Papuligobius Chen [I-S.] & Kottelat [M.] 2003:244 Masc. Papuligobius uniporus Chen & Kottelat 2003. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Tridentiger Gill 1859 -- (Taki et al. 2021:443 [ref. 39830]). •Valid as Papuligobius Chen & Kottelat 2003 -- (Pezold 2011:94 [ref. 31727], Thacker 2013:372 [ref. 32494], Kottelat 2013:417 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:341 [ref. 38603], Endruweit 2024:127 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Papuligobius Chen & Kottelat 2003. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae.