bipunctata, Paramia Lachner [E. A.] 1951:604, Pl. 18D [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 101 (no. 3290); ref. 10027] Tarut Bay, Ras Tanura, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia. Holotype: USNM 147944. Paratypes: USNM 112039 (2). •Valid as Cheilodipterus bipunctatus (Lachner 1951) -- (Dor 1984:116 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Rüppell 1838) -- (Gon 1993:35 [ref. 21133], Randall 1995:163 [ref. 22896], Gon & Randall 2003:32 [ref. 26750], Golani & Fricke 2018:73 [ref. 36273], Fraser et al. 2022:186 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Rüppell 1838). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.