cheraphilus, Amblygobius Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2016:17, Figs. 1C, 5-7 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 24; ref. 35073] Alotau, Papua New Guinea, off Nawae Constructions shipyard, 4.8 km west of main Alotau wharf, 10°18.256'S, 150°24.768'E, depth 14.5 meters. Holotype: WAM P.34525-001. Paratypes: USNM, WAM. •Valid as Amblygobius cheraphilus Allen & Erdmann 2016 -- (Parenti 2021:89 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Amblygobius cheraphilus Allen & Erdmann 2016. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali and Flores (Indonesia) east to Papua New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan) Habitat: marine.