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Species in the genus Valenciennea: [ 36 ] records

alleni, Valenciennea Hoese [D. F.] & Larson [H. K.] 1994:13, Pls. 1A, 5A [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 23; ref. 12483] Haggerstone Island, Queensland, Australia, depth 2-5 meters. Holotype: AMS I.20937-001. Paratypes: AMS I.19460-047 (2), I.19461-065 (1), I.20937-002 (1), IB.3039 (1), IB.3041 (1); BPBM 32004 (1); CAS 54461 (1); NTM S.10015-028 (4), S.10016-006 (9), S.11735-002 (1); S.10814-039 (1); QM I.10224 (1); USNM 258667 (1); WAM P.25168-001 (1), P.26667-008 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:46 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Valenciennea alleni Hoese & Larson 1994 -- (Allen 1997:220 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:369 [ref. 23967], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2006:1692 [ref. 29097], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Parenti 2021:248 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea alleni Hoese & Larson 1994. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Shark Bay (Western Australia) north to Northern Territory (Australia), then east to northern Great Barrier Reef/Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.

arcusbranchiae, Valenciennea strigata Fowler [H. W.] 1946:201, Fig. 64 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 98; ref. 1456] Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 72077. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:104 [ref. 13621]. Originally as arcus-branchiae. •Synonym of Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet 1782) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:59 [ref. 12483], Parenti 2021:251 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet 1782). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

aruensis, Valenciennea Ogilby [J. D.] 1910:21 [Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland v. 23; ref. 3288] Aru Islands, Indonesia. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Paratypes: AMS I.9485 (1), I.12526 (2); QM I.1580 [?ex AFAQ 986] (1, too small to be holotype). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:164, 175 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:32 [ref. 12483], Hoese & Larson 2006:1694 [ref. 29097], Parenti 2021:250 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

australis, Gobiomorus Shaw [G.] 1803:249 [General zoology or systematic natural history v. 4; ref. 4014] Tahiti, Society Islands. Unneeded new name for Gobius strigatus Broussonet 1782. •Synonym of Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet 1782) -- (Parenti 2021:251 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet 1782). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

bella, Valenciennea Hoese [D. F.] & Larson [H. K.] 1994:15, Pl. 1B [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 23; ref. 12483] Sesoko Island, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, depth 28 meters. Holotype: BPBM 20808. Paratypes: AMS I.24821-001 [ex BPBM 20806] (1); BPBM 20805 (1), 10807 (1); URM 8127 (1); USNM 264411 (1). •Valid as Valenciennea bella Hoese & Larson 1994 -- (Howe 1998:48 [ref. 25505], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1171 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:121 [ref. 25868], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1171 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:60 [ref. 26830], Suzuki et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31568], Allen & Erdmann 2012:986 [ref. 31980], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Parenti 2021:248 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1136 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea bella Hoese & Larson 1994. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Komodo (Indonesia) east to West Papua (Indonesia) and Philippines, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Habitat: marine.

decora, Valenciennea Hoese [D. F.] & Larson [H. K.] 1994:18, Pls. 1C-D, 5B [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 23; ref. 12483] Outer reef on northern side of One Tree Island, 23°30'S, 152°05'E, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, depth 20 meters. Holotype: AMS I.19105-001. Paratypes: AMS I.18801-001 (1), I.18802-001 (1), I.18803-001 (1), I.18804-001 (1), I.20732-001 (1); BMNH 1988.4.26.2 (1); BPBM 27782 (1), 33952 (1); CAS 54462 (1); QM I.21260 (1); USNM 265788 (1); WAM P.27974-001 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:46 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Valenciennea decora Hoese & Larson 1994 -- (Allen 1997:220 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:411 [ref. 25919], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:414 [ref. 25191], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Randall et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:555 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1693 [ref. 29097], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Parenti 2021:248 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea decora Hoese & Larson 1994. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia east to Fiji. Habitat: marine.

