rhodopterus, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1852:62 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 16832] Singapore. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5574 (1 of 3, 130 mm TL). Holotype identified by Randall & Fraser 1999:626 [ref. 24563]. •Valid as Apogon rhodopterus Bleeker 1852 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:148 [ref. 6441], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Allen 1997:104 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:148 [ref. 25488], Myers 1999:129 [ref. 23965], Randall & Fraser 1999:624 [ref. 24563], Allen 1999:2606 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:761 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:613 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:761 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:65 [ref. 27510], Miyahara et al. 2005:147 [ref. 28645], Allen et al. 2006:1093 [ref. 29004]). •Valid as Pristicon rhodopterus (Bleeker 1852) -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:407 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:77 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:45 [ref. 34429], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:136 [ref. 36965]western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius), ). Current status: Valid as Pristicon rhodopterus (Bleeker 1852). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: southern India; Singapore and Indonesia east to Yap Island (Micronesia) and Palau, south to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, Habitat: marine.