fraxineus, Apogonichthyoides Smith [J. L. B.] 1961:396, Pl. 48 (fig. D) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 22; ref. 4128] Pinda, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 356. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 746-763 (8, 6, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 4, 2, 14). •Valid as Apogon fraxineus (Smith 1961) -- (Hayashi & Kishimoto 1983:24 [ref. 35541], Dor 1984:112 [ref. 29757], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:146 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Apogon timorensis Bleeker 1854 -- (Gon 1986:553 [ref. 5657], Randall et al. 1990:147 [ref. 15987], Fraser 2000:259 [ref. 24412], Gon & Randall 2003:26 [ref. 26750], Fraser 2006:140 [ref. 28665]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Fraser & Allen 2010:50 [ref. 30717], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429], Fricke et al. 2018:165 [ref. 35805], Fraser et al. 2022:213 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides timorensis (Bleeker 1854). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.