ellioti, Eleotris Day [F.] 1888:262 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888 (pt 3) (art. 4) (for 1 May 1888); ref. 14480] Madras, India. Holotype (unique): lost (poor condition originally). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762]. •Synonym of Valenciennea wardii (Playfair 1867) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:63 [ref. 12483], Parenti 2021:251 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea wardii (Playfair 1867). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

helsdingenii, Eleotriodes Bleeker [P.] 1858:212 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 362] Pulau-Pulau Gorong, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4660. •Valid as Valenciennea helsdingenii (Bleeker 1858) [often as helsdingeni] -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:242 [ref. 6441], Hoese 1986:806 [ref. 5670], Randall et al. 1990:409 [ref. 15987], Randall & Goren 1993:23 [ref. 21131], Kuiter 1993:360 [ref. 23929], Hoese & Larson 1994:22 [ref. 12483], Randall 1994:270 [ref. 21644], Randall 1995:343 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:220 [ref. 23977] as heldingenii, Kuiter 1997:344 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:409 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:243 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:523 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:93 [ref. 37268], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1170 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:414 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:20 [ref. 25806], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293] as helsdingeni, Nakabo 2002:1170 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:60 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S119 [ref. 27377], Randall 2005:555 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1693 [ref. 29097], Fricke et al. 2009:103 [ref. 30213], Suzuki et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31568], Allen & Erdmann 2012:986 [ref. 31980], Myoung et al. 2014:20 [ref. 36302], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:8 [ref. 33988], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Kovačić et al. 2017:[3]1231 [ref. 36099], Fricke et al. 2018:342 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:162 [ref. 36273], Zajonz et al. 2019:97 [ref. 36871], Kim et al. 2020:175 [ref. 39118], Parenti 2021:249 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:149 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:25 [ref. 40247], Abe et al. 2024:11 [ref. 41435], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1137 [ref. 40796], Galbraith et al. 2024:6 [ref. 40930], Eagderi et al. 2026:42 [ref. 42824], Golani & Fricke 2026:76 [ref. 42831], Larson & Murugan 2026:34 [ref. 43020]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea helsdingenii (Bleeker 1858). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southern Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Line Islands (Kiribati) and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Korea and Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to New South Wales (Australia) and New Caledonia. IUCN (2016): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

ikeineur, Eleotris Montrouzier [X.] 1857:466 [188] [Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2) v. 8 (1856); ref. 17789] On p. 188 of reprint. Not available, manuscript name mentioned in passing in synonymy; from Woodlark I., South Pacific.; mentioned by Bauchot et al. 1991:53 [ref. 19958]. •Not available -- (Parenti 2021:446 [ref. 38603]). •In the synonymy of Valenciennea longipinnis (Lay & Bennett 1839) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:28 [ref. 12483]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea longipinnis (Lay & Bennett 1839). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

immaculatus, Eleotriodes Ni [Y.] 1981:362 (English p. 364), Fig. 1 [Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica v. 12 (no. 4); ref. 8566] Yantian, Baoan County, Guangdong Province, China. Holotype: ECSFRI 57-1091. Paratypes: ECSFRI 57-1092 (1), 57-1095 (1), 57-1096 (1), 57-1099 (1), 1327 (1), uncat. (1). •Valid as Valenciennea immaculata (Ni 1981) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:24 [ref. 12483], Allen 1997:220 [ref. 23977], Johnson 1999:749 [ref. 25471], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:251 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:121 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Allen & Adrim 2003:60 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27624], Hoese & Larson 2006:1693 [ref. 29097], Allen & Erdmann 2012:986 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32988], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Prokofiev 2016:650 [ref. 35020], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:270 [ref. 36460], Fricke et al. 2019:291 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:249 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1137 [ref. 40796], Allen et al. 2024:1359 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea immaculata (Ni 1981). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Riau Islands and Komodo (Indonesia) east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to northern Vietnam and Taiwan, south to New South Wales (Australia). Habitat: marine.

lantzii, Eleotris Thominot [A.] 1878:256 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 2; ref. 17901] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean [Madagascar on Paris register]. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6482. Non-types: BMNH 1908.3.23.228-229 (2) Chagos. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:22 [ref. 19958]. Figure appeared in Sauvage 1891:381, Pl. 41 (fig. 6) [ref. 14503]. •Synonym of Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:54 [ref. 12483], Fricke 1999:524 [ref. 24106], Parenti 2021:251 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:151 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

