natalensis, Apogon Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:149 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 14320] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAM 9958 [or 9858, 9958 on bottle label]. •Synonym of Apogon multitaeniatus Cuvier 1828 -- (Gon 1986:551 [ref. 5657]). •Valid as Apogon natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1908 -- (Gon 1995:13 [ref. 21822], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:x [ref. 21953], Randall 1995:158 [ref. 22896]). •Valid as Lepidamia natalensis (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908) -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33426], Psomadakis et al. 2015:209 [ref. 34104], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:80 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:192 [ref. 39752], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:56 [ref. 40689]). Current status: Valid as Lepidamia natalensis (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Gulf of Aden east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.