diadema, Gobius Steindachner [F.] 1876:232 [184] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Hong Kong, South China Sea, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): NMW 29171. On p. 184 of separate. •Valid as Istigobius diadema (Steindachner 1876) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:146 [ref. 23448], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:638 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:248 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3598 [ref. 26293] dated 1877, Allen & Adrim 2003:59 [ref. 26830] dated 1877, Hoese & Larson 2006:1660 [ref. 29097] dated 1877, Larson et al. 2008:149 [ref. 29532] dated 1877, Shibukawa 2009:278 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:979 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:200 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:411 [ref. 32989], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2015:80 [ref. 34319], Moulitharan et al. 2021:673 [ref. 38819], Parenti 2021:187 [ref. 38603], Vadher et al. 2024:24944 [ref. 40956]). Current status: Valid as Istigobius diadema (Steindachner 1876). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India to northern Australia, north to Hong Kong (China). Habitat: freshwater.