spilota, Eviota Lachner [E. A.] & Karnella [S. J.] 1980:54, Figs. 29-31 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 315; ref. 6916] Ninigo Island, 1°14'S, 144°22'E, Papua New Guinea, depth 0-30 feet. Holotype: USNM 219853. Paratypes: CAS 43811 (2), 43816 (1); USNM 213886 (1), 213888 (4), 213898 (1), 219852 (3), 219438-39 (1, 1). •Valid as Eviota spilota Lachner & Karnella 1980 -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3597 [ref. 26293], Allen & Adrim 2003:58 [ref. 26830], Hoese & Larson 2006:1647 [ref. 29097], Shibukawa 2009:273 [ref. 30449], Greenfield & Suzuki 2010:61 [ref. 31021], Greenfield & Suzuki 2011:66 [ref. 31244], Greenfield & Jewett 2011:56 [ref. 31687], Greenfield & Suzuki 2012:61 [ref. 31797], Allen & Erdmann 2012:923 [ref. 31980], Tornabene et al. 2013:2 [ref. 32884], Fricke et al. 2014:164 [ref. 33932], Greenfield & Winterbottom 2016:59 [ref. 35011], Greenfield 2017:35 [ref. 35705], Parenti 2021:151 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Eviota spilota Lachner & Karnella 1980. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Andaman Sea to Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Palau and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.