macropterus, Apogon Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:160 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-8752. Paralectotypes: RMNH 51 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:61 [ref. 12478]. Perhaps based on one specimen as concluded by Eschmeyer et al. 1998, but it can't be determined which one of 2 available specimens might be the type. Lectotype established by Gon & Randall 2003:39 [ref. 27133]. •Valid as Archamia macroptera (Cuvier 1828) -- (Allen 1997:106 [ref. 23977], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:101 [ref. 25868], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:37 [ref. 27133], Adrim et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:197 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2012:374 [ref. 31980]). •Valid as Taeniamia macroptera (Cuvier 1828) -- (Fraser 2013:21 [ref. 32894], Fricke et al. 2014:79 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:42 [ref. 34429], Suresh et al. 2018:273 [ref. 36495], Fricke et al. 2019:140 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:48 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:443 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Taeniamia macroptera (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: eastern India and Sri Lanka east to Samoa, north to Yaeyama Islands (Japan), south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.