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Species in the family or subfamily Phallostethidae: [ 27 ] records

amaricola, Gulaphallus Villadolid [D. V.] & Manacop [P. R.] 1935:194, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 55 (no. 3) (for Nov. 1934); ref. 15750] Tidal slough at Pasay, Rizal Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: College Agric. Univ. Philippines (destroyed). Paratypes: College Agric. Univ. Philippines (126, presumed lost). •Valid as Neostethus amaricola (Villadolid & Manacop 1935) -- (Parenti 1989:270 [ref. 13486], Parenti & Louie 1998:142 [ref. 23544], Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:284 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178, 181 [ref. 33268], Labatos 2017:4 [ref. 36239]). Current status: Valid as Neostethus amaricola (Villadolid & Manacop 1935). Phallostethidae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: brackish.

bicornis, Neostethus Regan [C. T.] 1916:14, Fig. 11 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916 (pt 1); ref. 3667] Brackish water at Kuala Langat, peninsular Malaysia. Lectotype: BMNH 1937.12.9.4. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1937.12.9.5-6 (2). Lectotype selected by Parenti 1989:269 [ref. 13486]. •Valid as Neostethus bicornis Regan 1916 -- (Parenti 1989:269 [ref. 13486], Kottelat et al. 1993:95 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:244 [ref. 23210], Parenti & Louie 1998:142 [ref. 23544], Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Shibukawa 2009:45 [ref. 30449], Shibukawa et al. 2012:44 [ref. 32037], Kottelat 2013:284 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Sulaiman et al. 2018:45 [ref. 35802], Taki et al. 2021:321 [ref. 39830], Jamandre 2023:161 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Neostethus bicornis Regan 1916. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Andaman Sea; lower Mekong River basin (Vietnam); Philippines. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

bikolanus, Mirophallus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1926:540, Pl. 3 (figs. 1-6) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 31 (no. 4); ref. 2122] Lake Bato, Camarines Sur Province; Lake Lanigay, Albay Province; Luzon Island, Philippines. Lectotype: CAS-SU 24475. Paralectotypes: (56) MNHN 1927-0194 (2), CAS-SU 18148 (2), others lost. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:68 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype established by Böhlke 1953:68 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gulaphallus bikolanus (Herre 1926) -- (Parenti 1989:275 [ref. 13486], Kottelat 2013:284 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Jamandre 2023:160 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Gulaphallus bikolanus (Herre 1926). Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.

borneensis, Neostethus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1939:143 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 52; ref. 2129] Around Sandakan Bay, Sabah, northern Borneo. Lectotype: CAS-SU 33018. Syntypes: BMNH 1938.12.1.155-164 (19); FMNH 51537-38 (6, 6); CAS-SU 33019 (orig. 51, now 45), 33020 (9), 33022 (orig. 133, now 116), 69021 (7), 69022 (6, c&s) Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:68 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:60 [ref. 12367]. Appeared first in 1939 as above, then in 1940:14, Pls. 10-11 [ref. 2130]; types established in later publications (but perhaps incorrectly). A holotype was selected by Herre, but that was an invalid (pers. comm. E. Derijst, 2/17/2007). Lectotype selected by Parenti 1989:271. •Valid as Neostethus borneensis Herre 1939 -- (Parenti 1989:271 [ref. 13486], Kottelat et al. 1993:95 [ref. 23448], Parenti & Louie 1998:142 [ref. 23544], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Allen 2000:96 [ref. 25868], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Sulaiman et al. 2018:45 [ref. 35802], Jamandre 2023:161 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Neostethus borneensis Herre 1939. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

coronensis, Neostethus (Sandakanus) Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:152 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 2 (no. 5); ref. 2134] Coron, Busuanga, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 36542. Paratypes: CAS-SU 36543 (109, 3 c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:68 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Neostethus borneensis Herre 1939 -- (Parenti 1989:270 [ref. 13486], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Neostethus borneensis Herre 1939. Phallostethidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ctenophorus, Solenophallus Aurich [H.] 1937:272, Figs. 1b, 6, 7(II-V) [Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie, Leipzig v. 34 (no. 3/5); ref. 151] Tributary of Laguna de Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Neostethus ctenophorus (Aurich 1937) -- (Parenti 1989:272 [ref. 13486], Parenti & Louie 1998:142 [ref. 23544], Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Jamandre 2023:161 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Neostethus ctenophorus (Aurich 1937). Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.

