| Reference no. | Description | Year | Name Used | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28618 | Randall, J.E., 1997. Randall's tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. | 1997 | Apogon brevispinis | --> |
| 50541 | Fraser, T.H. and J.E. Randall, 2003. Two new species of deeper dwelling Apogon (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Micronesia and South Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 171:1-11. | 2003 | Apogon brevispinis | 2;fig.1A,2A;tab.1 |
| 54980 | Randall, J.E., 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. | 2005 | Ostorhinchus brevispinis | 203 |
| 116434 | WoRMS Editorial Board, 2008. World Register of Marine Species. [2008-onwards] World Wide Web publication. Available from http://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. | 2008 | Apogon brevispiris | --> |
| 96888 | Mabuchi, K., T.H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma and M. Nishida, 2014. Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa 3846(2):151-203. | 2014 | Ostorhinchus brevispinis | 199 |