dracula, Stonogobiops Polunin [N. V. C.] & Lubbock [R.] 1977:74, Figs. 6-7 [Journal of Zoology (London) v. 183 (pt 1); ref. 3540] Baie Ternay, Mahé, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean, depth about 20 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1975.5.5.18. Paratypes: BMNH 1975.5.5.19 (1), BPBM 18079 (1). •Valid as Stonogobiops dracula Polunin & Lubbock 1977 -- (Hoese & Randall 1982:5 [ref. 5297], Randall & Goren 1993:21 [ref. 21131], Iwata & Hirata 1994:189 [ref. 21443], Myers 1999:241 [ref. 23965], Yoshino & Shimada 2001:408 [ref. 25786], Parenti 2021:223 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:134 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Stonogobiops dracula Polunin & Lubbock 1977. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Seychelles, western Mascarenes (La Réunion), Maldives. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.
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