maculafasciatus, Rhinogobius Chen [I-S.] & Shao [K.-S.] 1996:210, Fig. 13 [Zoological Studies v. 35 (no. 3); ref. 22202] Joko River of Kaoping River, Pingtung County, Taiwan. Holotype: ASIZP 057233. Paratypes: ASIZP 057234-36 (4, 15, 1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:58 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Rhinogobius maculafasciatus Chen & Shao 1996 -- (Chen et al. 1998:255 [ref. 23655], Ho & Shao 2011:58 [ref. 31432], Suzuki et al. 2012:698 [ref. 31734], Zhang et al. 2016:205 [ref. 34477], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:82 [ref. 35202], Parenti 2021:359 [ref. 38603], Chen et al. 2022:40 [ref. 39617]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius maculafasciatus Chen & Shao 1996. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: East Asia: Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater.