malindiensis, Iotogobius Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:195, Fig. 6 [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 13; ref. 4122] Malindi, Kenya, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 203. •Valid as Cryptocentrus malindiensis (Smith 1959) -- (Hoese & Larson 2004:168 [ref. 28074], Pinault et al. 2015:237 [ref. 34021], Fricke et al. 2018:329 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:128 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:74 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Cryptocentrus malindiensis (Smith 1959). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa to Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius). Habitat: marine.