rufus, Apogon Randall [J. E.] & Fraser [T. H.] 1999:627, Pl. 3 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 47 (no. 2); ref. 24563] 0.4 kilometers southwest of entrance to Malakal Pass, Palau Island, depth 37 meters. Holotype: BPBM 9558. Paratypes: AMS I.38794-001 (1); BMNH 1998.5.5.1 (1); BPBM 22291 (1), 30241 (1), 32082 (1), 36900 (1); CAS 200056 (1); URM P.1963 (5), P.1964 (1), P.2819 (1), P.2821 (1); USNM 260920-21 (2, 2), 346183 (1), 348990 (1), 349036 (1); YCM-P.36244 (1). Type catalog: Shibata et al. 2011:14 [ref. 31469]. •Valid as Apogon rufus Randall & Fraser 1999 -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Shibata et al. 2011:14 [ref. 31469]). •or valid as Ostorhinchus rufus (Randall & Fraser 1999) -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:200 [ref. 33426] in two places). •Valid as Pristicon rufus (Randall & Fraser 1999) -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:408 [ref. 31980], Mabuchi et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:136 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:432 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Pristicon rufus (Randall & Fraser 1999). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Fiji, north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: marine.