coatesi, Glossogobius Hoese [D. F.] & Allen [G. R.] 1990:118, Figs. 1, 2, 5a [Records of the Western Australian Museum Suppl. No. 34; ref. 19360] Ramu River, at Usema village, 5°42'S, 145°23'E, Papua New Guinea. Holotype: WAM P.29620-009. Paratypes: AMS I.27880-001 [ex WAM P.27487-002] (3); CAS 63337 (9, now 7); 69672 -73 [ex CAS 63337] (1, 1); WAM P.27847-009 (5), P.29617-001 (3), P.29620-006 (9). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:40 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:44 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Glossogobius coatesi Hoese & Allen 1990 -- (Allen & Coates 1990:108 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:181 [ref. 21090], Allen et al. 1992:302 [ref. 21400], Hoese & Allen 2009:6 [ref. 29998], Hoese & Allen 2015:214 [ref. 33880], Parenti 2021:161 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Glossogobius coatesi Hoese & Allen 1990. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Papua New Guinea endemic. Habitat: freshwater.