Neodontobutis Chen [I-S.], Kottelat [M.] & Wu [H.-L.] 2002:230 Masc. Hypseleotris hainanensis Chen 1985. Type by original designation. Misspelled once as Odontobitis on p. 230. Appeared first as a nomen nudum in Kottelat 2001:59 [ref. 25482] and Kottelat 2001:153 [ref. 25780]. Gender is feminine according to Gill & Hoese 2011:67 [ref. 31121] but masculine according to Kottelat 2011:67 [ref. 31660]. Spelled Neodontobitis on p. 320. •Valid as Neodontobutis Chen, Kottelat & Wu 2002 -- (Iwata 2011:69 [ref. 31725], Nguyen & Nguyen 2011:12 [ref. 32048], Kottelat 2013:387 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:196 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2018:9 [ref. 35731], Parenti 2021:433 [ref. 38603], Zhou et al. 2022:113 [ref. 39247]). Current status: Valid as Neodontobutis Chen, Kottelat & Wu 2002. Odontobutidae.