Cristatogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:170 Masc. Cristatogobius lophius Herre 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Cristatogobius Herre 1927 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:256 [ref. 6441], Birdsong et al. 1988:192 [ref. 7303], Gill 1994:59 [ref. 23557], Akihito & Meguro 2000:250 [ref. 24803], Larson & Murdy 2001:3582 [ref. 26293], Akihito et al. 2003:117 [ref. 26916], Hoese & Larson 2006:1636 [ref. 29097], Thacker 2011:130 [ref. 31731], Kottelat 2013:404 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:122 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cristatogobius Herre 1927. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.