lophius, Cristatogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:170, Pl. 13 (fig. 1) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Under the wharf at Bungan, Sulu Province, Philippines. Syntypes: BSMP 12106 (2, destroyed, seen by Koumans). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:186 [ref. 2676]. •Valid as Cristatogobius lophius Herre 1927 -- (Akihito & Meguro 2000:253 [ref. 24803], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1194 [ref. 25182], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:110 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1194 [ref. 26193], Akihito et al. 2003:121 [ref. 26916], Myers & Donaldson 2003:644 [ref. 27495], Motomura et al. 2010:208 [ref. 31256], Kottelat 2013:404 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:122 [ref. 38603], Koreeda & Motomura 2022:4 [ref. 39907]). Current status: Valid as Cristatogobius lophius Herre 1927. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines east to Mariana Islands, north to southern Japan. Habitat: brackish, marine.