Flabelligobius Smith [J. L. B.] 1956:553 Masc. Flabelligobius fourmanoiri Smith 1956. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Flabelligobius Smith 1956 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:259 [ref. 6441], Birdsong et al. 1988:192 [ref. 7303], Chen & Fang 2003:333 [ref. 27539], Motomura et al. 2010:211 [ref. 31256]). •Synonym of Tomiyamichthys Smith 1956 -- (Randall & Chen 2007:651 [ref. 29392], Bogorodsky et al. 2011:216 [ref. 31666], Hoese et al. 2016:583 [ref. 34210], Parenti 2021:227 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Tomiyamichthys Smith 1956. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.