tongaensis, Ctenogobiops Randall [J. E.], Shao [K.-T.] & Chen [J.-P.] 2003:513, Fig. 10 [Zoological Studies v. 42 (no. 4); ref. 27448] Inner harbor, off dock of Paradise International Hotel, Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga, depth 1 meter. Holotype: BPBM 38297. Paratypes: ASIZP 61734 (1). •Valid as Ctenogobiops tongaensis Randall, Shao & Chen 2003 -- (Randall 2005:529 [ref. 28239], Randall et al. 2007:26 [ref. 29015], Parenti 2021:131 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Ctenogobiops tongaensis Randall, Shao & Chen 2003. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Tonga. Habitat: marine.