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