asiaticus, Periophthalmus variabilis Eggert [B.] 1935:66, Fig. 7 [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 67; ref. 13880] Paknam, Thailand. Syntypes: PMJ 642 (2). Comments on types for Periophthalmus variabilis, subspecies asiaticus Eggert 1935: Konstantinidis et al. 2016:[5] [ref. 34503]. •Synonym of Periophthalmus novemradiatus (Hamilton 1822) -- (Murdy 1989:43 [ref. 13628]). •Synonym of Periophthalmus variabilis Eggert 1935 -- (Jaafar et al. 2009:311 [ref. 30170], Kottelat 2013:420 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus variabilis Eggert 1935. Oxudercidae: Oxudercinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.