arabica, Siphamia Gon [O.] & Allen [G. R.] 2012:17, Fig. 9 [Zootaxa No. 3294; ref. 31960] North of Khawr ak Fakkan, 26°37'N, 56°21'E, United Arab Emirates, depth 3-5 meters. Holotype: WAM P.26460-006. Paratypes: AMS I.45070-001 (1); BPBM 21439 (4); CAS 228604 (1); ROM 84959 (1); SAIAB 85932 (1); USNM 396989 (1); WAM P.26460-014 (3), P.264610-016 (2), P. 25785-001 (3). •Valid as Siphamia arabica Gon & Allen 2012 -- (Mabuchi et al. 2014:201 [ref. 33426], Fraser & Prokofiev 2016:229 [ref. 34742], Eagderi et al. 2019:39 [ref. 37020], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:148 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:208 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Valid as Siphamia arabica Gon & Allen 2012. Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.