cuulong, Phallostethus Shibukawa [K.], Tran [D. D.] & Tran [L. X.] 2012:46, Figs. 1-4 [Zootaxa No. 3363; ref. 32037] A branch of the Hau River (tributary of the Mekong), Cu Lao Dung, Soc Trang Province, Vietnam, 9°30.8'N, 106°13.7'E, depth 0-0.5 meters. Holotype: ZRC 53233. Paratypes: CTU-P 2327 (1), 2494 (1), 5020 (1, c&s); NSMT-P 106664 (1), 106665 (1): USNM 404477 (1), 404478 (1), 404479 (1). •Valid as Phallostethus cuulong Shibukawa, Tran & Tran 2012 -- (Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Taki et al. 2021:319 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Phallostethus cuulong Shibukawa, Tran & Tran 2012. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: lower Mekong River basin, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

djajaorum, Neostethus Parenti [L. R.] & Louie [K. D.] 1998:142, Figs. 3-4 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 46 (no. 1); ref. 23544] Ujung Pandang, about 5°07'S, 119°24'E, Gowa District, irrigation ditch about 5 kilometers southeast of road from Ujung Pandang to Patalasang, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia. Holotype: MZB 6730 [ex USNM 340426]. Paratypes: MCB 6731 [ex USNM 340426] (8); USNM 340426 (7, 2 c&s), 345483 [ex USNM 340426] (1); ZRC 41745 [ex USNM 340426] (2). •Valid as Neostethus djajaorum Parenti & Louie 1998 -- (Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Miesen et al. 2016:84 [ref. 34492]). Current status: Valid as Neostethus djajaorum Parenti & Louie 1998. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Sulawesi. Habitat: brackish.

dunckeri, Phallostethus Regan [C. T.] 1913:550, Figs. 1-4 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 12 (no. 72); ref. 3657] Muar River, Johore, Malaysia. Lectotype: ZMH H193. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1913.5.24.18-20 (3), 1913.5.24.21 (1), 1913.5.24.22 (1, c&s, whereabouts unknown); ZMH H194-195 (?7 of 19). Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:161 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:404 [ref. 21161] as syntypes. Lectotype selected by Ladiges et al. 1958:161 [ref. 19181]. •Valid as Phallostethus dunckeri Regan 1913 -- (Parenti 1989:267 [ref. 13486], Parenti 1996:704 [ref. 22231], Shibukawa et al. 2012:45 [ref. 32037], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268] ). Current status: Valid as Phallostethus dunckeri Regan 1913. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Muar River drainage, peninsular Malaysia. Habitat: freshwater.

eximius, Gulaphallus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1925:509, Pls. 1, 2 (figs. 1-2) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 2121] Creek at Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Lectotype: CAS-SU 24474. Paralectotypes: (34) CAS-SU 18149 (3); remaining types at BSMP destroyed. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:68 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype established in Böhlke 1953:68 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gulaphallus eximius Herre 1925 -- (Parenti 1989:274 [ref. 13486], Kottelat 2013:284 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Jamandre 2023:160 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Gulaphallus eximius Herre 1925. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.

