spilota, Rhabdamia Allen [G. R.] & Kuiter [R. H.] 1994:21, Fig. 2 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 21 (no. 1/2); ref. 21601] Dropoff at east end of Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, Flores Strait, Java Sea, eastern Indian Ocean, about 8°18'S, 115°37'E, depth 23-45 meters. Holotype: NCIP 6121. Paratypes: NCIP 6122-28 (7), WAM P.30515-001 (5). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:26 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Rhabdamia spilota Allen & Kuiter 1994 -- (Allen 1997:106 [ref. 23977], Allen 1999:2607 [ref. 24812], Allen & Adrim 2003:37 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:40 [ref. 26750], Allen & Erdmann 2012:411 [ref. 31980], Mabuchi et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33426], Motomura et al. 2017:100 [ref. 35490], Yoshida & Motomura 2018:178, 179 [ref. 35776], Yoshida et al. 2018:[6] [ref. 36254], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:138 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:207 [ref. 39752], Allen & Erdmann 2024:436 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Rhabdamia spilota Allen & Kuiter 1994. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden; Andaman Sea, Indonesia east to Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.