nitidus, Ostorhynchus Smith [J. L. B.] 1961:403, Pl. 48 (fig. J) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 22; ref. 4128] Inhaca, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 344. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 3160 (2). •Valid as Apogon nitidus (Smith 1961) -- (Gon 1986:552 [ref. 5657], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:613 [ref. 25122]). •Synonym of Apogon holotaenia Regan 1905 -- (Sadovy & Cornish 2000:98 [ref. 25480]). •Synonym of Ostorhinchus holotaenia (Regan 1905) -- (Fraser et al. 2022:199 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Ostorhinchus holotaenia (Regan 1905). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.