pillionatus, Apogon Böhlke [J. E.] & Randall [J. E.] 1968:189, Figs. 2c, 4 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 120 (no. 4); ref. 7874] Bay on north side of Cabagua Island, Margarita Island, Venezuela, depth 18 feet. Holotype: ANSP 111761. Paratypes: ANSP 111760 (2), 111762-65 (2, 1, 7, 1); UF 13539 (1), 13583 (1), 13771 (1) 13830 (3), 14268 (2), 207725 [ex UMML 7725] (2), 218823 [ex UMML 18823] (1), 223994-95 [ex UMML 23994-95] (1, 2). Type catalog: Gilbert 1974:114 [ref. 21035], Böhlke 1984:20 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Apogon pillionatus Böhlke & Randall 1968 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:150 [ref. 23100], Fraser & Randall 2002:26 [ref. 25969], Gon 2003:1390 [ref. 27085], Smith et al. 2003:28 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:138 [ref. 27807], Baldwin et al. 2011:8 [ref. 31688], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:45 [ref. 33341], Mabuchi et al. 2014:197 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:25 [ref. 36965], Robertson et al. 2020:150 [ref. 38098], Page et al. 2023:126 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Apogon pillionatus Böhlke & Randall 1968. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) and Bahamas south to Venezuela, including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.