smithi, Flabelligobius Chen [I-S.] & Fang [L.-S.] 2003:334, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Research v. 50 (no. 4); ref. 27539] Taiwan Strait off Tongkang, Pingtung County, Taiwan, depth about 100 meters. Holotype: NMMB P-1905. Paratypes: NMMB P-1906 (1), P-1907 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:56 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Flabelligobius smithi Chen & Fang 2003 -- (Shibukawa et al. 2005:200 [ref. 28614]). •Valid as Tomiyamichthys smithi (Chen & Fang 2003) -- (Randall & Chen 2007:655 [ref. 29392], Ho & Shao 2011:56 [ref. 31432], Bogorodsky et al. 2011:215 [ref. 31666], Allen & Erdmann 2012:886 [ref. 31980], Allen 2015:79 [ref. 33923], Hoese et al. 2016:583 [ref. 34210], Allen et al. 2018:45 [ref. 36213], Allen et al. 2019:62 [ref. 37006]). Current status: Valid as Tomiyamichthys smithi (Chen & Fang 2003). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Philippines, and Yaeyama and Ryukyu iIslands (Japan). Habitat: marine.