Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Gobiiformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Vanderhorstia (Genus)

Distribution
This undescribed species ranges across the southwestern Pacific including New Caledonia, Fiji, and Samoa. 

Biology
Although the adult male is similar to Vanderhorstia dawnarnallae, the female pattern differs significantly and resembles that of Vanderhorstia phaeosticta.