limicola, Valenciennea Hoese [D. F.] & Larson [H. K.] 1994:26, Pls. 2C, 5E [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 23; ref. 12483] About 1 kilometer south of Inst. Mar. Res. Univ. S. Pacific, Suva Harbor, Fiji Islands, depth 26 meters. Holotype: ROM 54938. Paratypes: AMS I.27283-001 (1), ROM 54937 (2), URM P.12504 (1). •Valid as Valenciennea limicola Hoese & Larson 1994 -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:415 [ref. 25191], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Allen & Adrim 2003:60 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:556 [ref. 28239], Dimara et al. 2010:621 [ref. 31108], Suzuki et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31568], Allen & Erdmann 2012:987 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:175 [ref. 33932], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Parenti 2021:249 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1137 [ref. 40796], Allen et al. 2024:1359 [ref. 40796], Larson & Murugan 2026:53 [ref. 43020]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea limicola Hoese & Larson 1994. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia) east to Fiji, north to Gulf of Thailand (Thailand). Record from India needs verification. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lineata, Eleotris Castelnau [F. L.] 1875:24 [Official Record, containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Report and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria.; ref. 768] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:53 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:32 [ref. 12483], Hoese & Larson 2006:1694 [ref. 29097], Parenti 2021:249 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

lineatooculatus, Eleotris Kner [R.] 1867:720 [12], Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56; ref. 2645] Fiji Islands [original Viti-Inseln]. Holotype: NMW 20304 [ex MGH 3797]. Originally as lineato-oculatus. •Synonym of Valenciennea longipinnis (Lay & Bennett 1839) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:28 [ref. 12483] but as lineooculatus, Parenti 2021:249 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea longipinnis (Lay & Bennett 1839). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

longipinnis, Eleotris Lay [G. T.] & Bennett [E. T.] 1839:64, Pl. 20 (fig. 3) [The zoology of Captain Beechey's voyage; ref. 2730] Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Syntypes (2): not preserved. Based on notes and a sketch by Mr. Collie, and notes by Mr. Lay. •Valid as Valenciennea longipinnis (Lay & Bennett 1839) -- (Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:243 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:136 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:409 [ref. 15987], Kuiter 1993:362 [ref. 23929], Hoese & Larson 1994:28 [ref. 12483], Allen 1997:218 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:344 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:409 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:243 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1170 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:415 [ref. 25191], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1170 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:126 [ref. 27715], Randall 2005:556 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1693 [ref. 29097], Motomura et al. 2010:222 [ref. 31256], Suzuki et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31568], Allen & Erdmann 2012:987 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:175 [ref. 33932], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Fricke et al. 2019:291 [ref. 36673], Ghaffar in Motomura et al. 2021:74 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:249 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1138 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea longipinnis (Lay & Bennett 1839). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: eastern Malaya (Malaysia) and Indonesia east to Yap (Micronesia), Fiji and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

muralis, Eleotris Valenciennes [A.] (ex Quoy & Gaimard) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:253, Pl. 357 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Tikopia, 12°20'S, 168°50'E, Santa Cruz Archipelago, Solomon Islands, western Pacific. Syntypes: MNHN A-1577 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:22 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:136 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:410 [ref. 15987], Hoese & Larson 1994:32 [ref. 12483], Allen 1997:218 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:369 [ref. 23967], Chen et al. 1997:132 [ref. 22867], Randall et al. 1997:410 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:243 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:251 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:121 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830], Adrim et al. 2004:126 [ref. 27715], Hoese & Larson 2006:1693 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:150 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:288 [ref. 30449] as mularis, Allen & Erdmann 2012:987 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:208 [ref. 32988], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Fricke et al. 2019:291 [ref. 36673], Ghaffar in Motomura et al. 2021:74 [ref. 38121], Islam et al. 2021:118 [ref. 38352], Parenti 2021:249 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1138 [ref. 40796], Larson & Murugan 2026:34 [ref. 43020]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Islands (India) and Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to Hong Kong (China), south to northern Australia. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

nigrifilis, Eleotris Ogilby [J. D.] 1897:754 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 21 (pt 4); ref. 3274] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. No types known. Replacement name for Eleotris lineata Castelnau 1875, preoccupied (not researched). •Synonym of Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:32 [ref. 12483], Hoese & Larson 2006:1694 [ref. 29097], Parenti 2021:249 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

nigromaculata, Valenciennea Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1932:439 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 11 (no. 3); ref. 10975] Canton (= Kwangtung), China. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 25726. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:147 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:107 [ref. 12291]. Originally as nigro-maculata. •Synonym of Valenciennea wardii (Playfair 1867) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:63 [ref. 12483], Parenti 2021:251 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea wardii (Playfair 1867). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

