auropunctatus, Mars Tomiyama [I.] 1955:6, Fig. 5 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 4 (nos 1/2/3); ref. 4412] Near Kamegi, off Nagai, Japan. Holotype (unique): NSMT [ex LICPP] 751. •Valid as Vanderhorstia auropunctata (Tomiyama 1955) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:260 [ref. 6441], Ikeda et al. 1995:308 [ref. 22180], Nakabo 2000:1235 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1235 [ref. 26193], Shibukawa & Suzuki 2004:116 [ref. 28014], Winterbottom et al. 2005:114 [ref. 28146], Randall 2007:22 [ref. 29032], Iwata et al. 2007:191 [ref. 29101]. Suzuki & Chen 2014:207 [ref. 33152], Allen et al. 2020:74 [ref. 37685], Allen et al. 2024:1363 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Vanderhorstia auropunctata (Tomiyama 1955). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western North Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.