falcifer, Gulaphallus Manacop [P. R.] 1936:375, Pl. 1 (figs. 1, 1a, 2, 2a) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 3); ref. 13715] Gourami pond near Barrio Laput, Mexico, Pampanga Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: BSMP 31778 (destroyed in WWII). Paratypes: BSMP 31779-80 (1, 17) apparently destroyed. Types apparently lost. •Valid as Gulaphallus falcifer Manacop 1936 -- (Parenti 1989:275 [ref. 13486], Kottelat 2013:284 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Jamandre 2023:161 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Gulaphallus falcifer Manacop 1936. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.

geminus, Neostethus Parenti [L. R.] 2014:177, Figs. 2, 3A, 3b, 4C, 5A [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 62; ref. 33268] Tutong District, Sg. Birau, tributary of Sg. Tutong, just above where it enters Sg. Tutong, east of Bandar Tutong, 4°48'0"N, 114°40'38"E, Brunei Darussalam. Holotype: USNM 409956. Paratypes: BMNH 2013.5.10.2-4 (3), CAS, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, ZRC. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Neostethus geminus Parenti 2014 -- (Sulaiman et al. 2018:45 [ref. 35802]). Current status: Valid as Neostethus geminus Parenti 2014. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Brunei Darussalam, Borneo. Habitat: freshwater.

lankesteri, Neostethus Regan [C. T.] 1916:2, Pl. 1b, 2, 3a, 4c; Fig. 1-10, 12b [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916 (pt 1); ref. 3667] Mouth of Muar River at Banda Maharani, Johor, Malaysia. Lectotype: BMNH 1937.12.9.7. Paralectotypes: (5) BMNH 1937.12.9.8-10 (3). Lectotype selected by Parenti 1989:269 [ref. 13486]. •Valid as Neostethus lankesteri Regan 1916 -- (Parenti 1989:269 [ref. 13486], Kottelat et al. 1993:95 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:244 [ref. 23210], Parenti & Louie 1998:142 [ref. 23544], Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Tan & Lim 2004:110 [ref. 27716], Shibukawa 2009:45 [ref. 30449], Shibukawa et al. 2012:44 [ref. 32037], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Taki et al. 2021:321 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Neostethus lankesteri Regan 1916. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malaysia to lower Mekong River basin, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

lehi, Phallostethus Parenti [L. R.] 1996:705, Fig. 3 [Copeia 1996 (no. 3); ref. 22231] Tidal portion of Sg. Sarawak between fish market and State Mosque, 1°33'N, 110°25'E, Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia. Holotype: USNM 329349. Paratypes: USNM 325044 (1), 325050 (1), 325052 (1), 325054 (17, 3 c&s), 334043 [ex USNM 329349] (8), Muz. Brunei Nat. Hist. Sect. NH/91-81 (1). •Valid as Phallostethus lehi Parenti 1996 -- (Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Shibukawa et al. 2012:46 [ref. 32037], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268] ). Current status: Valid as Phallostethus lehi Parenti 1996. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sarawak, Brunei and northwestern Borneo. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mirabilis, Gulaphallus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1925:511, Pl. 2 (figs. 3-5) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 27 (no. 4); ref. 2121] Ibo River mouth, Bulacan Province, 60 kilometers northeast of Manila, Philippines. Syntypes: (48) USNM 104412 [ex UW 849] (2), others at BSMP destroyed. •Valid as Gulaphallus mirabilis Herre 1925 -- (Parenti 1989:274 [ref. 13486], Kottelat 2013:284 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Jamandre 2023:161 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Gulaphallus mirabilis Herre 1925. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.

palawanensis, Plectrostethus Myers [G. S.] 1935:5 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 48; ref. 3108] Mouth of the Caiholo River, Ulugan Bay, western coast of Palawan Island, Philippines. Holotype: USNM 93421. Paratypes: USNM 93422 (1), 93423 (orig. 10, now 9 or 8, 1 c&s). •Valid as Neostethus palawanensis (Myers 1935) -- (Parenti 1989:271 [ref. 13486], Parenti & Louie 1998:142 [ref. 23544], Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268]). Current status: Valid as Neostethus palawanensis (Myers 1935). Phallostethidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.