pallidus, Eleotriodes Klausewitz [W.] 1960:7, Figs. 1-2 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 41 (nos 1/2); ref. 11925] Madewaru Island, Fadiffulu Atoll, Maldives, about 3 meters. Holotype: SMF 4758. Paratypes: SMF 4759 (1), 4843 (1). •Synonym of Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Randall & Goren 1993:23 [ref. 21131], Hoese & Larson 1994:54 [ref. 12483], Parenti 2021:251 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:151 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

papuensis, Valenciennea Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Mambrasar [R.] in Allen & Erdmann 2024:1139, 1356, Figs. 1-3, 4E-H [Reef fishes of the East Indies, second edition; ref. 40796] Arguni Island, off Kokas Village, Fakfak Peninsula, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 02°40.043'S, 132°29.093'E, depth 15 - 20 meters. Holotype: MZB 26495. Paratypes: MZB 26496 (3), WAM P.34827-001 (2), WAM P.35258-001 (2). •Valid as Valenciennea papuensis Allen, Erdmann & Mambrasar 2024. Current status: Valid as Valenciennea papuensis Allen, Erdmann & Mambrasar 2024. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: West Papua (Indonesia) endemic. Habitat: marine.

parva, Valenciennea Hoese [D. F.] & Larson [H. K.] 1994:37, Pls. 3A, 5H [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 23; ref. 12483] Lizard Island lagoon, Queensland, Australia, depth 1-10 meters. Holotype: AMS I.19108-083. Paratypes: AMS (12 lots, 47 spec.); ANSP 151611-13 (3, 14, 2); BMNH 1983.4.26.1-3 (3); BPBM 20319 (1), 27784 (1), 27796 (18), 27807 (10); CAS 36840-41 (20, 1), 36843-52 (13, 2, 1, 5, 6, 1, 1, 42, now 13, 1), 53132 (1); CSIRO B 1585 (3); MNHN 1984-707 (1); QM 21262 (6); URM P.4021 (1); USNM 168231 (1), 216335 (1), 258651 (4), 258660-61 (4, 18), 258662 (1), 258664 (2); WAM P.27973-001 (1); YCM 2917 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:46 [ref. 30117], Shibata et al. 2011:21 [ref. 31469]. •Valid as Valenciennea parva Hoese & Larson 1994 -- (Allen 1997:220 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:411 [ref. 25919], Anderson et al. 1998:28 [ref. 23611], Myers 1999:244 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1171 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:415 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:121 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1171 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:556 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1694 [ref. 29097], Shibata et al. 2011:21 [ref. 31469], Suzuki et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31568], Allen & Erdmann 2012:988 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:175 [ref. 33932], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Kovačić et al. 2017:[3]1231 [ref. 36099], Fricke et al. 2018:343 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:163 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:291 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:250 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:150 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:25 [ref. 40247], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1138 [ref. 40796], Allen et al. 2024:1359 [ref. 40796], Golani & Fricke 2026:76 [ref. 42831]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea parva Hoese & Larson 1994. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Madagascar and Maldives east to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. IUCN (2016): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

persica, Valenciennea Hoese [D. F.] & Larson [H. K.] 1994:42, Pls. 3B, 4A [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 23; ref. 12483] About 7 kilometers east of Sitra Island, Bahrain, Persian Gulf, depth 12 meters. Holotype: BPBM 21007. Paratypes: AMS I.27129-001 (4), I.27132-001 (1); BMNH 1988.4.26.3-4 (2); BPBM 29466 (2), 29486 (1), 21493 (2); USNM 293159 (2). •Valid as Valenciennea persica Hoese & Larson 1994 -- (Randall 1995:343 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:215 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S119 [ref. 27377], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Eagderi et al. 2019:67 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2021:250 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:150 [ref. 39971], Eagderi et al. 2026:42 [ref. 42824], Zarei et al. 2026:370 [ref. 43060]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea persica Hoese & Larson 1994. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf to Masirah Island (central Oman). Habitat: marine.

