dorsomacula, Vanderhorstia Randall [J. E.] 2007:98, Fig. 5 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 29222] Tab Island (Pig Island), 5°10.3'S, 145°50.7'E, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, depth 25 meters. Holotype (unique): BPBM 32489. •Valid as Vanderhorstia dorsomacula Randall 2007 -- (Randall 2008:300 [ref. 29721], Allen & Erdmann 2012:889 [ref. 31980], Suzuki & Chen 2014:207 [ref. 33152], Fricke et al. 2014:177 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:293 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Vanderhorstia dorsomacula Randall 2007. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Palau and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Ryukyu Islands. Habitat: brackish, marine.