hawaiiensis, Gnatholepis cauerensis Randall [J. E.] & Greenfield [D. W.] 2001:10, Pl. IIC, D [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 69; ref. 25675] Pukukea, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 20 meters. Holotype (unique): BPBM 37847. Plus other material. •Synonym of Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker 1853), but a valid subspecies hawaiiensis Randall & Greenfield 2001 as described -- (Greenfield & Randall 2004:526 [ref. 28175], Randall 2005:536 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:476 [ref. 28379]). •Valid as Gnatholepis hawaiiensis Randall & Greenfield 2001 -- (Randall 2009:181 [ref. 30557]). •Synonym of Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker 1853) -- (Larson & Buckle 2012:5 [ref. 32272]). Current status: Synonym of Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker 1853). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: marine.