| Citation | Prokofiev, A.M., 2017, New findings of rare fish species in Indian and Pacific oceans with the description of two new species from the families Gobiidae and Platycephalidae.. J. Ichthyol. 57:803-820. |
| Ref. | Prokofiev, A.M., 2017 |
| Page | 816-819 |
| Named Used as Valid | Vanderhorstia stegauchenia |
| Comment | ecology, etymology, occlit, morphology |
| Locality | South China Sea, Indonesia, Anambas Archipelago; 73 m.; ZMMU no. 23256. |
| Distribution | Indonesia. |
| Quote | Maximum size (paratype): 3.3 cm, SL, female; (holotype): 3.1 cm, SL, male. |