Species that contain: Stiphodon and pulchellus [ 2 ] records

olivaceus, Stiphodon Watson [R. E.] & Kottelat [M.] 1995:8, Fig. [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 21671] Hilosig creek, 1.3 kilometers north of Mahaplag junction on road from Baybay to Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Holotype: ZRC 38396. Paratypes: CMK 9986 (6), ZRC 39397 (3). •Valid as Stiphodon olivaceus Watson & Kottelat 1995 -- (Larson & Murdy 2001:3603 [ref. 26293]). •Synonym of Stiphodon pulchellus (Herre 1927) -- (Maeda et al. 2012:287 [ref. 31973], Maeda et al. 2012:319 [ref. 32002], Maeda & Tan 2013:760 [ref. 32886], Kottelat 2013:431 [ref. 32989] with question, Keith et al. 2015:226 [ref. 34328]). Current status: Synonym of Stiphodon pulchellus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Sicydiinae. Distribution: Philippines [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pulchellum, Microsicydium Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:299, Pl. 23 (fig. 4) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Tanjay River, Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines [collected by Herre]. Neotype: CAS-SU 26360. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:192 [ref. 2676]. Holotype BSMP 13026 destroyed; neotype selected by Maeda et al. 2012:320 [ref. 32002]. •Valid as Stiphodon pulchellus (Herre 1927) -- (Maeda et al. 2012:287 [ref. 31973], Maeda et al. 2012:320 [ref. 32002], Maeda 2013:(7) [ref. 33023], Kottelat 2013:431 [ref. 32989], Maeda & Palla 2015:394 [ref. 33960], Maeda et al. 2015:256 [ref. 33999], Keith et al. 2015:226 [ref. 34328], Jamandre 2023:170 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Stiphodon pulchellus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Sicydiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines [supposedly amphidromous]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.