annularis, Apogon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1829:48 [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] El-Tor, Sinai coast, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1774. Paralectotypes: SMF 4679-81 (3). Lectotype established by Dor 1984:111 [ref. 29757] if not designated earlier. •Valid as Apogon annularis Rüppell 1829 -- (Dor 1984:111 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:29 [ref. 25356], Fraser et al. 1999:5 [ref. 24562], Gon & Randall 2003:6 [ref. 26750]). •Valid as Nectamia annularis (Rüppell 1829) -- (Fraser 2008:8 [ref. 29471], Mabuchi et al. 2014:202 [ref. 33426], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[16] 254 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:75 [ref. 36273], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:174 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:218 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Valid as Nectamia annularis (Rüppell 1829). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.