phaeochalina, Valenciennea Tanaka [S.] 1917:225 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 29 (no. 346); ref. 17354] Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT (lost). Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2025:177 [ref. 42287]. •Synonym of Valenciennea wardii (Playfair 1867) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:63 [ref. 12483], Parenti 2021:251 [ref. 38603], Aizawa et al. 2025:177 [ref. 42287]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea wardii (Playfair 1867). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

puellaris, Eleotriodes Tomiyama [I.] in Tomiyama & Abe 1956:1136, Pl. 224 (fig. 575) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan (a continuation of Dr. Shigeho Tanaka's work). v. 55; ref. 22723] Kiragawa, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 18924. Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2025:164 [ref. 42287]. •Valid as Valenciennea puellaris (Tomiyama 1956) -- (Dor 1984:251 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:243 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:136 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:410 [ref. 15987], Randall & Goren 1993:23 [ref. 21131], Kuiter 1993:361 [ref. 23929], Hoese & Larson 1994:44 [ref. 12483], Goren & Dor 1994:66 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:344 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:218 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:132 [ref. 22867], Randall et al. 1997:410 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:244 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:523 [ref. 24106], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1171 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:415 [ref. 25191], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:252 [ref. 25480], Allen 2000:121 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293] dated 1955, Nakabo 2002:1171 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S119 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:643 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3329 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:557 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1694 [ref. 29097], Suzuki et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31568], Allen & Erdmann 2012:988 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:209 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:175 [ref. 33932], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Kovačić et al. 2017:[3]1231 [ref. 36099], Fricke et al. 2018:343 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:163 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:291 [ref. 36673], Zajonz et al. 2019:97 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:250 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:150 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:25 [ref. 40247], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1139 [ref. 40796], Aizawa et al. 2025:164 [ref. 42287], Golani & Fricke 2026:76 [ref. 42831], Larson & Murugan 2026:34 [ref. 43020], Zarei et al. 2026:371 [ref. 43060]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea puellaris (Tomiyama 1956). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Madagascar, Mascarenes (Mauritius, Rodrigues), Maldives and Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory) east to Tonga and Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. IUCN (2016): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

randalli, Valenciennea Hoese [D. F.] & Larson [H. K.] 1994:52 [Indo-Pacific Fishes No. 23; ref. 12483] Burrow under metal debris, yacht harbor, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, western Pacific, depth 16 meters. Holotype: BPBM 32000. Paratypes: AMS I.20730-001 (1), I.20731-001 (1); ANSP 151614 (1); BPBM 20804 (1), 27089 (1), 31427 (3); CAS 36842 (1); QM I.21263 (1); URM 4634 (1), 8126 (1); USNM 244087 (5). •Valid as Valenciennea randalli Hoese & Larson 1994 -- (Randall et al. 1997:537 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:244 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1171 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:416 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:121 [ref. 25868], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1171 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830], Randall 2005:557 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1694 [ref. 29097], Shibukawa 2009:288 [ref. 30449], Suzuki et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31568], Allen & Erdmann 2012:989 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:176 [ref. 33932], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Fricke et al. 2019:291 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:250 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1140 [ref. 40796], Larson & Murugan 2026:54 [ref. 43020]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea randalli Hoese & Larson 1994. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea (Thailand) and Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. IUCN (2021): Least Concern. Record from Andaman Islands (India) needs verification. Habitat: marine.

schlieweni, Valenciennea Zarei [F.], Motomura [H.] & Chakona [A.] 2026:357, Figs. 3-7, 8A-B [Zootaxa 5807 (no. 2); ref. 43060] Off rivière Banane, Rodrigues Island, Mauritius, 19°40'05.0"S, 63°28'22.0"E. Holotype: SAIAB 70000. Paratypes: SAIAB. •Valid as Valenciennea schlieweni Zarei, Motomura & Chakona 2026. Current status: Valid as Valenciennea schlieweni Zarei, Motomura & Chakona 2026. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indian Ocean: Tanzania, Kenya, Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, Seychelles, Chagos Archipelago, Maldives, west India, Andaman Sea (Sumatra and Thailand). Habitat: marine.

