spongicolus, Bryaninops Suzuki [T.], Bogorodsky [S. Y.] & Randall [J. E.] 2012:6, Figs. 4-7 [Zootaxa No. 3170; ref. 31776] Wingate Reef, on a sponge on a line, wreck of vessel Umbrina, about 4 miles east of Port Sudan, 37°19'N, 19°38'E, Sudan, Red Sea, depth 23 meters. Holotype (unique): BPBM 41004. •Valid as Bryaninops spongicolus Suzuki, Bogorodsky & Randall 2012 -- (Suzuki & Randall 2014:23 [ref. 33142], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[6] 244 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:148 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:107 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:55 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:6 [ref. 40247]). Current status: Valid as Bryaninops spongicolus Suzuki, Bogorodsky & Randall 2012. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.