purpurascens, Leme De Vis [C. W.] 1884:698 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Taenioides purpurascens (De Vis 1884) -- (Johnson 1999:749 [ref. 25471], Larson & Murdy 2001:3594 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2006:1686 [ref. 29097], Murdy 2011:113 [ref. 31729], Murdy 2018:454 [ref. 36225], Parenti 2021:64 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Taenioides purpurascens (De Vis 1884). Gobiidae: Amblyopinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific Ocean: eastern Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.