gigas, Rhinogobius Aonuma [Y.] & Chen [I-S.] 1996:9, Fig. 1 [Journal of Taiwan Museum v. 49 (no. 1); ref. 22203] Shinwulwu River of Peinandar River, Taitung County, Taiwan. Holotype: ASIZP 057224. Paratypes: ASIZP 057225-26 (3, 8); NMBMP 00302 (3). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:57 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Rhinogobius gigas Aonuma & Chen 1996 -- (Suzuki et al. 2012:698 [ref. 31734], Zhang et al. 2016:203 [ref. 34477], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:82 [ref. 35202], Li et al. 2018:5 [ref. 35989], Parenti 2021:357 [ref. 38603], Chen et al. 2022:40 [ref. 39617]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius gigas Aonuma & Chen 1996. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Taiwan [amphidromous]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.