linshuiensis, Rhinogobius Chen [I-S.], Miller [P. J.], Wu [H.-L.] & Fang [L.-S.] 2002:264, Figs. 3, 6, 8, 9 [Marine and Freshwater Research v. 53 (no. 2); ref. 25989] Hill stream 5 kilometers southeast from Pauting, Linshui River, Hainan Island, China. Holotype: NMMBP-1902 [ex ISP-96211]. Paratypes: ISP-96212-18 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1). •Valid as Rhinogobius linshuiensis Chen, Miller, Wu & Fang 2002 -- (Chen et al. 2008:341 [ref. 29895], Li & Zhong 2009:332 [ref. 30205], Kottelat 2013:425 [ref. 32989], Chen & Miller 2014:124 [ref. 33160], Huang et al. 2016:[8] [ref. 34339], Zhang et al. 2016:204 [ref. 34477], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[2] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:82 [ref. 35202], Li et al. 2018:6 [ref. 35989]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius linshuiensis Chen, Miller, Wu & Fang 2002. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Hainan Island, China. Habitat: freshwater.