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Species in the genus Sphaeramia: [ 3 ] records

nematopterus, Apogon Bleeker [P.] 1856:35 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: (3) RMNH 5573 (largest of 2). •Valid as Sphaeramia nematoptera (Bleeker 1856) -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:149 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:558 [ref. 12442], Randall et al. 1990:153 [ref. 15987], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Allen 1997:110 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:150 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:153 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:133 [ref. 23965], Allen 1999:2610 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:752 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:219 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:102 [ref. 25868], Nakabo 2002:752 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:37 [ref. 26830], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:70 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:15 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:214 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1109 [ref. 29004], Allen & Erdmann 2012:416 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:78 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:203 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429], Fricke et al. 2019:139 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:181 [ref. 36965], Yoshida in Koeda & Ho 2019:707 [ref. 42208], Allen & Erdmann 2024:441 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Sphaeramia nematoptera (Bleeker 1856). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Malaysia and Java (Indonesia) east to Caroline Islands and Fiji, north to Yaeyama Islands (Japan), south to northern Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

nigromaculatus, Apogon Hombron [J. B.] & Jacquinot [H.] in Jacquinot & Guichenot 1853:32, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 18307] New Guinea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8689. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:61 [ref. 12478]. Originally as nigro-maculatus. •Synonym of Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier 1828) -- (Fraser et al. 2022:220 [ref. 39752]). Current status: Synonym of Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Habitat: marine.

orbicularis, Apogon Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828:155 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 2; ref. 997] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 49 (largest of 2). Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:94 [ref. 12478]. •Valid as Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier 1828) -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:150 [ref. 6441], Gon 1986:557 [ref. 5657], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:517 [ref. 25598], Allen 1993:16 [ref. 20779], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:282 [ref. 24014], Allen 1997:110 [ref. 23977], Myers 1999:133 [ref. 23965], Allen 1999:2610 [ref. 24812], Nakabo 2000:752 [ref. 25086], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:614 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:102 [ref. 25868], Sakai et al. 2001:96 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:752 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:37 [ref. 26830], Gon & Randall 2003:41 [ref. 26750], Myers & Donaldson 2003:624 [ref. 27495], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:71 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:15 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:214 [ref. 28239], Allen & Erdmann 2012:416 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:114 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:79 [ref. 33932], Mabuchi et al. 2014:203 [ref. 33426], Mabuchi et al. 2015:46 [ref. 34429], Koeda et al. 2016:35 [ref. 35333], Golani & Fricke 2018:79 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:139 [ref. 36673], Kuiter & Kozawa 2019:180 [ref. 36965], Fraser et al. 2022:220 [ref. 39752], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:157 [ref. 41223], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:74 [ref. 40689], Allen & Erdmann 2024:441 [ref. 40796], Nair et al. 2025:38 [ref. 42672], Golani & Fricke 2026:52 [ref. 42831]). Current status: Valid as Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier 1828). Apogonidae: Apogoninae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles and Sri Lanka east to Caroline Islands (Micronesia), Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Fiji and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.