pelaeos, Trypauchen Murdy [E. O.] 2006:65, Fig. 6 [Zootaxa No. 1343; ref. 28850] South of Penang, south of Pu Kendi Island, 5°11'N, 100°10'E, Malaysia [Strait of Malacca, eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype: USNM 339609. Paratypes: AMS I.27633-016 (1), I.28094-017 (1), I.28984-047 (3), I.38176-002 (1); USNM 245453 (1), 339608 (17), 385738 (1), 385741 (2, c&s), 389739 (1), •Valid as Trypauchen pelaeos Murdy 2006 -- (Murdy 2011:116 [ref. 31729], Kottelat 2013:435 [ref. 32989], Huang et al. 2014:114 [ref. 33161], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:269 [ref. 36460], Psomadakis et al. 2020:551 [ref. 37272], Parenti 2021:66 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:485 [ref. 39830], Vilasri et al. 2023:93 [ref. 40764], Endruweit 2024:101 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Trypauchen pelaeos Murdy 2006. Oxudercidae: Amblyopinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and China. Habitat: brackish, marine.