Sphaeramia (subgenus of Amia) Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1930:25, 29 Fem. Apogon nematopterus Bleeker 1856. Type by original designation. •Valid as Sphaeramia Fowler & Bean 1930 -- (Fraser 1972:26 [ref. 5195], Allen 1975 [ref. 7098], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:149 [ref. 6441], Gon 1986:557 [ref. 5657], Allen 1999:2604 [ref. 24812], Allen et al. 2006:1109 [ref. 29004], Mabuchi et al. 2014:203 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429] tribe Sphaeramiini, Golani & Fricke 2018:79 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:139 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:180 [ref. 36965]). Current status: Valid as Sphaeramia Fowler & Bean 1930. Apogonidae: Apogoninae.