hoesei, Stenogobius (Insularigobius) Watson [R. E.] 1991:636, Figs. 28a-b [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 15 (pt 3); ref. 19908] Small freshwater creek, 1.5 kilometers southeast of Lorengau, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. Holotype: WAM P.27829-015. Paratypes: AMS I.25437-001 (2); BPBM 30850 (2); NTM S.11677-001 (2), S.11678-001 (2); ROM 48511 (2); USNM 114892 (3), 273480 (11), 276275 (2); WAM P.27829-017 (12), P.27830-009 (1), P.28163-003 (3), P.28164-007 (3), P.28185-015 (2), P.28453-001 (2); ZMA 119.418 (2). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:45 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Stenogobius hoesei Watson 1991 -- (Larson & Murdy 2001:3602 [ref. 26293], Allen 2004:90 [ref. 28503], Fricke et al. 2019:289 [ref. 36673], Keith et al. 2021:158 [ref. 38257] as cf. hoesei). Current status: Valid as Stenogobius hoesei Watson 1991. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.