nobilis, Vanderhorstia Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 2006:40, Figs. 1-4 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 28981] Off Rhodes Island, Halsey Harbour, Culion Island, Calamianes Islands, northern Palawan Province, Philippines, 11°45.52’N, 119°58.08’E, depth 18 meters. Holotype: WAM P.31402. Paratypes: BPBM 26695 (2). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:47 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Vanderhorstia nobilis Allen & Randall 2006 -- (Randall 2007:90 [ref. 29222], Allen & Erdmann 2012:891 [ref. 31980], Suzuki & Chen 2014:207 [ref. 33152], Parenti 2021:254 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Vanderhorstia nobilis Allen & Randall 2006. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Sulawesi (Indonesia). Habitat: marine.