brachysoma, Amblyopus Bleeker [P.] 1854:510 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 5965] Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4670. •Valid as Brachyamblyopus brachysoma (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:155 [ref. 23448], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3593 [ref. 26293], Murdy & Shibukawa 2002:254 [ref. 25988], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S118 [ref. 27377], Proudlove 2006:269 [ref. 28992], Larson et al. 2008:139 [ref. 29532], Murdy 2011:113 [ref. 31729], Larson et al. 2013:192 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:432 [ref. 32989], Eagderi et al. 2019:60 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2021:60 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:484 [ref. 39830], Larson 2022:21 [ref. 39965]). Current status: Valid as Brachyamblyopus brachysoma (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Amblyopinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to southern China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.