penicillus, Melanophorichthys Conway [K. W.], Moore [G. I.] & Summers [A. P.] 2024:47, Figs. 6E, 30-37 [Zootaxa 5552 (no. 1); ref. 41729] Daw Island, Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia, Australia, 33°51'13.1"S, 124°08'02.4"E. Holotype: WAM P.35490-002. Paratypes: WAM. •Valid as Melanophorichthys penicillus Conway, Moore & Summers 2024. Current status: Valid as Melanophorichthys penicillus Conway, Moore & Summers 2024. Gobiesocidae: Cheilobranchinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: seagrass meadows along Western Australia. Habitat: marine.