profunda, Asterropteryx Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2016:149, Figs. 1-6 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 34859] Milne Bay Province, on northern shore of East Cape at Lawadi, Papua New Guinea, 10°15.395'S, 150°41.975"E, depth 65 meters. Holotype: WAM P.34522-001. Paratypes: MZB, WAM. •Valid as Asterropteryx profunda Allen & Erdmann 2016 -- (Parenti 2021:95 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Asterropteryx profunda Allen & Erdmann 2016. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea and Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.