Species that contain: Apogon and multitaeniatus [ 2 ] records

multitaeniatus, Apogon Cuvier [G.] (ex Ehrenberg) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:159 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Red Sea. Holotype: MNHN (apparently lost). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:94 [ref. 12478]. •Valid as Apogon multitaeniatus Cuvier 1828 -- (Dor 1984:111 [ref. 29757], Gon 1986:551 [ref. 5657], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356], Gon 1995:12 [ref. 21822], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:x [ref. 21953], Allen 1999:2606 [ref. 24812], Gon & Randall 2003:19 [ref. 26750], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S106 [ref. 27377]). •Valid as Lepidamia multitaeniatus (Cuvier 1828) -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33426], Zajonz et al. 2019:74 [ref. 36871], Fraser et al. 2022:192 [ref. 39752]). •Valid as Lepidamia multitaeniata (Cuvier 1828) -- (Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[16] 254 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:75 [ref. 36273], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:80 [ref. 36965], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:54 [ref. 40689]). Current status: Valid as Lepidamia multitaeniata (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden east to Pakistan, including Socotra (Yemen). Habitat: marine.

natalensis, Apogon Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:149 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 14320] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAM 9958 [or 9858, 9958 on bottle label]. •Synonym of Apogon multitaeniatus Cuvier 1828 -- (Gon 1986:551 [ref. 5657]). •Valid as Apogon natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1908 -- (Gon 1995:13 [ref. 21822], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:x [ref. 21953], Randall 1995:158 [ref. 22896]). •Valid as Lepidamia natalensis (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908) -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33426], Psomadakis et al. 2015:209 [ref. 34104], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:80 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:192 [ref. 39752], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:56 [ref. 40689]). Current status: Valid as Lepidamia natalensis (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Gulf of Aden east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.