maximus, Apogon Boulenger [G. A.] 1888:655 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887 (pt 4); ref. 14479] Muscat, Oman, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1887.11.11.66-67 (2), 1887.11.11.68 (1, dry skeleton). •Valid as Holapogon maximus (Boulenger 1888) -- (Fraser 1973:2 [ref. 1483], Randall 1995:165 [ref. 22896], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S106 [ref. 27377], Said Koya et al. 2011:1 [ref. 31294], Mabuchi et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33426], Psomadakis et al. 2015:210 [ref. 34104], Mabuchi et al. 2015:39 [ref. 34429], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:5 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:171 [ref. 39752], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:48 [ref. 40689]). Current status: Valid as Holapogon maximus (Boulenger 1888). Apogonidae: Amioidinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Somalia and Oman east to Pakistan and southwestern India; Andaman Islands (India). Habitat: marine.