rutilaureus, Stiphodon Watson [R. E.] 1996:122, Fig. 18-20 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 23 (no. 3/4); ref. 22688] Letak Creek, about 25 kilometers southeast of Wewak, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, elevation 350 meters. Holotype: WAM P.27834-003. Paratypes: CAS 53893 (2); WAM P.27833-014 (2), P.28164-008 (16), P.28423-003 (10). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:46 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Stiphodon rutilaureus Watson 1996 -- (Watson & Allen 1999:114 [ref. 24140], Larson & Murdy 2001:3603 [ref. 26293], Watson et al. 2001:42 [ref. 25349], Keith et al. 2002:188 [ref. 26363], Maeda 2013:(8) [ref. 33023], Keith et al. 2015:230 [ref. 34328], Keith et al. 2021:162 [ref. 38257]). Current status: Valid as Stiphodon rutilaureus Watson 1996. Gobiidae: Sicydiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Java, Papua east to Fiji, south to Australia and New Caledonia [amphidromous]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.