Species that contain: Apogon and maculatus [ 3 ] records

maculatus, Monoprion Poey [F.] 1860:123 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 9745 (1), 9755 (1). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:188 [ref. 22926] wrongly with a holotype and paratype. •Valid as Apogon maculatus (Poey 1860) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:151 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:367 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:141 [ref. 14674], Boschung 1992:126 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1993:16 [ref. 24474], Aguilera 1998:49 [ref. 24221], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:225 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:158 [ref. 27754], Fraser & Randall 2002:26 [ref. 25969], Collette et al. 2003:108 [ref. 26784], Gon 2003:1390 [ref. 27085], Smith et al. 2003:28 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:138 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:224 [ref. 28815], Baldwin et al. 2011:19 [ref. 31688], Page et al. 2013:143 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:45 [ref. 33341], Mabuchi et al. 2014:197 [ref. 33426], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:23 [ref. 36965], Robertson et al. 2020:150 [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], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:50 [ref. 40689], Page et al. 2023:126 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Apogon maculatus (Poey 1860). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: eastern Florida (U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Trinidad and Tobago, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

nigromaculatus, Apogon Hombron [J. B.] & Jacquinot [H.] in Jacquinot & Guichenot 1853:32, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 18307] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8689. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:61 [ref. 12478]. Originally as nigro-maculatus. •Synonym of Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier 1828) -- (Fraser et al. 2022:220 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

sellicauda, Apogon Evermann [B. W.] & Marsh [M. C.] 1900:143, Fig. 40 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 20 (pt 1) [for 1900]; ref. 14876] Coral reef at Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. Holotype (unique): USNM 49529. •Synonym of Apogon maculatus (Poey 1860) -- (T. Fraser, pers. comm. 9/2000). Current status: Synonym of Apogon maculatus (Poey 1860). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.