albimaculatus, Rhinogobius Chen [I-S.], Kottelat [M.] & Miller [P. J.] 1999:23, Figs. 4-5, 10, 14 [Zoological Studies v. 38 (1); ref. 23908] Houay Sala Yai, a tributary of Nam San, 18°35'17"N, 103°05'00"E, Mekong River basin, Vientiane Province, Laos. Holotype: ZRC 45288. Paratypes: CMK 13360-4 through -13360-22 (19), ZRC 45289 (2). •Valid as Rhinogobius albimaculatus Chen, Kottelat & Miller 1999 -- (Kottelat 2001:157 [ref. 25780], Chen et al. 2008:341 [ref. 29895], Kottelat 2013:424 [ref. 32989], Huang et al. 2016:[8] [ref. 34339], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[2] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:82 [ref. 35202], Taki et al. 2021:441 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius albimaculatus Chen, Kottelat & Miller 1999. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong River basin, central Laos. Habitat: freshwater.