taeniopterus, Apogon Bennett [E. T.] 1836:206 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1835 (pt 3); ref. 16792] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1855.12.26.478. •Valid as Apogon taeniopterus Bennett 1836 -- (Fraser & Lachner 1985:29 [ref. 5215], Randall 1998:32 [ref. 23433], Myers 1999:129 [ref. 23965] dated 1835, Fricke 1999:231 [ref. 24106], Allen 1999:2606 [ref. 24812], Randall 1999:14 [ref. 25829], Allen 2000:88 [ref. 37268], Myers & Donaldson 2003:624 [ref. 27495] dated 1835, Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624] dated 1835, Heemstra et al. 2004:3320 [ref. 27945], Mundy 2005:356 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Pristiapogon taeniopterus (Bennett 1836) -- (Randall 2005:211 [ref. 28239], Randall 2007:216 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:53 [ref. 30213], Allen & Erdmann 2012:407 [ref. 31980], Mabuchi et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33426], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33988], Fricke et al. 2018:173 [ref. 35805], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:134 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:205 [ref. 39752], Abe et al. 2023:117 [ref. 40343], Allen & Erdmann 2024:432 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:65 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Pristiapogon taeniopterus (Bennett 1836). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, Saint Brandon's Shoals (Cargados Carajos) and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius) east to Christmas Island and Cocos-Keeling Islands (Australia); New Caledonia east to Pitcairn Group; Marianas east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Line Islands (Kiribati), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan); bipolar west-east distribution, no records from Australia and Indonesia to Japan. Habitat: marine.