pallida, Gobiosoma Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1934:91 [Notes on fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 1. The fishes of the Herre Philippine expedition of 1931.; ref. 2108] Sitankai, Sulu Province, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 28609. Paratypes: CAS-SU 16962 (3). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:149 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:113 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Schismatogobius pallidus (Herre 1934) -- (Chen et al. 2001:141 [ref. 25462]). •Not in Schismatogobius -- (Keith et al. 2004:237 [ref. 27963]). •Synonym of Cryptocentroides insignis (Seale 1910) -- (Kottelat 2013:405 [ref. 32989] with question, Parenti 2021:124 [ref. 38603] with question). •Valid as Gobiosoma pallida Herre 1834 -- (Keith et al. 2017:65 [ref. 35180], Keith et al. 2017:195 [ref. 35442], Jamandre 2023:168 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Uncertain as Gobiosoma pallida Herre 1934. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.