Species that contain: Cristatogobius and aurimaculatus [ 1 ] records

aurimaculatus, Cristatogobius Akihito [Prince] & Meguro [K.] 2000:250, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Research v. 47 (no. 3); ref. 24803] Mouth of Miyara River, Ishigakijima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 47066. Paratypes: NSMT-P 47067-68 (2, 2); URM-P 3148 (1), 3840 (5). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Cristatogobius aurimaculatus Akihita & Meguro 2000 -- (Nakabo 2000:1194 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:111 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1194 [ref. 26193], Akihito et al. 2003:121 [ref. 26916], Fricke et al. 2014:160 [ref. 33932], Parenti 2021:122 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Cristatogobius aurimaculatus Akihito & Meguro 2000. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Ryukyu Islands (Japan), Papua New Guinea and Fiji. Habitat: brackish, marine.