ornatus, Lubricogobius Fourmanoir [P.] 1966:958, Fig. 2 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 37 (no. 6, 1965); ref. 1355] Nha-Trang market, Vietnam. Holotype: MNHN 1965-0707 (? lost or not sent). Paratypes: (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:41 [ref. 19958]. •Could be an Amblyeleotris or Oxyurichthys -- (Pezold & Larson 2015:87 [ref. 33894]). •Valid as Lubricogobius ornatus Fourmanoir 1966 -- (Randall & Senou 2001:9 [ref. 25241], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3598 [ref. 26293], Randall 2005:541 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1663 [ref. 29097], Prokofiev 2009:418 [ref. 30222], Hoese & Larson 2010:374 [ref. 31045], Allen & Erdmann 2012:926 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:201 [ref. 32988], Allen 2015:9 [ref. 34133], Allen & Erdmann 2016:32, 34 [ref. 34937], Parenti 2021:194 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Lubricogobius ornatus Fourmanoir 1966. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.
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