melanotaenia, Apogon Regan [C. T.] 1905:320, Pl. 3(C) (fig. 4) [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 16; ref. 15386] Karachi, Pakistan. Lectotype: BMNH 1898.6.29.18. Paralectotypes: (8) BMNH 1864.11.15.69-71 (3) Zanzibar, 1865.2.27.12-13 (2) Zanzibar, 1865.2.27.22 (1) Zanzibar. •Synonym of Apogon cookii Macleay 1881 -- (Randall & Lachner 1986:115 [ref. 9722]). •Synonym of Ostorhinchus cookii (Macleay 1881) -- (Fraser et al. 2022:196 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Ostorhinchus cookii (Macleay 1881). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.