downingi, Amblyeleotris Randall [J. E.] 1994:318, Pls. 1-4 [Fauna of Saudi Arabia v. 14; ref. 21639] East side of Kubbar Island, Persian Gulf, Kuwait, depth 13.2 meters. Holotype: BPBM 33229. Paratypes: BPBM 34463 (1), USNM 269989 (1). •Valid as Amblyeleotris downingi Randall 1994 -- (Randall 1995:325 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23922], Randall & Kunzmann 1998:481 [ref. 23919], Aonuma et al. 2000:117 [ref. 24522], Allen & Adrim 2003:56 [ref. 26830], Chen et al. 2006:2565 [ref. 29024], Shibukawa 2009:260 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:862 [ref. 31980], Eagderi et al. 2019:58 [ref. 37020], Islam et al. 2021:116 [ref. 38352], Parenti 2021:84 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:36 [ref. 39965]). Current status: Valid as Amblyeleotris downingi Randall 1994. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, Andaman Sea (Thailand) and western Sumatra (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.