variolatus, Rhinogobius Chen [I-S.] & Kottelat [M.] 2005:1417, Figs. 4, 8, 12 [Journal of Natural History v. 39 (no. 17); ref. 28141] Small coastal stream, at about kilometer 10 on road from Mong Duong to Tien Yen, 21°05'38"N, 107°21'02"E, Cam Pha District, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. Holotype: ZRC 49202. Paratypes: CMK 14951 (1), 14982 (3); ZRC 49203 (2). •Valid as Zhuquella variolata (Chen & Kottelat 2005) -- (Endruweit 2024:189 [ref. 41040]). •Valid as Rhinogobius variolatus Chen & Kottelat 2005 -- (Kottelat 2013:426 [ref. 32989], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35202], Parenti 2021:364 [ref. 38603], Maeda et al. 2024:523 [ref. 41367]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius variolatus Chen & Kottelat 2005. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Ba Che drainage and and unnamed creek north of Cam Pha, Quang Ninh Province (Vietnam). Habitat: freshwater.