fragilis, Apogon Smith [J. L. B.] 1961:385, Pl. 46 (fig. H) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 22; ref. 4128] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 357. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 3077-80 (1, 2, 7, 36), 4240 (1, c&s). •Valid as Apogon fragilis Smith 1961 -- (Fraser & Lachner 1985:43 [ref. 5215], Gon 1986:550 [ref. 5657], Paxton et al. 1989:548 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:142 [ref. 15987], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Allen 1997:108 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:142 [ref. 25919], Fraser 1998:990 [ref. 23602], Anderson et al. 1998:23 [ref. 23611], Myers 1999:130 [ref. 23965], Allen 1999:2606 [ref. 24812], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:613 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:100 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:35 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624], Allen et al. 2006:1088 [ref. 29004]). •Valid as Zoramia fragilis (Smith 1961) -- (Randall 2005:215 [ref. 28239], Greenfield et al. 2005:625 [ref. 28488], Fricke et al. 2014:79 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:203 [ref. 33426], Fricke et al. 2018:175 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:140 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:186 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:222 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Valid as Zoramia fragilis (Smith 1961). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique, Seychelles, Madagascar and Maldives east to Samoa, north to Yaeyama Islands (Japan), south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.