punctatus, Apocryptodon Tomiyama [I.] 1934:332, Figs. 4-5 [Journal of the Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo Section IV Zoology v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 15749] Ariake Sound, western Kyushu, Japan. Holotype: ZUMT 26306. Paratypes: (many) ZUMT 26332 (1), 57512-14 (3). •Valid as Apocryptodon punctatus Tomiyama 1934 -- (Murdy 1989:11 [ref. 13628], Suzuki & Masuda 1993:6 [ref. 24333], Nakabo 2000:1156 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1156 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:398, 657 [ref. 26218], Murdy 2011:104 [ref. 31728], Matsui et al. 2014:5 [ref. 33344], Murase et al. 2017:71 [ref. 35042], Murdy & Jaafar 2017:10 [ref. 35561], Muto et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39592]). Current status: Valid as Apocryptodon punctatus Tomiyama 1934. Gobiidae: Oxudercinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Taiwan north to southern Korea and Mie Prefecture (Japan). Habitat: brackish.