caudimaculata, Gnatholepis Larson [H. K.] & Buckle [D. J.] 2012:23, Fig. 9-11 [Zootaxa No. 3529; ref. 32272] Reef near road at Marsa Muqabila, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Holotype: USNM 327425. Paratypes: Many BPBM, USNM. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Gnatholepis caudimaculata Larson & Buckle 2012 -- (Golani & Fricke 2018:154 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:63 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2021:316 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:160 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:2 [ref. 40247]). Current status: Valid as Gnatholepis caudimaculata Larson & Buckle 2012. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf. Habitat: marine.