pearsei, Periophthalmus Eggert [B.] 1935:57, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Matla River bank, Port Canning, West Bengal, India. Syntypes: (8) Universität Tübingen (destroyed in WWII). Comments on types for Periophthalmus pearsei Eggert 1935: Konstantinidis et al. 2016:[4] [ref. 34503]. •Valid as Periophthalmus pearsei Eggert 1935 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:965 [ref. 20764], Khan 2003:10 [ref. 27710]). •Synonym of Periophthalmus novemradiatus (Hamilton 1822) -- (Murdy 1989:43 [ref. 13628], Jaafar et al. 2009:309 [ref. 30170], Kottelat 2013:420 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus novemradiatus (Hamilton 1822). Gobiidae: Oxudercinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: brackish, marine.