pelewensis, Stiphodon Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:282 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 2125] Koror [Gorror], Palau Islands, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 29072. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:151 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:117 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Stiphodon pelewensis Herre 1936 -- (Larson & Murdy 2001:3603 [ref. 26293], Maeda et al. 2012:287 [ref. 31973], Maeda & Tan 2013:760 [ref. 32886], Maeda 2013:(7) [ref. 33023], Maeda & Palla 2015:394 [ref. 33960], Maeda et al. 2015:256 [ref. 33999], Keith et al. 2015:220 [ref. 34328], Keith et al. 2015:220 [ref. 34020], Fricke et al. 2019:290 [ref. 36673], Keith et al. 2021:160 [ref. 38257]). Current status: Valid as Stiphodon pelewensis Herre 1936. Gobiidae: Sicydiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Java (Indonesia) east to Micronesia, Palau, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Vanuatu, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia [amphidromous]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.