Pseudogobius poicilosoma (Bleeker 1849)

Chinese common name: 杂色拟虾虎鱼

Distribution in China: Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi.

国内分布：浙江省，福建省，台湾省，广东省，海南省，广西壮族自治区

Distribution abroad: Indo-Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines, Vietnam and southern Japan.

Live specimen collected in Haikou, Hainan Island, China. SL: 25 mm.

采自海南海口。

Live specimen collected in Lingshui, Hainan Island, China. SL: 18 mm.

采自海南陵水。

中国国内早年记录的“爪哇拟虾虎鱼”（Pseudogobius javanicus）2021年被Larson等人并入本种。

The early records of Pseudogobius javanicus in China was refered as synonym of this species by Larson et al in 2021.

Reference: Larson, Helen & Hammer, Michael. (2021). A revision of the gobiid fish genus Pseudogobius (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Tridentigerinae), with description of seven new species from Australia and South-east Asia. Zootaxa. 4961. 1-85. 10.11646/zootaxa.4961.1.1.