menesemus, Apogon Jenkins [O. P.] 1903:448, Fig. 19 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 22 (1902); ref. 2341] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 50700. Paratypes: (16) CAS-SU 7831 (5), 23299 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:72 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Apogon menesemus Jenkins 1903 -- (Fraser & Lachner 1985:28 [ref. 5215], Myers 1999:129 [ref. 23965]). •Mention, in genus Pristiapogon -- (Randall 2005:211 [ref. 28239]). •Synonym of Apogon taeniopterus Bennett 1836 -- (Randall 1998:35 [ref. 23433], Mundy 2005:356 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:216 [ref. 30952]). •Uncertain as Pristiapogon menesemus (Jenkins 1903) -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33426]). •Valid as Pristiapogon menesemus (Jenkins 1903) -- (Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:134 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Pristiapogon menesemus (Jenkins 1903). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Northern-central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands (U. S. A.) endemic. Habitat: marine.