lachneri, Cheilodipterus Klausewitz [W.] 1959:260, Fig. 11 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 40 (nos 5/6); ref. 12001] Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea, depth 2 meters. Holotype: SMF 4616. Paratypes: SMF 4713 (1). •Synonym of Cheilodipterus arabicus (Gmelin 1789) -- (Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:x [ref. 21953], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426]). •Valid as Cheilodipterus lachneri Klausewitz 1959 -- (Dor 1984:117 [ref. 29757], Gon 1986:555 [ref. 5657], Paxton et al. 1989:552 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:31 [ref. 13251], Gon 1993:24 [ref. 21133], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356], Gon & Randall 2003:30 [ref. 26750], DiBattista et al. 2015:21 [ref. 35706], Golani & Fricke 2018:73 [ref. 36273], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:60 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:185 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Valid as Cheilodipterus lachneri Klausewitz 1959. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.