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Species in the family or subfamily Gobionidae: [ 375 ] records

abbreviata, Gobiobotia Fang [P.-W.] & Wang [K.-F.] 1931:291, Fig. 2 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 7 (no. 9); ref. 16274] Chengtu, Szechuan, China. Holotype (unique): Mus. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China 5308. •Valid as Progobiobotia abbreviata (Fang & Wang 1931) -- (Chen & Cao 1977:551 [ref. 825]). •Valid as Gobiobotia abbreviata Fang & Wang 1931 -- (Ding 1994:306 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:100 [ref. 25213], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:394 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:83 [ref. 34477], Guo 2021:297 [ref. 38617], Wang et al. 2024:13 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia abbreviata Fang & Wang 1931. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yangtze River basin (China). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

abramoides, Barbus Brandt [J. F.] in Maak 1861:196 [ ref. 20281] Not seen; name only and not available. From Ussuri River, Russia. •Questionably in the synonymy of Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776) -- (Kottelat 2006:34 [ref. 28831], Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Uncertain as Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776). Gobionidae.

acutipinnatus, Gobio gobio Menshikov [M. I.] 1939:131 [Ucenye zapiski / Permskij Ordena Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni Gosudarstvennyj Universitet Imeni A. M. Gor'kogo, Ministerstvo Vyssego i Srednego Special'nogo Obrazovanija RSFSR. v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 21170] Lake Marka-kul, Irtysh basin, Kazakhstan. Syntypes: ZIN 26865 (6). See Kottelat 2006:32 [ref. 28831] for remarks on systematics. Author also seen as Men'shikov. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:645 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952], Ruchin & Naseka 2003:334 [ref. 26974]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Lu et al. 1977:499 [ref. 2850], Mitrofanov et al. 1988:14 [ref. 37734], Zhu 1995:78 [ref. 25213], Vasil'eva et al. 2023:849 [ref. 40544]). •Valid as Gobio acutipinnatus Menshikov 1939 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:294 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2006:32 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:35 [ref. 28933], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34477], Martynova & Vasil'eva 2021:692 [ref. 40548], Dyldin et al. 2023:[19] [ref. 40328] with question, Vasil'eva et al. 2023:861 [ref. 40544]). Current status: Valid as Gobio acutipinnatus Menshikov 1939. Gobionidae. Distribution: North Asia and East Asia: Russia, Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan. IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

aeruginos, Coreoleuciscus Song [H.-Y.] & Bang [I.-C.] 2015:141, Figs. 1, 2A, 3A-B, 4A [Zootaxa 3931 (no. 1); ref. 33705] Deokcheon River (a tributary of the Nakdong River), 35˚16′29.06″N, 127˚50′33.69″E, Cheonpyeong-ri, Sicheon-myeon, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongsangnamdo, Korea. Holotype: SUC 1290. Paratypes: SUC. •Valid as Coreoleuciscus aeruginos Song & Bang 2015 -- (Jeon et al. 2022:[3] [ref. 39225]). Current status: Valid as Coreoleuciscus aeruginos Song & Bang 2015. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: southern Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

agathonectris, Pseudogobio Tominaga [K.] & Kawase [S.] 2019:[2], Figs. 1, 2a, 3a-b, 4a, 5a-d [Ichthyological Research v. 66 (no. 4); ref. 36681] Anraku River, Suzuka River system, Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 128089. Paratypes: CBM, FAKU, KPM, KUN, LBM, MPMJ, NRM, NSMT, OMNH, RMNH, WMNH. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Pseudogobio agathonectris Tominaga & Kawase 2019. Current status: Valid as Pseudogobio agathonectris Tominaga & Kawase 2019. Gobionidae. Distribution: Western Honshu, Pacific coast, Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

albanicus, Gobio gobio Oliva [O.] 1961:42, Pl. 2 (fig. 3), pl. 3 (fig. 7) [Věstnik Československé Společnosti Zoologické v. 25; ref. 3304] Kiri River, Albania. Holotype: CUP 30408. Paratypes: (2) CUP 30406 (1), 30407 (1). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Lelek 1987:190 [ref. 22962]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24850]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

