puncticeps, Ctenogobius Deng [S.-M.] & Xiong [G.-Q.] in Xu, Deng, Xiong & Zhan 1980:180 [184], Fig. 3 [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 8642] East China Sea off Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, depth 80 meters. Holotype: ECSFI SH75-653. Paratypes: ECSFI SH75-655 (1), SH75-666 (1), SH75-696-97 (1, 1), SH75-699 (1), SH75-701 (1). English description on p. 184. •Valid as Vanderhorstia puncticeps (Deng & Xiong 1980) -- (Iwata et al. 2007:201 [ref. 29101], Suzuki & Chen 2014:207 [ref. 33152], Allen et al. 2020:75 [ref. 37685], Parenti 2021:255 [ref. 38603], Allen et al. 2024:1363 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Vanderhorstia puncticeps (Deng & Xiong 1980). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: East China Sea (China) and Japan. Habitat: marine.