larson, Stiphodon Watson [R. E.] 1996:120, Figs. 14-16 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 23 (no. 3/4); ref. 22688] Maeabudu River, tributary of Gogol River, northern coast of New Guinea. Holotype: WAM P.29602-017. Paratypes: AMS I.28008-001 (7); NTM S.13675-004 (4), S.13690-001 (3); WAM P.29600-004 (2), P.29601-007 (4), P.29602-013 (50, not 51). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:46 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Stiphodon larson Watson 1996 -- (Watson 1998:76 [ref. 23640], Larson & Murdy 2001:3603 [ref. 26293], Watson 2008:51 [ref. 29534], Maeda 2013:(7) [ref. 33023], Fricke et al. 2014:172 [ref. 33932], Maeda & Palla 2015:393 [ref. 33960], Maeda et al. 2015:256 [ref. 33999], Keith et al. 2015:202 [ref. 34328]). Current status: Valid as Stiphodon larson Watson 1996. Gobiidae: Sicydiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea [supposedly amphidromous]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.