & Shao 1993:783 [ref. 21016], Gon & Randall 1995:549 [ref. 22803], Randall & Satapoomin 1999:1 [ref. 24151], Gon & Randall 2003:40 [ref. 27133], Gon et al. 2013:591 [ref. 32421]). •Valid as Taeniamia mozambiquensis (Smith 1961) -- (Fraser 2013:22 [ref. 32894], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:45 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:182 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia mozambiquensis (Smith 1961). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania). Habitat: marine.

pallida, Archamia Gon [O.] & Randall [J. E.] 1995:540, Fig. 1 [Israel Journal of Zoology v. 41; ref. 22803] Eastern side of Masirah Island, Oman, depth 12 meters. Holotype: BPBM 36158. Paratypes: BMNH 1994.10.4.2 (1), BPBM 36453 (2), HUJ 17824 (1), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 46949 (1), USNM 331831 (1). Type catalog: Golani 2006:27 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Archamia pallida Gon & Randall 1995 -- (Randall 1995:162 [ref. 22896], Randall & Satapoomin 1999:1 [ref. 24151], Gon & Randall 2003:42 [ref. 27133], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S106 [ref. 27377], Gon et al. 2013:590 [ref. 32421]). •Valid as Taeniamia pallida (Gon & Randall 1995) -- (Fraser 2013:22 [ref. 32894], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:51 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:183 [ref. 39752], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:52 [ref. 40689]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia pallida (Gon & Randall 1995). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Kenya; Oman; Pakistan. Habitat: marine.

sansibaricus, Apogon (Archamia) Pfeffer [G. J.] 1893:135 [7], Pl. 3 (fig. 5) [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 10; ref. 3461] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Lectotype: ZMH H397. Paralectotypes: ZMH H396 (1). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:406 [ref. 21161] with a holotype. On p. 7 of separate. Type catalog and lectotype selected by Ladiges et al. 1958:163 [ref. 19181]. •Synonym of Archamia fucata (Cantor 1849) -- (Gon & Randall 2003:28 [ref. 27133]). •Valid as Taeniamia sansibaricus (Pfeffer 1893) -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Fraser et al. 2022:183 [ref. 39752], Eagderi et al. 2026:36 [ref. 42824], Golani & Fricke 2026:53 [ref. 42831]). •Valid as Taeniamia sansibarica (Pfeffer 1893) -- (Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:49 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia sansibarica (Pfeffer 1893). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania) and Gulf of Oman east to Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives and Chagos Archipelago. Habitat: marine.

zeylonicus, Apogon Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:491 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8756. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:64 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Archamia macroptera (Cuvier 1828) -- (Gon & Randall 2003:37 [ref. 27133]). •Synonym of Taeniamia macroptera (Cuvier 1828). Current status: Synonym of Taeniamia macroptera (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

zosterophorus, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1856:36 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 5600. Paralectotypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. Lectotype selected by Gon & Randall 2003:37 [ref. 27133] •Valid as Archamia zosterophora (Bleeker 1856) -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:149 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:552 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:149 [ref. 15987], Chen & Shao 1993:783 [ref. 21016], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Allen 1997:106 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:149 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:130 [ref. 23965], Randall & Satapoomin 1999:1 [ref. 24151], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:758 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:101 [ref. 25868], Motomura et al. 2001:5 [ref. 25181], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:758 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:44 [ref. 27133], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:66 [ref. 27510], Adrim et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1099 [ref. 29004], Suresh & Thomas 2007:106 [ref. 36441], Allen & Erdmann 2012:374 [ref. 31980]). •Valid as Taeniamia zosterophora (Bleeker 1856) -- (Fraser 2013:22 [ref. 32894], Fricke et al. 2014:79 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:42 [ref. 34429], Fraser & Prokofiev 2016:229 [ref. 34742], Fricke et al. 2019:140 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:50 [ref. 36965], Yoshida in Motomura et al. 2021:28 [ref. 38121], Allen & Erdmann 2024:444 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia zosterophora (Bleeker 1856). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Java (Indonesia) east to Yap (Micronesia) and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Western Australia and Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.