rubripectoralis, Cristatogobius Akihito [Prince], Meguro [K.] & Sakamoto [K.] 2003:117, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Research v. 50 (no. 2); ref. 26916] Saunders Beach, north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: ROM 72479. Paratypes: AMS I.22717-001 (1), I.22717-018 to 021 (4); BMNH 2001.3.8.3-4 (1, 1); NSMT-P 60898-99 (1, 1); NTM S.15251-001 to 002 (1, 1); ROM 72627 (1); USNM 364564 (2); WAM P.31776-001 (2). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:43 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Cristatogobius rubripectoralis Akihito, Meguro & Sakamoto 2003 -- (Hoese & Larson 2006:1636 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2013:193 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:404 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:122 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cristatogobius rubripectoralis Akihito, Meguro & Sakamoto 2003. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia and northern Australia. Habitat: marine.