allen, Stiphodon Watson [R. E.] 1996:114, Figs. 2-5 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 23 (no. 3/4); ref. 22688] Harvey Creek at Deeral, northeastern Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): WAM P.29644-001. Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:45 [ref. 30117]. Name treated as a noun in apposition. •Valid as Stiphodon allen Watson 1996 -- (Watson 1998:76 [ref. 23640], Larson & Murdy 2001:3603 [ref. 26293], Unmack 2001:064 [ref. 25797], Allen et al. 2002:275 [ref. 25930], Hoese & Larson 2006:1684 [ref. 29097], Maeda 2013:(7) [ref. 33023]). •Synonym of Stiphodon semoni Weber 1895 -- (Keith et al. 2015:236 [ref. 34328] tentatively placed). Current status: Synonym of Stiphodon semoni Weber 1895. Gobiidae: Sicydiinae. Distribution: Australia (if valid). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.