sparsipapillus, Glossogobius Akihito [Prince] & Meguro [K.] 1976:9, Figs. 1-2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 7325] Can Tho River, vicinity of Can Tho City, Vietnam. Holotype: NSMT-P 18240. Paratypes: NSMT-P 18241-43 (1, 1, 1), 18244 (1, stained); ZMUH PT 137. •Valid as Glossogobius sparsipapillus Akihito & Meguro 1976 -- (Rainboth 1996:201 [ref. 22772], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3597 [ref. 26293], Larson et al. 2008:149 [ref. 29532], Hoese & Allen 2012:269 [ref. 31974], Kottelat 2013:409 [ref. 32989], Huang et al. 2014:108 [ref. 33161], Taki et al. 2021:430 [ref. 39830], Thu & Thao 2023:642 [ref. 40499], Endruweit 2024:79 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Glossogobius sparsipapillus Akihito & Meguro 1976. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Singapore to Thailand and Vietnam. Habitat: brackish.