curiosus, Gunnellichthys Dawson [C. E.] 1968:54, Figs. 1-4 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 81; ref. 7885] Southeast of point forming south end of Laraie Bay, Curieuse Island, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean, depth about 30 feet. Holotype (unique): ANSP 103611. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:127 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Gunnellichthys curiosus Dawson 1968 -- (Randall et al. 1990:413 [ref. 15987], Randall & Goren 1993:26 [ref. 21131], Allen 1997:220 [ref. 23977] with genus as Gunnelichthys, Senou et al. 1997:4 [ref. 24381], Randall et al. 1997:413 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:262 [ref. 23965] with genus as Gunnelichthys, Nakabo 2000:1261 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:419 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:122 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson 2001:3608 [ref. 26296], Nakabo 2002:1261 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830] with genus as Gunnelichthys, Kimura et al. 2003:2 [ref. 27051], Myers & Donaldson 2003:645 [ref. 27495], Heemstra et al. 2004:3330 [ref. 27945], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:396 [ref. 28072], Randall 2005:562 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:483 [ref. 28379], Hoese 2006:1704 [ref. 28998], Randall 2007:409 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:104 [ref. 30213], Allen & Erdmann 2012:990 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:177 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2018:345 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:382 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:189 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Gunnellichthys curiosus Dawson 1968. Gobiidae: Microdesminae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.