nigrimentum, Bentuviaichthys Smith [J. L. B.] 1961:412, Pl. 50 (figs. E & E') [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 22; ref. 4128] Off Eritrea, Red Sea, depth 25 meters. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 359. Paratypes: (2) not researched. •Valid as Rhabdamia nigrimentum (Smith 1961) -- (Dor 1984:118 [ref. 29757], Allen 1987:6 [ref. 13387], Goren & Dor 1994:32 [ref. 25356], Gon & Randall 2003:39 [ref. 26750], Mabuchi et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33426], Yoshida & Motomura 2018:178 [ref. 35776], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[16] 254 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:78 [ref. 36273], Yoshida et al. 2018:[6] [ref. 36254], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:139 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:206 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Valid as Rhabdamia nigrimentum (Smith 1961). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.