xenus, Apogon Böhlke [J. E.] & Randall [J. E.] 1968:197, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 120 (no. 4); ref. 7874] Between Periwinkle Rocks and Rose Island, off Nassau, Great Bahama Bank, Bahamas, depth 15-19 feet. Holotype: ANSP 98391. Paratypes: ANSP 98392-97 (1, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1); LACM 4895 (1), 6834-1 (4); MBUCV-V-2695 (3); MNHN 1971-0044 [ex UF 11851] (1); RMNH 24780 (2); MOBR-EDIMAY-P- 876 (4); SMF 4049 (1); UF 11809 (1), 11827 (1), 11851 (5, now 4), 13966 (1), 204916 [ex UMML 4916] (2), 208490 [ex UMML 8490] (1); UPRM 1738-39 (1, 3), 1762 (3), 2118 (1), 2147 (5); USNM 198008 (2), 198161 (1). Type catalog: Gilbert 1974:115 [ref. 21035], Böhlke 1984:21 [ref. 13621], Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:64 [ref. 12478], Provenzano et al. 1998:3 [ref. 24196], Lasso et al. 1999:108 [ref. 33859]. •Valid as Phaeoptyx xenus (Böhlke & Randall 1968) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:153 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:127 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1993:29 [ref. 24474], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:159 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:109 [ref. 26784], Gon 2003:1391 [ref. 27085], Smith et al. 2003:30 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:139 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:234 [ref. 28815], Baldwin et al. 2009:6 [ref. 30053], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:46 [ref. 33341], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:43 [ref. 36965], Page et al. 2023:126 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Phaeoptyx xenus (Böhlke & Randall 1968). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.