semicinctus, Gobius Bennett [E. T.] 1833:32 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833 (pt 1); ref. 16786] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1852.9.13.100 [ex Zool. Soc.]. •Synonym of Amblygobius albimaculatus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Maugé 1986:359 [ref. 6218], Fricke 1999:497 [ref. 24106]). •Valid as Amblygobius semicinctus (Bennett 1833) -- (Randall & Goren 1993:4 [ref. 21131], Myers 1999:242 [ref. 23965], Allen & Adrim 2003:56 [ref. 26830], Heemstra et al. 2004:3328 [ref. 27945], Fricke et al. 2009:99 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:262 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:957 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:269 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2018:324 [ref. 35805], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:124 [ref. 40104], Parenti 2021:90 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:42 [ref. 39971], Babu et al. 2023:4 [ref. 41195], Vadher et al. 2024:24943 [ref. 40956]). Current status: Valid as Amblygobius semicinctus (Bennett 1833). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Mozambique) east to Gujarat (India), including Seychelles, Madagascar, Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), Lakshadweep (India), Maldives and Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory). Habitat: marine.