elapoides, Gobius Günther [A.] 1872:665, Pl. 63 (fig. D) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] Locality unknown, probably Japan. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1872.1.29.1. •Valid as Pterogobius elapoides (Günther 1872) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:369 [ref. 7348], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:279 [ref. 6441], Zhu 1995:184 [ref. 25213], Nakabo 2000:1209 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2000:183 [ref. 25987], Shimizu 2001:40 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:1209 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:399, 663 [ref. 26218], Akihito et al. 2008:8, 14 [ref. 30094], Shibukawa & Iwata 2013:49 [ref. 32580], Matsui et al. 2014:6 [ref. 33344], Kim et al. 2020:173 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:107 [ref. 37637], Parenti 2021:288 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Pterogobius elapoides (Günther 1872). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.