canalae, Gobius Sauvage [H.-E.] 1881:102 [2] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 5; ref. 18664] Canala, New Caledonia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-3703. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:28 [ref. 19958]. On p. 2 of separate. •Synonym of Exyrias puntang (Bleeker 1851) -- (Murdy 1985:10 [ref. 19200], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:350 [ref. 28867], Kottelat 2013:407 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:154 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Exyrias puntang (Bleeker 1851). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.