maleta, Istigobius Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2024:1128, 1352, Figs. 1-5 [Reef fishes of the East Indies, second edition; ref. 40796] Lawadi dive site, East Cape region, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, 10°15.633'S, 150°42.740'E, depth 45 meters. Holotype: WAM P.35509-003. Paratypes: WAM P.35509-004 (4). •Valid as Istigobius maleta Allen & Erdmann 2024. Current status: Valid as Istigobius maleta Allen & Erdmann 2024. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: ?Bali (Indonesia); Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea); ?Solomon Islands. Habitat: marine.