Species that contain: Apogon and moluccensis [ 4 ] records

chrysosoma, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1852:256 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16825] Wahai, northern Ceram [Seram], Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 23964 (42.0 mm SL). Paralectotypes: RMNH 34749 [ex RMNH 5567] (1), 34750 [ex RMNH 55567] (6). Original as chrijsosoma, the Dutch ij corresponding to y in Latin. See Fraser 1999:43 [ref. 23767]. Lectotype selected by Fraser et al. 2002:181 [ref. 26401]. •Synonym of Apogon moluccensis Valenciennes 1832 -- (Fraser et al. 2002:176 [ref. 26401]). •Synonym of Ostorhinchus moluccensis (Valenciennes 1832). Current status: Synonym of Ostorhinchus moluccensis (Valenciennes 1832). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

moluccensis, Apogon Valenciennes [A.] 1832:54 [Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) v. 1; ref. 17863] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype: MNHN 0000-8707 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:61 [ref. 12478]. •Valid as Apogon moluccensis Valenciennes 1832 -- (Fraser & Randall 1986:644 [ref. 8091], Allen & Swainston 1988:68 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:549 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:144 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:157 [ref. 23929], Hayashi & Yano 1996:47 [ref. 24614], Allen 1997:104 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:144 [ref. 25919], Fraser 2000:254 [ref. 24412], Allen 1999:2606 [ref. 24812], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:613 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:100 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:31 [ref. 25847], Fraser et al. 2002:176 [ref. 26401], Allen & Adrim 2003:35 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa 2009:107 [ref. 30449], Yoshida et al. 2010:39 [ref. 31255], Motomura et al. 2010:108 [ref. 31256]). •Valid as Ostorhinchus moluccensis (Valenciensis 1832) -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:398 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:75 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:200 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:44 [ref. 34429], Fricke et al. 2019:135 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:125 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Ostorhinchus moluccensis (Valenciennes 1832). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Islands and Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Taiwan, south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.

monochrous, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1856:34 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 5567 (65.0 mm SL). Paralectotypes: (11) RMNH 34751 [ex RMNH 5567] (7); SMNS orig. 760av (1, not found). Type catalog: Fricke 1991:7 [ref. 13474], Fricke 2005:12 [ref. 29864] Lectotypes designated by Fraser et al. 2002:182 [ref. 26401]. •Valid as Apogon monochrous Bleeker 1856 -- (Fraser & Randall 1986:644 [ref. 8091], see Fraser 1999:43 [ref. 23767], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:613 [ref. 25122]). •Synonym of Apogon moluccensis Valenciennes 1832 -- (Fraser et al. 2002:176 [ref. 26401]). •Synonym of Ostorhinchus moluccensis (Valenciennes 1832). Current status: Synonym of Ostorhinchus moluccensis (Valenciennes 1832). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

ventrifasciatus, Apogon Allen [G. R.], Kuiter [R. H.] & Randall [J. E.] 1994:35, Fig. 7 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (no. 1/2); ref. 21602] Lagoon off Tab Island, Madang, Papua New Guinea, about 5°10'S, 145°51'E, depth 30 meters. Holotype: WAM P.30351-001. Paratypes: BPBM 30132 (2), 34085 (5), 34136 (7); NCIP 6119-20 (2); WAM P.25244-011 (1), P.30351-002 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:26 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Apogon ventrifasciatus Allen, Kuiter & Randall 1994 -- (Hayashi & Yano 1996:48 [ref. 24614], Allen 1997:108 [ref. 23977], Fraser 1999:43 [ref. 23767], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:768 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:101 [ref. 25868], Nakabo 2002:768 [ref. 26001]). •Synonym of Apogon moluccensis Valenciennes 1832 -- (Fraser et al. 2002:176 [ref. 26401], Yoshida et al. 2010:40 [ref. 31255], Motomura et al. 2010:108 [ref. 31256]). •Synonym of Ostorhinchus moluccensis (Valenciennes 1832). Current status: Synonym of Ostorhinchus moluccensis (Valenciennes 1832). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.