polyzona, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1867:413 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 2; ref. 14040] Samberano River, Madagascar. Syntypes: RMNH 4484 (2). Type catalog: Fricke et al. 2018:340 [ref. 35805]. •Synonym of Stenogobius genivittatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Maugé 1986:384 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Stenogobius polyzona (Bleeker 1867) -- (Watson 1991:646 [ref. 19908], Reinthal & Stiassny 1997:354 [ref. 22780], Fricke 1999:523 [ref. 24106], Keith et al. 1999:114 [ref. 24548], Keith & Marquet 2006:141 [ref. 28956] in subgenus Insularigobius, Fricke et al. 2009:103 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2018:340 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:17 [ref. 36883], Parenti 2021:373 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:172 [ref. 39971], Fricke et al. 2024:75 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Stenogobius polyzona (Bleeker 1867). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape (South Africa), Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.