nematodes, Stonogobiops Hoese [D. F.] & Randall [J. E.] 1982:13, Pl. 3 (B-C); Figs. 1, 4 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 1; ref. 5297] Off South Seas Resort Hotel, Dumaguete City, Negros, Philippines, depth 65 feet. Holotype (unique): BPBM 27854. •Valid as Stonogobiops nematodes Hoese & Randall 1982 -- (Iwata & Hirata 1994:189 [ref. 21443], Senou & Ren 1999:2 [ref. 24596], Suzuki et al. 1999:2 [ref. 24393], Myers 1999:241 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:1224 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:121 [ref. 25868], Larson & Murdy 2001:3599 [ref. 26293], Yoshino & Shimada 2001:408 [ref. 25786], Nakabo 2002:1224 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:60 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa 2009:286 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:219 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:882 [ref. 31980], Ghanbarifardi & Lagzian 2019:388 [ref. 37241], Parenti 2021:223 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:134 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Stonogobiops nematodes Hoese & Randall 1982. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Persian Gulf and Seychelles east to Philippines and Palau, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan). IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.