| Valid name | Apogon |
| Synonym | Type: A. ruber Lac., by monotypy. |
| Synonym | Apogon Lacepède, 1801 |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Hist. nat. Poiss., 3: 411 |
| Synonym | Apogonichthyoides J. L. B. Smith, 1950, Sea Fish. S. Africa: 209 (type: Amia uninotata Smith and Radcliffe, by ori |
| Synonym | Amia Gronow, 1763, Zoophyl.: 80 (type: Apogon moluccensis Val., by subs. design. of Gill, 1862, Amboina). R |