Ostorhinchus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802:23 Masc. Ostorhinchus fleurieu Lacepède 1802. Type by monotypy. Ostorincus Rafinesque 1815:85 [ref. 3584] and Ostorhynchus of authors are incorrect subsequent spellings. •Questionably a synonym of Apogon Lacepède 1802 -- (Fraser 1972:17 [ref. 5195]). •Synonym of Apogon Lacepède 1802, but a valid subgenus Ostorhinchus -- (Gon 1987:138 [ref. 6706], Mabuchi et al. 2006:95 [ref. 28550]). •Valid as Ostorhinchus Lacepède 1802 (often dated 1801) -- (Randall 2005:192 [ref. 28239], Schultz & Randall 2006:1 [ref. 28964], Fraser & Allen 2011:68 [ref. 31605], Fraser 2012:77 [ref. 32177], Kottelat 2013:330 [ref. 32989], Mabuchi et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33426], Trnski 2015:1217 [ref. 34198], Mabuchi et al. 2015:44 [ref. 34429] tribe Ostorhinchini, Allen & Erdmann 2017:33 [ref. 35104], Motomura et al. 2017:99 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:170 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:76 [ref. 36273], Yoshida et al. 2018:230 [ref. 36265], Fricke et al. 2019:133 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:82 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Ostorhinchus Lacepède 1802. Apogonidae: Apogoninae.