nullipora, Oxyeleotris Roberts [T. R.] 1978:67, Fig. 38c [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 281; ref. 8886] Middle Fly River, Papua New Guinea, 6°24.4'S, 140°56.5'E. Holotype: USNM 217298. Paratypes: AMS 27088-001 [ex USNM 217298] (1); KFRS F.4509.01 [ex USNM 217299] (1); USNM 217299-300 (5, 1). •Valid as Oxyeleotris nullipora Roberts 1978 -- (Larson & Martin 1990:74 [ref. 16606], Allen 1991:170 [ref. 21090], Allen & Renyaan 1996:55 [ref. 22224], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Allen et al. 2000:146 [ref. 27467], Unmack 2001:1064 [ref. 25797], Allen et al. 2002:314 [ref. 25930], Hoese 2006:1608 [ref. 28998], Allen et al. 2008:158 [ref. 30265], Larson et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32988], Pusey et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35250], Parenti 2021:26 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Oxyeleotris nullipora Roberts 1978. Eleotridae: Butinae. Distribution: Australia and Oceania: northern Australia and central-southern New Guinea (Papua Province, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.