trimaculatus, Apogon Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:156, Pl. 22 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Buro Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype: MNHN 0000-8692. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:64 [ref. 12478]. •Valid as Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier 1828 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:148 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:68 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:551 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:147 [ref. 15987], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Allen 1997:108 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:148 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:147 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:129 [ref. 23965], Randall & Fraser 1999:619 [ref. 24563], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:761 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:101 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:32 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:761 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:66 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27715], Allen et al. 2006:1096 [ref. 29004], Suresh & Thomas 2007:106 [ref. 36441]). •Valid as Pristicon trimaculatus (Cuvier 1828) -- (Randall 2005:211 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2012:408 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:114 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:77 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:45 [ref. 34429], Koeda et al. 2016:34 [ref. 35333], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:135 [ref. 36965], Yoshida in Motomura et al. 2021:27 [ref. 38121], Allen & Erdmann 2024:433 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pristicon trimaculatus (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Java (Indonesia) east to Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.