prolixus, Gobiodon Winterbottom [R.] & Harold [A. S.] 2005:583, Figs. 1-4 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 118 (no. 3); ref. 28358] Southeastern side of Hon Mot Island, 12°10'38.8"N, 109°16'14.2"E, Nha Trang, Vietnam, depth 0-5 meters. Holotype: ROM 73338. Paratypes: ROM 37245 (1), 37246 (1), 60084 (1), 70324 (1), 76579 (1), 76580 (1), 76581 (1); SAIAB 65198 (3), 75199 (1); USNM 223236 (4), 313789 (1), 340442 (1). •Valid as Gobiodon prolixus Winterbottom & Harold 2005 -- (Harold et al. 2008:120 [ref. 29450], Bogorodsky et al. 2010:118 [ref. 30896], Suzuku et al. 2012:60 [ref. 32027], Allen & Erdmann 2012:899 [ref. 31980], Herler et al. 2013:328 [ref. 32889], Shibukawa et al. 2013:144 [ref. 32951], Fricke et al. 2018:333 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:155 [ref. 36273], Parenti 2021:171 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:98 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:15 [ref. 40247]). Current status: Valid as Gobiodon prolixus Winterbottom & Harold 2005. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Rodrigues) east to Tuamotu Islands (French Polynesia), south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.