melanogaster, Gymnapogon Gon [O.] & Golani [D.] 2002:347, Figs. 1, 2a, 2b [Ichthyological Research v. 49 (no. 4); ref. 26497] North Beach, Eilat, Israel‎ , Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 0-1.5 meters. Holotype: HUJ 18632. Paratype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 64526 (1). Type catalog: Golani 2006:27 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Gymnapogon melanogaster Gon & Golani 2002 -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:199 [ref. 33426], Fraser 2016:431 [ref. 34421], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[5] 243 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:75 [ref. 36273], Yoshida et al. 2019:96 [ref. 36901], Fraser et al. 2022:189 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Valid as Gymnapogon melanogaster Gon & Golani 2002. Apogonidae: Pseudamiinae. Distribution: Northern Red Sea: Gulf of Aqaba endemic. Habitat: marine.