maculipinna, Opua Randall [J. E.] & Goren [M.] 1993:15, Fig. 8 [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 58; ref. 21131] Lagoon east of Vihamaafara Reef, Ari Atoll, Maldives, depth 20 meters. Holotype (unique): BPBM 32876. •Valid as Oplopomops maculipinns (Randall & Goren 1993) -- (Iwata et al. 1998:117 [ref. 23379]). •Valid as Hazeus maculipinna (Randall & Goren 1993) -- (Anderson et al. 1998:27 [ref. 23611], Engin et al. 2018:321 [ref. 36014], Parenti 2021:184 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:104 [ref. 39971], Allen et al. 2024:10 [ref. 41004]). Current status: Valid as Hazeus maculipinna (Randall & Goren 1993). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Maldives endemic. Habitat: marine.