| Common name | Tropical sand goby |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | India |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other fish |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | habitat/ecology |
| Remarks | 'goby' from Latin 'gobius', i.e., a fish of small value, gudgeon, from Greek 'kõbios' (Ref. 11978). |