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.