roseipinnis, Apogon Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:490 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 3; ref. 4879] Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8700. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:63 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Apogon aureus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Randall et al. 1990:42 [ref. 14259] [but see account of Ostorhinchus fleurieu]). •Synonym of Ostorhinchus aureus (Lacepède 1802) -- (Fraser et al. 2022:196 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Ostorhinchus aureus (Lacepède 1802). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.