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Species in the genus Phaeoptyx: [ 4 ] records

conklini, Amia Silvester [C. F.] 1915:215 [Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book No. 14; ref. 4027] Coral reef off Guanica Harbor, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Holotype: PU 3080 (possible discarded). Paratypes: PU 3128 (1). Also published and figured as new in Silvester 1918:21, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [ref. 15257]. •Valid as Phaeoptyx conklini (Silvester 1915) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:153 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:127 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1993:26 [ref. 24474], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:227 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:159 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:109 [ref. 26784], Gon 2003:1391 [ref. 27085], Smith et al. 2003:29 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:138 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:232 [ref. 28815], Baldwin et al. 2009:6 [ref. 30053], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:46 [ref. 33341], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:43 [ref. 36965], Robertson et al. 2020:151 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:79 [ref. 38844], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:72 [ref. 39585], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:111 [ref. 40726]). Current status: Valid as Phaeoptyx conklini (Silvester 1915). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

gloverensis, Amia Mowbray [L. L.] in Breder 1927:37, Fig. 19 [Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University v. 1 (art. 1); ref. 635] Washerwoman Cut, Bahamas. Holotype: YPM 466. Paratypes: YPM 467 (4), 469 (4), 470 (1). Additional material: 1 questionably included. Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:7 [ref. 16741]. Primary description is quoted from Mowbray, who is regarded as the sole author. •Synonym of Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey 1860) -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000). Current status: Synonym of Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey 1860). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

pigmentarius, Monoprion Poey [F.] 1860:123 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Holotype: MCZ 9753. Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:188 [ref. 22926]. •Valid as Apogon pigmentarius (Poey 1860) -- (Matsuura in Uyeno et al. 1983:320 [ref. 14275]). •Valid as Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey 1860) -- (Fraser & Robins 1970:305 [ref. 1485], Gilbert 1977:31 [ref. 21333], Robins & Ray 1986:153 [ref. 23100], Maugé 1990:715 [ref. 17126], Boschung 1992:127 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1993:28 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:49 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:227 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:159 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:109 [ref. 26784], Gon 2003:1391 [ref. 27085], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:79 [ref. 27192], Smith et al. 2003:30 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:139 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:233 [ref. 28815], Wirtz et al. 2007:11, 31 [ref. 30263], Baldwin et al. 2009:6 [ref. 30053], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:46 [ref. 33341], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Wirtz et al. 2014:6 [ref. 33516], Pinheiro et al. 2015:16 [ref. 34324], Gon in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2428 [ref. 34618], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:43 [ref. 36965], Reiner 2019:182 [ref. 38139] as Phaetoptix pigmentaria, Guabiroba et al. 2020:703 [ref. 37571], Robertson et al. 2020:151 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho in Marceniuk et al. 2021:217 [ref. 38945], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:80 [ref. 38844], Fermon et al. 2022:220 [ref. 39448], Carvalho-Filho 2023:131 [ref. 40480], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:111 [ref. 40726]). Current status: Valid as Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey 1860). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: eastern Florida (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to São Paulo (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Trindade Island (Brazil); southern-central Atlantic: Ascension Island; eastern Atlantic: Ivory Coast to Equatorial Guinea, including São Tomé and Principe. IUCN (2015): Least concern. Habitat: marine.

xenus, Apogon Böhlke [J. E.] & Randall [J. E.] 1968:197, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 120 (no. 4); ref. 7874] Between Periwinkle Rocks and Rose Island, off Nassau, Great Bahama Bank, Bahamas, depth 15-19 feet. Holotype: ANSP 98391. Paratypes: ANSP 98392-97 (1, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1); LACM 4895 (1), 6834-1 (4); MBUCV-V-2695 (3); MNHN 1971-0044 [ex UF 11851] (1); RMNH 24780 (2); MOBR-EDIMAY-P- 876 (4); SMF 4049 (1); UF 11809 (1), 11827 (1), 11851 (5, now 4), 13966 (1), 204916 [ex UMML 4916] (2), 208490 [ex UMML 8490] (1); UPRM 1738-39 (1, 3), 1762 (3), 2118 (1), 2147 (5); USNM 198008 (2), 198161 (1). Type catalog: Gilbert 1974:115 [ref. 21035], Böhlke 1984:21 [ref. 13621], Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:64 [ref. 12478], Provenzano et al. 1998:3 [ref. 24196], Lasso et al. 1999:108 [ref. 33859]. •Valid as Phaeoptyx xenus (Böhlke & Randall 1968) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:153 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:127 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1993:29 [ref. 24474], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:159 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:109 [ref. 26784], Gon 2003:1391 [ref. 27085], Smith et al. 2003:30 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:139 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:234 [ref. 28815], Baldwin et al. 2009:6 [ref. 30053], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:46 [ref. 33341], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:43 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Phaeoptyx xenus (Böhlke & Randall 1968). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.