offucius, Trimmatom Winterbottom [R.] & Emery [A. R.] 1981:146, Figs. 7-8 [Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 4757] Salomon Atoll, Chagos Archipelago, northern Indian Ocean, 5°20'39"S, 72°12'33"E, depth 20-25 meters. Holotype: ROM 36626. Paratypes: (16 lots, 168 specimens) AMS I.21980-001 (7), BMNH 1980.8.18.5-6 (2), CAS 46637 (2), NMC (1 lot), ROM (10 lots), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 460 (1), USNM 224882 (5). •Valid as Trimmatom offucius Winterbottom & Emery 1981 -- (Winterbottom 1989:2404 [ref. 14487], Winterbottom 1990:254 [ref. 18226], Winterbottom 2001:20 [ref. 26167], Daly et al. 2018:5 [ref. 35897], Winterbottom & Zur in Larson 2022:148 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Trimmatom offucius Winterbottom & Emery 1981. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Amirantes (Seychelles), Maldives, Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory). Habitat: marine.