nesiotes, Elacatinus Bussing [W. A.] 1990:110, Fig. 6 [Revista de Biología Tropical v. 38 (no. 1); ref. 19516] 300 meters southwest of Cabo Descubierto, eastern side of Isla del Coco [Cocos], off Costa Rica, depth 20 meters. Holotype: LACM 44821-3 [ex UCR 1155]. Paratypes: LACM 32254-33 (2), 32256-27 (6), 32271-20 (5), 32272-20 (1), 32283-26 (4), 43676-25 (1), 43684-5 (4), 44820-1 (5), 44821-1 (6); UCR 717-1 (2), 741-11 (was 2, now 1), 770-54 (1), 1154-1 (1), 1156-21 (8). Type catalog: Angulo et al. 2015:385 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Elacatinus nesiotes Bussing 1990 -- (Hoese in Fischer et al. 1995:1134 [ref. 22829], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:555 [ref. 24023], Hoese & Reader 2001:165 [ref. 26035], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:194 [ref. 30957]). •Valid as Tigrigobius nesiotes (Bussing 1990) -- (Van Tassell 2011:156 [ref. 31732], Parenti 2021:281 [ref. 38603], Grove et al. 2022:18 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Tigrigobius nesiotes (Bussing 1990). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Colombia, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Gorgona Island (Colombia) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.