canalis, Gobiopsis Lachner [E. A.] & McKinney [J. F.] 1978:15, Pl. 9a, b [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 262; ref. 6603] East of Hindarabi, Iran, Persian Gulf, 26°41'N, 53°46'E, depth 13 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P781424. Paratypes: CAS-SU 40079 (1). •Valid as Gobiopsis canalis Lachner & McKinney 1978 -- (Randall 1995:337 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S119 [ref. 27377], Shibukawa 2010:97 [ref. 30809], Eagderi et al. 2019:64 [ref. 37020], Jawad et al. 2020:29 [ref. 37895], Parenti 2021:173 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:100 [ref. 39971], Patra et al. 2023:[2] [ref. 40613]). Current status: Valid as Gobiopsis canalis Lachner & McKinney 1978. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and Oman east to India. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.