medon, Stonogobiops Hoese [D. F.] & Randall [J. E.] 1982:7, Pl. 2 (A-B); Figs. 1-2 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 1; ref. 5297] Off point at northern end of Hanauu Bay, Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, depth 35 meters. Holotype: BPBM 11817. Paratypes: AMS I.22478 [ex BPBM 12826] (1); BPBM 12604 (1), 12826 (1); USNM 231345 (1). •Valid as Stonogobiops medon Hoese & Randall 1982 -- (Iwata & Hirata 1994:189 [ref. 21443], Randall & Earle 2000:20 [ref. 25806], Yoshino & Shimada 2001:408 [ref. 25786], Randall 2005:550 [ref. 28239], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:8 [ref. 33988], Parenti 2021:223 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Stonogobiops medon Hoese & Randall 1982. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.