spongicolus, Ostorhynchus Smith [J. L. B.] 1965:529, Fig. 1 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 7 (no. 81) (for 1964); ref. 9254] Coast of Eritrea, Red Sea. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 354. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 744-745 (1, 2). •Valid as Apogon spongicolus (Smith 1965) -- (Dor 1984:114 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:31 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Apogon guamensis Valenciennes 1832 -- (Fraser et al. 1999:9 [ref. 24562], Gon & Randall 2003:16 [ref. 26750]). •Synonym of Nectamia fusca (Quoy & Gairmard 1825) -- (Fraser 2008:15 [ref. 29471], Golani & Bogorodsky 2010:68 [ref. 35264], Golani & Fricke 2018:76 [ref. 36273], Fraser et al. 2022:218 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Nectamia fusca (Quoy & Gaimard 1825). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.