spilophthalmus, Gobiodon Fowler [H. W.] 1944:183, Figs. 30-31 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 96; ref. 1451] Vanuatu. Holotype (unique): ANSP 71398. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:110 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Gobiodon heterospilos Bleeker 1856 -- (Shibukawa et al. 2013:144 [ref. 32951]). •Valid as Gobiodon spilophthalmus Fowler 1944 -- (Myers 1999:256 [ref. 23965], Munday et al. 1999:56 [ref. 24284], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3598 [ref. 26293], Allen & Adrim 2003:59 [ref. 26830], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:185 [ref. 27510], Hoese & Larson 2006:1657 [ref. 29097], Harold et al. 2008:120 [ref. 29450], Suzuku et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32027], Herler et al. 2013:327 [ref. 32889], Parenti 2021:171 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Gobiodon spilophthalmus Fowler 1944. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific and southeastern Indian Ocean: Rowley Shoels (Western Australia); Ryukyu Islands (Japan), Palau, Vanuatu. Habitat: marine.