nuchipunctatus, Ctenogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1934:85 [Notes on fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 1. The fishes of the Herre Philippine expedition of 1931.; ref. 2108] Tide pool at Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 26246. Paratypes: CAS-SU 69108 (5). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:148 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:110-111 [ref. 12291]. Combined with a feminine genus, the adjective should be nuchipunctata. •Valid as Silhouettea nuchipunctata (Herre 1934) (often seen as nuchipunctatus) -- (Larson & Miller 1986:117 [ref. 5803], Miller 1988:257 [ref. 26483], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3599 [ref. 26293], Larson et al. 2008:150 [ref. 29532] as cf. nuchipunctatus, Randall 2008:297 [ref. 29721], Kovačić et al. 2020:55 [ref. 37377] as nuchipunctatus). Current status: Valid as Silhouettea nuchipunctata (Herre 1934). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: marine.