stellatus, Apogonichthys Cope [E. D.] 1867:400 [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 13 (pt 3) (art. 13); ref. 18027] Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas. Lectotype: ANSP 12677. Paralectotypes: ANSP 12678 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:21 [ref. 13621]. Lectotype established by Fowler 1907:528, Fig. 10 [ref. 1375]. •Valid as Astrapogon stellatus (Cope 1867) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:154 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:127 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1993:24 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:49 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:227 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:159 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:109 [ref. 26784], Gon 2003:1390 [ref. 27085], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:79 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:29 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:138 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:231 [ref. 28815], Baldwin et al. 2009:16 [ref. 30053], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:46 [ref. 33341], Mabuchi et al. 2014:197 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:41 [ref. 36965], Robertson et al. 2020:150 [ref. 38098], Page et al. 2023:126 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Astrapogon stellatus (Cope 1867). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida (U. S. A.) south to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.