posterofasciatus, Apogon Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 2002:124, Fig. 6 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 26188] South side of Tanavula Point, 9°02'44"S, 160°04'07"E, Florida Island, Solomon Islands, depth 18-37 meters. Holotype: BPBM 15669. Paratypes: USNM 349197 (1), 351561 (1). •Valid as Apogon posterofasciatus Allen & Randall 2002 -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Greenfield & Randall 2004:566 [ref. 28162], Randall 2005:194 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2012:368 [ref. 31980], Mabuchi et al. 2014:197 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:38 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:394 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Apogon posterofasciatus Allen & Randall 2002. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Flores (Indonesia) east to Fiji, north to Philippines, south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.