stomias, Waitea Smith [H. M.] 1941:411, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 31 (no. 9); ref. 21788] Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. Holotype: USNM 51816. Non-type material: USNM 99295-96 (1, 1). Based on specimens and literature. See account of Waitea Jordan & Seale 1906. •Valid as Oligolepis stomias (Smith 1941) -- (Rema Devi 1993:179 [ref. 24020], Chen et al. 1996:74 [ref. 21781], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:638 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1240 [ref. 25182], Larson & Murdy 2001:3601 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:113 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1240 [ref. 26193], Pezold 2004:273 [ref. 27685], Kottelat 2013:415 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:169 [ref. 33932], Koeda et al. 2016:93 [ref. 35333], Koreeda et al. 2022:31 [ref. 39102], Jamandre 2023:169 [ref. 40455], Kitao et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40915]). Current status: Valid as Oligolepis stomias (Smith 1941). Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines and Taiwan north to Tokushima Prefecture (southern Japan), south to Papua New Guinea; Samoa. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.