selas, Apogon Randall [J. E.] & Hayashi [M.] 1990:399, Figs. 1-2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 36 (no. 4); ref. 15988] Tripod Reef, lagoon off Nagada Harbor, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, depth 30 meters. Holotype: BPBM 32629. Paratypes: AMS I.28571-001 (1); BMNH 1989.1.12.2 (1); BPBM 32804 (2), 32618 (1); CAS 64459 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 27742 [ex YCM P10231] (1); USNM 300937 (1); WAM P.29863-001 (1); YCM-P10231 (11), P19451-53 (5). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:24 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:25 [ref. 30117], Shibata et al. 2011:14 [ref. 31469]. •Valid as Apogon selas Randall & Hayashi 1990 -- (Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Allen 1997:110 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:509 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:128 [ref. 23965], Allen 1999:2606 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:765 [ref. 25086], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:215 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:101 [ref. 25868], Nakabo 2002:765 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2006:1094 [ref. 29004], Yoshida et al. 2010:44 [ref. 31255], Motomura et al. 2010:109 [ref. 31256], Shibata et al. 2011:14 [ref. 31469]). •Valid as Ostorhinchus selas (Randall & Hayashi 1990) -- (Randall 2005:209 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2012:404 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:76 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:44 [ref. 34429], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:103 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:429 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Ostorhinchus selas (Randall & Hayashi 1990). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia) east to Philippines and northern Papua New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), southeast to Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.