macrophthalmus, Apocryptes Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:87 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Port Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:51 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Murdy 1989:51 [ref. 13628], Larson & Williams 1997:372 [ref. 23967], Hoese & Larson 2006:1682 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2013:207 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:427 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Scartelaos histophorus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Oxudercinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.