modestus, Periophthalmus Cantor [T. E.] 1842:484 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 9 (nos 58, 59, 60); ref. 17344] Chusan Island, China. Possible type: BMNH 1860.3.19.39 (1). •Valid as Periophthalmus modestus Cantor 1842 -- (Murdy 1989:41 [ref. 13628], Lee et al. 1995:121 [ref. 24035], Kim 1997:473 [ref. 24032], Sato et al. 1998:41 [ref. 24972], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:639 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1156 [ref. 25182], Kottelat 2001:61 [ref. 25482], Sakai et al. 2001:115 [ref. 25693], Kim & Park 2002:396 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:1156 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:399, 663 [ref. 26218], Larson & Takita 2004:184 [ref. 28075], Jaafar & Larson 2008:952 [ref. 29863], Murdy 2011:105 [ref. 31728], Kottelat 2013:419 [ref. 32989], Murdy & Jaafar 2017:26 [ref. 35561], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:266 [ref. 36460], Kim et al. 2020:173 [ref. 39118], Parenti 2021:393 [ref. 38603], Endruweit 2024:102 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Periophthalmus modestus Cantor 1842. Oxudercidae: Oxudercinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Vietnam and southern China to Korea and Japan. Habitat: brackish, marine.