sexguttata, Eleotris Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:254 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Syntypes: MNHN A-1570 (1), A-4269 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:22 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Dor 1984:251 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:243 [ref. 6441], Hoese 1986:806 [ref. 5670] as sexguttatus, Randall et al. 1990:410 [ref. 15987], Randall & Goren 1993:23 [ref. 21131], Hoese & Larson 1994:54 [ref. 12483], Randall et al. 1994:250 [ref. 21645], Goren & Dor 1994:67 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:344 [ref. 22896], Allen 1997:220 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:215 [ref. 23922], Randall et al. 1997:410 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:244 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:524 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:93 [ref. 37268], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1170 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:122 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1170 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830] as sexguttatus, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S119 [ref. 27377], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:194 [ref. 27510], Randall et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27624], Adrim et al. 2004:126 [ref. 27715], Heemstra et al. 2004:3329 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:557 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1695 [ref. 29097], Fricke et al. 2009:104 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:288 [ref. 30449], Suzuki et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31568], Allen & Erdmann 2012:989 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:176 [ref. 33932], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Koeda et al. 2016:96 [ref. 35333], Kovačić et al. 2017:[3]1231 [ref. 36099], Fricke et al. 2018:343 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:163 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:17 [ref. 36883], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:123 [ref. 40104], Eagderi et al. 2019:67 [ref. 37020], Fricke et al. 2019:292 [ref. 36673], Ghaffar in Motomura et al. 2021:75 [ref. 38121], Parenti 2021:250 [ref. 38603], Dewa et al. 2022:29 [ref. 40001], Larson 2022:151 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:25 [ref. 40247], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1140 [ref. 40796], Fricke et al. 2024:75 [ref. 41255], Eagderi et al. 2026:42 [ref. 42824], Golani & Fricke 2026:76 [ref. 42831], Larson & Murugan 2026:35 [ref. 43020]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Samoa and Tonga, north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

strigatus, Gobius Broussonet [P. M. A.] (ex Forster) 1782:[11], Pl. [1] [Ichthyologia, sistens piscium descriptiones et icones. Decas I.; ref. 17287] Oceanus pacificus prope Insulam Otaheite [Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific]. Lectotype: Mus. Britannic [now BMNH] not found. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:59 [ref. 19958]. On unnumbered p. 11, and unnumbered Pl. 1. Lectotype selected by Fricke 1999:525 [ref. 24106] as the specimen in the plate in the original description. Based on description and illustration in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German zoologist, member of James Cook's second voyage). •Valid as Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet 1782) -- (Shen & Lin 1984:22 [ref. 13822], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:243 [ref. 6441], Hoese 1986:806 [ref. 5670], Randall et al. 1990:411 [ref. 15987], Randall & Goren 1993:24 [ref. 21131], Kuiter 1993:362 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:167 [ref. 25479], Hoese & Larson 1994:59 [ref. 12483], Allen 1997:220 [ref. 23977], Kuiter 1997:344 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:411 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:244 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:524 [ref. 24106], Allen 2000:93 [ref. 37268], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1171 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:416 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:20 [ref. 25806], Allen 2000:122 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1171 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830] dated 1872, Myers & Donaldson 2003:643 [ref. 27495], Randall et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27624], Heemstra et al. 2004:3330 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:558 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1695 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:151 [ref. 29532], Fricke et al. 2009:104 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:289 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:222 [ref. 31256], Caratini & Soriano 2011:35 [ref. 39915], Suzuki et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31568], Allen & Erdmann 2012:989 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:270 [ref. 32706], Fricke et al. 2014:176 [ref. 33932], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:8 [ref. 33988], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Koeda et al. 2016:96 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:344 [ref. 35805], Dalleau-Coudert et al. 2019:123 [ref. 40104], Fricke et al. 2019:292 [ref. 36673], Mochizuki et al. 2021:52 [ref. 38974], Parenti 2021:251 [ref. 38603], Dewa et al. 2022:29 [ref. 40001], Larson 2022:151 [ref. 39971], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1140 [ref. 40796], Larson & Murugan 2026:35 [ref. 43020], Zarei et al. 2026:382 [ref. 43060]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet 1782). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Line Islands (Kiribati), Society Islands and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to Kagoshima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Tonga. IUCN (2019): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

stuhlmannii, Salarigobius Pfeffer [G. J.] 1893:141 [13], Pl. 3 (figs. 6-7) [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 10; ref. 3461] Kokotoni, East Africa. Holotype (unique): ZMH H7591 [ex 19351]. Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:420 [ref. 21161]. On p. 13 of separate. •Synonym of Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:54 [ref. 12483], Parenti 2021:251 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:151 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

