exilis, Cryptocentrops Smith [J. L. B.] 1958:153, Pl. 2 (fig. L) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 11; ref. 4118] Chumbe, Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean, tide pool. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 218. The species epithet periophthalmus is a noun in apposition. •Valid as Amblyeleotris exilis (Smith 1958) -- (Hoese & Steene 1978:382 [ref. 8713], Larson & Murdy 2001:3594 [ref. 26293]). •Synonym of Amblyeleotris periophthalma (Bleeker 1853) -- (Randall 1995:326 [ref. 22896], Chen et al. 1998:115 [ref. 23405], Randall 2005:515 [ref. 28239], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:349 [ref. 28867], Larson 2022:37 [ref. 39965], Parenti 2021:86 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Amblyeleotris periophthalmus (Bleeker 1853). Current status: Synonym of Amblyeleotris periophthalmus (Bleeker 1853). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.