Species that contain: Cheilodipterus and alleni [ 1 ] records

alleni, Cheilodipterus Gon [O.] 1993:10, Pl. 4 (fig. A); Figs. 3A, 4 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 22; ref. 21133] Outer reef caves, Tab Island, Madang, Papua New Guinea, depth 12-17 meters. Holotype: WAM P.30364-006. Paratypes: BMNH 1993.10.26.1 (1); USNM 326643 (1); WAM P.30340-002 (1), P.30361-001 (2). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:26 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Cheilodipterus alleni Gon 1993 -- (Allen 1997:106 [ref. 23977], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Allen 2000:101 [ref. 25868], Allen & Adrim 2003:36 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:14 [ref. 27624], Allen & Erdmann 2012:375 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:70 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:198 [ref. 33426], Ranjith et al. 2015:57 [ref. 34723], Fricke et al. 2019:131 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:53 [ref. 36965], Allen & Erdmann 2024:399 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Cheilodipterus alleni Gon 1993. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia) east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), south to Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.