formosanus, Oxyurichthys Nichols [J. T.] 1958:4, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 1876; ref. 12095] Tam-sui River, Taiwan. Holotype (unique): AMNH 20323. Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:57 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Oxyurichthys formosanus Nichols 1958 -- (Wu & Ni in Kuang et al. 1986:281 [ref. 26639], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:941 [ref. 20764], Ho & Shao 2011:57 [ref. 31432]). •Synonym of Oligolepis acutipennis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:415 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2024:85 [ref. 41040]). •Valid as Oligolepis formosanus (Nichols 1958) -- (Pezold & Larson 2015:5 [ref. 33894], Parenti 2021:335 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oligolepis formosanus (Nichols 1958). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Taiwan. Habitat: brackish, marine.