tauae, Sicyopterus Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:410, Fig. 96 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 25 (for 1905); ref. 2497] Vaisigano River, Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype (unique): USNM 51787 [not 51786]. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:126 [ref. 2676]. •Questionably a synonym of Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas 1770) -- (Watson et al. 2000:13 [ref. 25138]). •Questionably a synonym of Sicyopterus macrostetholepis (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kottelat 2013:428 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Sicyopterus macrostetholepis (Bleeker 1853). Oxudercidae: Sicydiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.