perdix, Apogonichthys Bleeker [P.] 1854:321 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 343] Larantoeka, Flores [Larantuka, Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia, Selat Flores/Flores Strait, Flores Sea, eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5616 (largest of 2). •Valid as Apogonichthys perdix Bleeker 1854 -- (Dor 1984:115 [ref. 29757], Gon 1986:554 [ref. 5657], Paxton et al. 1989:551 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:30 [ref. 13251], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:281 [ref. 24014], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356], Randall 1998:35 [ref. 23433], Myers 1999:130 [ref. 23965], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:27 [ref. 26750], Myers & Donaldson 2003:624 [ref. 27495], Randall 2005:196 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:356 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1098 [ref. 29004], Randall 2007:213 [ref. 30952], Shao et al. 2008:250 [ref. 29952], Allen & Erdmann 2012:372 [ref. 31980], Mabuchi et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33426], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33988], Mabuchi et al. 2015:40 [ref. 34429], Fricke et al. 2018:166 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:73 [ref. 36273], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:6 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:172 [ref. 39752], Allen & Erdmann 2024:398 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Apogonichthys perdix Bleeker 1854. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Chagos Archipelago east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), Rotuma (Fiji), and Rapa (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.