noumeae, Apogon Whitley [G. P.] 1958:33 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1956-57; ref. 4728] Nouméa, New Caledonia. Holotype (unique): AMS IB.3844. •Valid as Apogon noumeae Whitley 1958 -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000). •Valid as Ostorhinchus noumeae (Whitley 1958) -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:200 [ref. 33426]). •Synonym of Apogonichthyoides melas (Bleeker 1848) -- (Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:158 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Synonym of Apogonichthyoides melas (Bleeker 1848). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.