persica, Valenciennea Hoese [D. F.] & Larson [H. K.] 1994:42, Pls. 3B, 4A [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 23; ref. 12483] About 7 kilometers east of Sitra Island, Bahrain, Persian Gulf, depth 12 meters. Holotype: BPBM 21007. Paratypes: AMS I.27129-001 (4), I.27132-001 (1); BMNH 1988.4.26.3-4 (2); BPBM 29466 (2), 29486 (1), 21493 (2); USNM 293159 (2). •Valid as Valenciennea persica Hoese & Larson 1994 -- (Randall 1995:343 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:215 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S119 [ref. 27377], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Eagderi et al. 2019:67 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2021:250 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:150 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea persica Hoese & Larson 1994. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf to Masirah Island (central Oman). Habitat: marine.