spongicola, Garmannia Radcliffe [L.] 1917:423, Fig. [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 52 (no. 2185); ref. 15125] 1 mile southeast of 34°19'N, 76°48'W, off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, U.S.A., Fish Hawk station 8212, depth 14.75 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 77501. Paratypes: USNM 77502-03 (14, 6). •Valid as Evermannichthys spongicola (Radcliffe 1917) -- (Gilbert & Burgess 1986:160 [ref. 5949], Robins & Ray 1986:254 [ref. 23100], Schwartz 1999:283 [ref. 25307], Thacker 2001:3 [ref. 25217], Rüber et al. 2003:1596 [ref. 26969], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1793 [ref. 27111], Ross & Rhode 2004:308 [ref. 27789], Nelson et al. 2004:171 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:701 [ref. 28815], Van Tassell 2011:153 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:177 [ref. 32708], Parenti 2021:269 [ref. 38603] as spongicolus, Page et al. 2023:122 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Evermannichthys spongicola (Radcliffe 1917). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina south to Florida (U.S.A.), including Gulf of Mexico. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.
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