mitodes, Ctenogobiops Randall [J. E.], Shao [K.-T.] & Chen [J.-P.] 2007:28, Figs. 1-5 [Zoological Studies v. 46 (no. 1); ref. 29015] Pratas Reef, 3 kilometers north of Pratas Island, South China Sea, depth 10 meters. Holotype: ASIZP 65069. Paratypes: AMS, ASIZP, BMNH 2005.8.5.1 (1), BPBM, CAS, NMMBP, NSMT, USNM. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Ctenogobiops mitodes Randall, Shao & Chen 2007 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:877 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2019:279 [ref. 36673], Moore et al. 2020:110 [ref. 37357], Parenti 2021:131 [ref. 38603], Babu et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41195]). Current status: Valid as Ctenogobiops mitodes Randall, Shao & Chen 2007. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Philippines, south to Kimberley (Western Australia). Record from Lakshadweep (India) needs verification. Habitat: marine.