albipinnatus, Gobio Lukasch [B. S.] 1933:57, Fig. 12 [Trudy Vyatskogo Nauch.-issl. Inst. Kraev. No. 6; ref. 18459] Lower Vyatka River, Volga basin, Russia. Lectotype: ZIN 25069. Paralectotypes: ZIN 25070 (1) (plus more whereabouts unknown). Lectotype selected by Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973:150 [ref. 173]. •Valid as Gobio albipinnatus Lukasch 1933 -- (Berg 1949:654 [ref. 20661], Naseka & Bogutskaya 1998:175 [ref. 23783], Naseka 1996:159 [ref. 22943], Lelek 1987:187 [ref. 22962], Kottelat 1997:59 [ref. 22952], Naseka et al. 1999:37 [ref. 24848], Freyhof et al. 2000:1340 [ref. 40920], Hanel 2003:51 [ref. 27894], Koščo et al. 2005:67 [ref. 37103], Mustafić et al. 2005:83 [ref. 37102], Povz et al. 2005:87 [ref. 37101], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:168 [ref. 28369]). •Valid as Romanogobio albipinnatus, subspecies albipinnatus (Lukasch 1933) -- (Naseka 2001:103 [ref. 26835]). •Valid as Romanogobio albipinnatus (Lukasch 1933) -- (Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:84 [ref. 23590], Naseka 2001:1374 [ref. 25947], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Ruchin & Naseka 2003:334 [ref. 26974], Naseka & Freyhof 2004:21 [ref. 27663], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:69 [ref. 28183], Hanel & Lusk 2005:230 [ref. 28804], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:101 [ref. 29996], Parin et al. 2014:90 [ref. 33547], Pozdeev et al. 2022:5 [ref. 39511], Dyldin et al. 2023:[23] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio albipinnatus (Lukasch 1933). Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Europe: northern Black Sea basin, northern Caspian basin. Invasive in Rhine, Elbe and Odra rivers (central Europe). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

alticorpus, Microphysogobio brevirostris Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1968:341, Figs. 6-8 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 81; ref. 7861] Small stream and roadside ditch near Chia-I-Hsien [Chia-yi], western coastal plain of Taiwan Agriculture area, Taiwan. Holotype: USNM 192926. Paratypes: USNM 202592 (66). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:28 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Microphysogobio alticorpus Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968 -- (Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Ho & Shao 2011:28 [ref. 31432], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477] [not China], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:[19] [ref. 35245], Sun et al. 2022:358 [ref. 39161]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio alticorpus Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Taiwan. IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

altipinna, Pseudorasbora Nichols [J. T.] 1925:5 [American Museum Novitates No. 182; ref. 15554] Yen-ching-kao, Szechwan [Sichuan] Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8428. Paratypes: AMNH 10833 (5), FMNH 14685-86 (1, 1), MCZ 32665 (1), ZMA 115788 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:32 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:71 [ref. 12367]. •See Bănărescu 1999:212 [ref. 24846]. •Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Berg 1949:636 [ref. 20661], Lu et al. 1977:463 [ref. 2850], Ding 1994:251 [ref. 21531], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:263 [ref. 23878], Bănărescu 1999:207 [ref. 24846], Kottelat 2006:47 [ref. 28831], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:165 [ref. 31251], Kottelat 2013:147 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

alverniae, Gobio Kottelat [M.] & Persat [H.] 2005:220, Fig. 7 [Cybium v. 29 (no. 3); ref. 28378] Stream Ance du Nord at Le Galy, Tirange commune, Dept. Haute-Lorie, France. Holotype: MNHN 2004-2079. Paratypes: CMK 17005 (3), 17826 (5), 18267 (3), 18271 (3), 18277 (2), 18278 (3); MNHN 2004-2080 (2), 2004-2081 (2). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Gobio alverniae Kottelat & Persat 2005 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:89 [ref. 29996]). Current status: Valid as Gobio alverniae Kottelat & Persat 2005. Gobionidae. Distribution: France. Habitat: freshwater.

