Philypnodon Bleeker [P.] 1874:301 Masc. Eleotris nudiceps Castelnau 1872. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Gobiomorphus Gill 1863 -- (McDowall 1990:295 [ref. 15953]). •Valid as Philypnodon Bleeker 1874 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:182 [ref. 7303], Gomon et al. 1994:810 [ref. 22532], Hoese & Reader 2006:16 [ref. 28904], Hoese 2006:1609 [ref. 28988], Hoese 2008:747 [ref. 30659], Thacker 2011:81 [ref. 31726] in Eleotridae, Larson 2011:237 [ref. 31740], Kuiter 2018:72 [ref. 36369], Parenti 2021:54 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Philypnodon Bleeker 1874. Eleotridae: Eleotrinae.