rubromaculatus, Rhinogobius Lee [S.-C.] & Chang [J.-T.] 1996:31, Fig. 1 [Zoological Studies v. 35 (no. 1); ref. 22012] Tadu River, Taichung County, Taiwan. Holotype: ASIZP 56640. Paratypes: ASIZP 057271 (7). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:58 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Rhinogobius rubromaculatus Lee & Chang 1996 -- (Chen & Shao 1996:206 [ref. 22202], Chen & Miller 1998:219 [ref. 23576], Chen et al. 1998:255 [ref. 23655], Chen et al. 1999:176 [ref. 23885], Chen & Fang 2006:252 [ref. 28955], Chen et al. 2008:340 [ref. 29895], Ho & Shao 2011:58 [ref. 31432], Huang et al. 2016:[7] [ref. 34339], Zhang et al. 2016:205 [ref. 34477], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[2] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:82 [ref. 35202], Li et al. 2018:8 [ref. 35989], Chen et al. 2022:40 [ref. 39617]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius rubromaculatus Lee & Chang 1996. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater.