hoevenii, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1854:483 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 6 (no. 3); ref. 344] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (4) RMNH 5581 (4 of 24, 6 within size range). Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1880.4.21.71 (1), NMV 45980 (1). •Valid as Apogon hoevenii Bleeker 1854 -- (Randall et al. 1990:143 [ref. 15987], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Allen 1997:108 [ref. 23977] as hoeveni, Randall et al. 1997:143 [ref. 25919], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:613 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:100 [ref. 25868], Allen & Adrim 2003:35 [ref. 26830] as hoeveni, Fraser 2006:140 [ref. 28665]). •Valid as Ostorhinchus hoevenii (Bleeker 1854) -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:394 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:74 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:200 [ref. 33426], Fricke et al. 2019:135 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:127 [ref. 36965], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:153 [ref. 41223], Allen & Erdmann 2024:420 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Ostorhinchus hoevenii (Bleeker 1854). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Taiwan and Yaeyama Islands (Japan), south to northern Queensland (Australia) and Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.