panayensis, Neostethus (Sandakanus) Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:153 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 2 (no. 5); ref. 2134] Capiz, Panay, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 36539. Paratypes: CAS-SU 36541 (22), 36540 (22, 2 c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:68 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gulaphallus panayensis (Herre 1942) -- (Parenti 1989:275 [ref. 13486], Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:284 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268]). Current status: Valid as Gulaphallus panayensis (Herre 1942). Phallostethidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.

posthon, Phenacostethus Roberts [T. R.] 1971:12, Figs. 3, 5, 6 [not 7] [Breviora No. 374; ref. 603] Khlong Kla Sohm, about 15 kilometers southwest of Pungah town, Pungah, Thailand. Holotype: MCZ 47300. Paratypes: KUMF (7); MCZ 47301 (58 or 56, 2 c&s), 47302 (20). •Valid as Phenacostethus posthon Roberts 1971 -- (Parenti 1989:268 [ref. 13486], Kottelat et al. 1993:96 [ref. 23448], Parenti 1996:704 [ref. 22231], Shibukawa et al. 2012:44 [ref. 32037], Kulabtong et al. 2012:159 [ref. 32364], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Taki et al. 2021:320 [ref. 39830], Parenti et al. 2023:561 [ref. 40527]). Current status: Valid as Phenacostethus posthon Roberts 1971. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malay Peninsula to lower Mekong River basin, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

robertsi, Neostethus Parenti [L. R.] 1989:272, Figs. 12-13 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 46 (no. 11); ref. 13486] About 12 kilometers north of San Carlos City, Pangasinan Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: CAS 50723. Paratypes: CAS 64254 (40, 3 c&s). •Valid as Neostethus robertsi Parenti 1989 -- (Parenti & Louie 1998:142 [ref. 23544], Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Jamandre 2023:161 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Neostethus robertsi Parenti 1989. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.

siamensis, Neostethus Myers [G. S.] 1937:139 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 84 (no. 3007); ref. 3115] Estuary of the Chantabun River, southeastern Thailand. Holotype (unique): USNM 102140. •Synonym of Neostethus lankesteri Regan 1916 -- (Parenti 1989:269 [ref. 13486], Shibukawa et al. 2012:44 [ref. 32037], Kunlapapuk et al. 2012:119 [ref. 32192], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Neostethus lankesteri Regan 1916. Phallostethidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

sikat, Phenacostethus Parenti [L. R.], Lumbantobing [D. N.] & Haryono [no initials] 2023:557, Figs. 2-3C, 4, 5A [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 71; ref. 40527] Kecamatan Jorong, Jorong River, along Jalan Ahmad Yani, road from Pelaihari to Simpangempat, Kabupaten Tanah Laut, Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia, 3°58.794S, 114°56.375E, elevation 20.7 meters. Holotype: MZB 25501. Paratypes: MZB, USNM, ZRC. •Valid as Phenacostethus sikat Parenti, Lumbantobing & Haryono 2023. Current status: Valid as Phenacostethus sikat Parenti, Lumbantobing & Haryono 2023. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: southeastern coastal drainages of Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

smithi, Phenacostethus Myers [G. S.] 1928:6, Figs. 1-2 [American Museum Novitates No. 295; ref. 3101] Bangkok, Thailand, freshwater streams. Holotype: AMNH 9247. Paratypes: AMNH 9248 (1); ANSP 108764 [ex CAS-SU 26520] (2); MNHN 1932-0203 [ex CAS-SU] (4); CAS-SU 26520 (now 8); USNM 92297 (2), 92979 (11), 104417 [ex UW 848] (1), 202564 [ex UW 848] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:140 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Phenacostethus smithi Myers 1928 -- (Parenti 1989:268 [ref. 13486], Kottelat et al. 1993:96 [ref. 23448], Parenti 1996:704 [ref. 22231], Rainboth 1996:171 [ref. 22772], Ng & Tan 1999:362 [ref. 24159], Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Parenti & Lim 2005:192 [ref. 28285], Shibukawa et al. 2012:44 [ref. 32037], Kulabtong et al. 2012:159 [ref. 32364], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Sulaiman et al. 2018:35 [ref. 35802], Ng et al. 2019:537 [ref. 36606], Taki et al. 2021:320 [ref. 39830], Ahmad et al. 2023:139 [ref. 41243], Parenti et al. 2023:560 [ref. 40527]). Current status: Valid as Phenacostethus smithi Myers 1928. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sumatra (Indonesia), Sarawak (Malaysia), Brunei, Malaya (Malaysia) to Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

