cometa, Eviota Jewett [S. L.] & Lachner [E. A.] 1983:796, Figs. 8-9 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 96 (no. 4); ref. 5368] Totoya Island, Fiji Islands, 18°58'57"S, 179°52'12"W, depth 30 meters. Holotype: USNM 235817. Paratypes: AMS I.24027-001 (1); ANSP 151996 (2); CAS 52831 (2); USNM 235832 (8), 235863 (1), 260328 (1). •Valid as Eviota cometa Jewett & Lachner 1983 -- (Shimada & Yoshino 1992:3 [ref. 24310], Myers 1999:253 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1181 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3596 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1181 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:58 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:644 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:27 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:530 [ref. 28239], Randall et al. 2005:129 [ref. 28745], Hoese & Larson 2006:1643 [ref. 29097], Randall 2008:298 [ref. 29721], Greenfield & Suzuki 2011:66 [ref. 31244], Greenfield & Jewett 2011:56 [ref. 31687], Allen & Erdmann 2012:913 [ref. 31980], Greenfield & Randall 2016:30, 36 [ref. 34356], Tornabene et al. 2016:1826 [ref. 34439], Greenfield & Winterbottom 2016:59 [ref. 35011], Greenfield 2017:34 [ref. 35705], Greenfield et al. 2019:66 [ref. 36616], Greenfield & Erdmann 2021:106 [ref. 38936], Parenti 2021:139 [ref. 38603], Tornabene et al. 2021:172 [ref. 38592]). Current status: Valid as Eviota cometa Jewett & Lachner 1983. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Fiji and Tonga. Habitat: marine.