opercularis, Vanderhorstia Randall [J. E.] 2007:20, Figs. 1-3 [Electronic Journal of Ichthyology, Bulletin of the European Ichthyology Society. v. 3 (issue 1); ref. 29032] Off the Interuniversity Institute of Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 27 meters. Holotype: BPBM 17878. Paratypes: BPBM 18097 (1). •Valid as Vanderhorstia opercularis Randall 2007 -- (Randall 2007:90 [ref. 29222], Freinschlag & Patzner 2012:42 [ref. 31789], Suzuki & Chen 2014:207 [ref. 33152], Allen et al. 2014:86 [ref. 33278], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[7] 245 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:163 [ref. 36273], Allen et al. 2020:74 [ref. 37685], Parenti 2021:254 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:154 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:26 [ref. 40247], Allen et al. 2024:1363 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Vanderhorstia opercularis Randall 2007. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea: Gulf of Aqaba endemic. Habitat: marine.