Stonogobiops Polunin [N. V. C.] & Lubbock [R.] 1977:73 Masc. Stonogobiops dracula Polunin & Lubbock 1977. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Stonogobiops Polunin & Lubbock 1977 -- (Hoese & Randall 1982 [ref. 5297], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:259 [ref. 6441], Birdsong et al. 1988:194 [ref. 7303], Iwata & Hirata 1994:189 [ref. 21443], Larson & Murdy 2001:3587 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2006:1684 [ref. 29097], Allen & Randall 2011:563 [ref. 31615], Thacker 2011:131 [ref. 31731], Shibukawa et al. 2012:56 [ref. 32036]). Current status: Valid as Stonogobiops Polunin & Lubbock 1977. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.