bandanensis, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1854:95 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 16924] Banda Neira [Banda Islands, Maluku, Indonesia, Banda Sea]. Neotype: RMNH 5584 (1 of 29, 94 mm TL). Bleeker specimens not positively identifiable as syntypes: RMNH 5584 (28), BMNH 1880.4.21.83-86 (4, now 3). As Apogon batjanensis in Weber 1895:263 [ref. 4607]. Neotype designated by Fraser 2008:15 [ref. 29471] after discussion. •Valid as Apogon bandanensis Bleeker 1854 -- (Dor 1984:111 [ref. 29757], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:146 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:66 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:545 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:139 [ref. 15987], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Goren & Dor 1994:29 [ref. 25356], Allen 1997:102 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:148 [ref. 25488], Myers 1999:125 [ref. 23965], Allen 1999:2605 [ref. 24812], Fraser 2000:258 [ref. 24412], Nakabo 2000:776 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:613 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:99 [ref. 25868], Sakai et al. 2001:96 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:776 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:35 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:13 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27715]). •Valid as Ostorhinchus bandanensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Randall 2005:203 [ref. 28239]). •Valid as Nectamia bandanensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Fraser 2008:13 [ref. 29471], Yoshida et al. 2010:55 [ref. 31255], Motomura et al. 2010:113 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:384 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:72 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429], Koeda et al. 2016:32 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2019:132 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:175 [ref. 36965], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:73 [ref. 40689]). Current status: Valid as Nectamia bandanensis (Bleeker 1854). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands and Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.