goldmanni, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1852:167 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 16835] Kupang, Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago [Timor Sea, eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4664. •Valid as Istigobius goldmanni (Bleeker 1852) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:252 [ref. 6441], Murdy & Hoese 1985:23 [ref. 5237], Randall et al. 1997:534 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:256 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:638 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1214 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:120 [ref. 25868], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3598 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1213 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:59 [ref. 26830], Randall et al. 2004:28 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:539 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1660 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:149 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:278 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:980 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:168 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:285 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:187 [ref. 38603], Wada in Motomura et al. 2021:72 [ref. 38121]). Current status: Valid as Istigobius goldmanni (Bleeker 1852). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India east to Palau and Fiji, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.