paradoxus, Palatogobius Gilbert [C. R.] 1971:31, Figs. 1, 2, 3a, 4a [Copeia 1971 (no. 1); ref. 1641] Off Reef Bay, St. John, Virgin Islands, depth 21 meters. Holotype (unique): ANSP 109182 [ex UMML 9156]. Additional original material: UF 223118 [ex UMML 23118] (1, c&s), 226700 [ex UMML 26700] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:108 [ref. 13621]. Although Gilbert partially included data for 2 additional specimens in the original description, he excluded them as types. •Valid as Palatogobius paradoxus Gilbert 1971 -- (Gilbert 1977 [ref. 7041], Robins & Ray 1986:253 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:165 [ref. 23239], Greenfield 2002:717 [ref. 26223], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1794 [ref. 27111], Nelson et al. 2004:173 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:724 [ref. 28815], Van Tassell 2011:168 [ref. 31732], Van Tassell et al. 2012:88 [ref. 31948], Page et al. 2013:178 [ref. 32708], Tornabene & Baldwin 2017:16 [ref. 35339], Parenti 2021:276 [ref. 38603], Page et al. 2023:124 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Palatogobius paradoxus Gilbert 1971. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. northeastern Gulf of Mexico south to Panama and Venezuela, including eastern and southern Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.