nigripes, Apogon Playfair [R. L.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:19, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.3.7.518-520 (3), 1864.11.15.72-74 (3), 1865.2.2.23 (1), 1867.3.7.18-20 (3). •Valid as Apogon nigripes Playfair 1867 -- (Gon 1986:551 [ref. 5657]). •Valid as Ostorhinchus nigripes (Playfair 1867) -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:200 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:128 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:200 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Valid as Ostorhinchus nigripes (Playfair 1867). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya). Habitat: marine.