vanderbilti, Acanthapogon Fowler [H. W.] 1938:198, Pl. 8 (fig. 18) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 2; ref. 1428] Kiritimati [formerly Christmas Island], Line Islands. Holotype: ANSP 68381. Paratypes: ANSP 68382-96 (15), USNM 107189 (5, 1 c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:21 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Gymnapogon vanderbilti (Fowler 1938) -- (Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Randall 1999:14 [ref. 25829], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Gon & Golani 2002:348 [ref. 26497], Allen et al. 2006:1105 [ref. 29004], Mabuchi et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33426] with question, Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33988], Mabuchi et al. 2015:44 [ref. 34429], Fraser 2016:431 [ref. 34421], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:75 [ref. 36965] as G. vanderbilti complex, Yoshida et al. 2019:97 [ref. 36901], Fraser et al. 2022:189 [ref. 39752] as cf. vanderbilti). Current status: Valid as Gymnapogon vanderbilti (Fowler 1938). Apogonidae: Pseudamiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Comoros, Chagos Archipelago; western and central Pacific. Habitat: marine.