thai, Phenacostethus Fowler [H. W.] 1937:219, Figs. 189-190 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 89; ref. 1425] Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 51352 (with paratypes). Paratypes: ANSP 51353-60 (8). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:140 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Phenacostethus smithi Myers 1928 -- (Parenti 1989:268 [ref. 13486], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Phenacostethus smithi Myers 1928. Phallostethidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

thessa, Solenophallus Aurich [H.] 1937:264, Figs. 1a, 3-5, 7I [Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie, Leipzig v. 34 (no. 3/5); ref. 151] Lake Mainit, Surigao Province, northeastern Mindanao, Philippines, elevation 165 meters. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Neostethus thessa (Aurich 1937) -- (Parenti 1989:272 [ref. 13486], Parenti & Louie 1998:142 [ref. 23544], Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Jamandre 2023:161 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Neostethus thessa (Aurich 1937). Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.

trewavasae, Phenacostethus Parenti [L. R.] 1986:226, Figs. 1-3, 4b [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 44 (no. 10); ref. 5192] Sungei Kejin Tugang, 3°41'30"N [or 0°41'30"], 114°27'15"E, tributary of Sungei Kejin, Baram River, Sarawak, East Malaysia, depth to 1 meter. Holotype: ROM 41826. Paratypes: AMNH 55570 (5); BMNH 1984.7.12.1-5 (5, now 4); CAS 55454 (5, 1 c&s); ROM 41827 (1), 41829-30 (1, 13), 44289 (19), ROM CS 812 (3, c&s); USNM 267266 (5). Kottelat (2013) states that latitute was 0°41'30"N. •Valid as Phenacostethus trewavasae Parenti 1986 -- (Parenti 1989:268 [ref. 13486], Kottelat et al. 1993:96 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:244 [ref. 23210], Parenti 1996:704 [ref. 22231], Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Kulabtong et al. 2012:159 [ref. 32364], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Sulaiman et al. 2018:45 [ref. 35802], Parenti et al. 2023:561 [ref. 40527]). Current status: Valid as Phenacostethus trewavasae Parenti 1986. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malaysian Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei. Habitat: freshwater.

villadolidi, Neostethus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:150 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 2 (no. 5); ref. 2134] Cagayan de Misamis, Oriental Misamis Province, Mindanao, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 36537 [not 23637]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 36538 (now 58). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:68 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Neostethus villadolidi Herre 1942 -- (Parenti 1989:271 [ref. 13486], Parenti & Louie 1998:142 [ref. 23544], Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Jamandre 2023:161 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Neostethus villadolidi Herre 1942. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

zamboangae, Neostethus (Sandakanus) Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1942:153 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 2 (no. 5); ref. 2134] Near fishery station at Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 36544. Paratypes: CAS-SU 36545 (224, 4 c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:68 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Neostethus zamboangae Herre 1942 -- (Parenti 1989:271 [ref. 13486], Parenti & Louie 1998:142 [ref. 23544], Parenti 1999:2148 [ref. 24784], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2013:285 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2014:178 [ref. 33268], Jamandre 2023:161 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Neostethus zamboangae Herre 1942. Phallostethidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines. Habitat: brackish, marine.