carpenteri, Rhinogobius Seale [A.] 1910:535 [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Wangan River, Balili River drainage, La Trinidad town, Benguet province, Luzon Island, Philippines, 16°27.965'N, 120°33.862'E, elevation 1245 meters. Neotype: KIZ 2016003044. Holotype BSMP 914 and paratypes BSMP 12814 and 26643-54 (13) destroyed, but seen by Koumans. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:184 [ref. 2676]. Neotype designated by Endruweit 2017:558 [ref. 35366]. •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Tukugobius carpenteri (Seale 1910) -- (Endruweit 2017:550 [ref. 35366], Endruweit 2018:308 [ref. 36165]). •Valid as Rhinogobius carpenteri Seale 1910 -- (Kottelat 2013:424 [ref. 32989], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202], Maeda et al. 2021:96 [ref. 38763], Jamandre 2023:169 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius carpenteri Seale 1910. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: northern Luzon Island (Philippines). Habitat: freshwater.