taeniura, Eleotris Macleay [W.] 1881:624 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 4); ref. 2869] Low Island, 16°18'S, 145°35'E, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16384-001 [ex MAMU F963]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:208 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Valenciennea longipinnis (Lay & Bennett 1839) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:28 [ref. 12483] but as lineaooculatus). •Synonym of Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Hoese & Larson 2006:1694 [ref. 29097], Parenti 2021:249 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

taiboa, Gobiomorus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:583, 587 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Tahiti, Society Islands [French Polynesia, South Pacific]. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:54 [ref. 19958]. Unnecessary replacement name for Gobius strigatus Broussonet 1782. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:262, 268 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473] •Synonym of Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet 1782) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:59 [ref. 12483], Parenti 2021:251 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet 1782). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

trabeatus, Eleotris Richardson [J.] 1843:5, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Icones piscium, or plates of rare fishes; ref. 6537] Depuch Island, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): not saved. Based on fish that was illustrated then discarded. •Synonym of Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:32 [ref. 12483], Hoese & Larson 2006:1694 [ref. 29097], Parenti 2021:249 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

violifera, Valenciennea Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:383, Pl. 52 (fig. 2) [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51771. Paratypes: AMS I.7383 (3), BPBM 5331 (1), CAS-SU 8703 + 9110 (12); USNM 126362 [ex USBF 1256] (6), 175135 [ex 51771] (8). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:124 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:107 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Hoese & Larson 1994:54 [ref. 12483], Randall 2005:557 [ref. 28239], Parenti 2021:251 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

wardii, Eleotris Playfair [R. L.] in Playfair & Günther 1867:73, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [The fishes of Zanzibar; ref. 3490] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.3.7.510. •Valid as Valenciennea wardii (Playfair 1867) -- (Dor 1984:251 [ref. 29757], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:243 [ref. 6441] as wardi, Hoese & Larson 1994:63 [ref. 12483], Kuiter 1997:342 [ref. 25488] as wardi, Randall et al. 1997:537 [ref. 25919], Anderson et al. 1998:28 [ref. 23611], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1170 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:416 [ref. 25191], Allen 2000:122 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293] as wardi dated 1866, Nakabo 2002:1170 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:61 [ref. 26830] as wardi, Randall 2005:558 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1695 [ref. 29097] dated 1866, Shibukawa 2009:289 [ref. 30449], Suzuki et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31568], Allen & Erdmann 2012:990 [ref. 31980], Suzuki et al. 2016:2 [ref. 34434], Prokofiev 2016:650 [ref. 35020] dated 1866, Kovačić et al. 2017:[3]1231 [ref. 36099], Fricke et al. 2018:344 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:163 [ref. 36273], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:270 [ref. 36460], Fricke et al. 2019:292 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:251 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:152 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:25 [ref. 40247], Ragul et al. 2023:[2] [ref. 40635], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1141 [ref. 40796], Choi et al. 2025:239 [ref. 42377], Golani & Fricke 2026:76 [ref. 42831], Larson & Murugan 2026:35 [ref. 43020] as wardi). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea wardii (Playfair 1867). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Tanzania), Seychelles, Madagascar and Maldives east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to southern Korea and southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. IUCN (2016): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

yanoi, Valenciennea Suzuki [T.], Senou [H.] & Randall [J. E.] 2016:3, Figs. 1-5 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 21; ref. 34434] Iriomote Island, off Akazaki, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 24°22'27"N, 123°44'52"E, depth 13 meters. Holotype: OMNH-P 43185. Paratypes: BLIP. •Valid as Valenciennea yanoi Suzuki, Senou & Randall 2016 -- (Parenti 2021:252 [ref. 38603], Allen et al. 2024:1141, 1359 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Valenciennea yanoi Suzuki, Senou & Randall 2016. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Bali (Indonesia) and Philippines east to Palau, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

zaboae, Valenciennea Zarei [F.], Motomura [H.] & Chakona [A.] 2026:374, Figs. 8C, 15-16 [Zootaxa 5807 (no. 2); ref. 43060] Aliwal Shoal, South Africa, 30°16'48.0"S, 30°49'12.0"E. Holotype: SAIAB 85445. Paratypes: SAIAB. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Valenciennea zaboae Zarei, Motomura & Chakona 2026. Current status: Valid as Valenciennea zaboae Zarei, Motomura & Chakona 2026. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Seychelles, Madagascar, Réunion and Maldives. Habitat: marine.