hoshinonis, Rhinogobius Tanaka [S.] 1917:226 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 346); ref. 17354] Hiro, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 8038 (lost). •Valid as Istigobius hoshinonis (Tanaka 1917) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:252 [ref. 6441], Murdy & Hoese 1985:13 [ref. 5237], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:638 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1213 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2000:183 [ref. 25987], Shimizu 2001:40 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:1212 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:399. 661 [ref. 26218], Matsui et al. 2014:10 [ref. 33344], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202], Sonoyama et al. 2020:105 [ref. 37637], Parenti 2021:187 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Istigobius hoshinonis (Tanaka 1917). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Hong Kong (China) and Taiwan north to southern Korea and southern Japan. Habitat: marine.