amplexilabris, Gobio (Romanogobio) Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1973:147, Figs 82, 82a [Das Tierreich v. 93; ref. 173] Qingshui River [Chin-su], Yellow River/Huang He [Hwang-ho] drainage, Shanxi Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 29696. Paratypes: AMNH 29697 (1). •Valid as Romanogobio amplexilabris (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973) -- (Naseka 1996:160 [ref. 22943]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio amplexilabris (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yellow River basin (China). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

amurensis, Gobiosoma Dybowski [B. N.] 1872:211 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 22; ref. 1170] Amur River drainage, Russia. Syntypes: ZMB 7951 (1). •Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871 -- (Berg 1949:670 [ref. 20661], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:42 [ref. 22798], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:381 [ref. 23878], Dai & Yang 2002:307 [ref. 26615], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:72 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:50 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:328 [ref. 30085]). Current status: Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

amurensis, Rostrogobio Taranetz [A. Ya.] 1937:114 [Vestnik Dal'nevostocnogo Filiala Akademii Nauk SSSR = Bulletin of the Far Eastern Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR No. 23; ref. 4340] Middle and lower Amur River and Khanka Lake, Russia. Syntypes: (several) ZMMU P-3459 (1). Type catalog: Svetovidova 1978:257 [ref. 9011] as paratypes. •Valid as Saurogobio amurensis (Taranetz 1937) -- (Berg 1949:667 [ref. 20661]). •Synonym of Microphysogobio tungtingensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:201 [ref. 20622]). •Synonym of Microphysogobio tungtingensis (Nichols 1926), but a valid subspecies -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:37 [ref. 22798], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:739 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:84 [ref. 23590]). •Valid as Rostrogobio amurensis Taranetz 1937 -- (Cheng & Zhou 1997:176 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:372 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Microphysogobio amurensis (Taranetz 1937) -- (Zhu 1995:82 [ref. 25213], Kottelat 2006:87 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:325 [ref. 30085], Ying et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31333], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Dyldin et al. 2023:[22] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio amurensis (Taranetz 1937). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Amur River basin (Russia and China). IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

anderssoni, Pseudogobio Rendahl [H.] 1928:89 [Arkiv för Zoologi v. 20 A (pt 1) (no. 1); ref. 3702] Chang-ting-hsien, Hsin-chiai, Fukien, China. Syntypes: NRM 9977 (6). •Synonym of Pseudogobio vaillanti (Sauvage 1878) -- (Lu et al. 1977:513 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:375 [ref. 23878] as andersoni, Kottelat 2013:146 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudogobio vaillanti (Sauvage 1878). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

antipai, Gobio kessleri Bănărescu [P. M.] 1953:300, Fig. 4 [Studii şi Cercetări Ştiinţifice, Academia Republicii Populare Romăne v. 4 (nos 1-2); ref. 12409] Mouth of Danube River at Sulina, Romania. Holotype: MGAB 49908. Paratypes: (12) ANSP 98961 (1), BMNH 1957.12.9.224 (1) Danube at Sulma, CAS-SU 62179 (1), USNM 190209 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:69 [ref. 13621], Mihai-Bardan 1984:456 [ref. 21542]. •Synonym of Gobio kesslerii Dybowski 1862, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lelek 1987:194 [ref. 22962] as kessleri, Bănărescu 1992:321 [ref. 40251] as kessleri, Bănărescu 1999:135, 151 [ref. 24846] as kessleri). •Synonym of Gobio kesslerii Dybowski 1862 -- (Kottelat 1997:62 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Romanogobio antipai (Bănărescu 1953) -- (Naseka & Freyhof 2004:18 [ref. 27663], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:101 [ref. 29996], Friedrich et al. 2018:340 [ref. 35869], Bogutskaya et al. 2019:111 [ref. 36545]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio antipai (Bănărescu 1953). Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: lower Danube River drainage, Romania and Ukraine. Habitat: freshwater.

anudarini, Microphysogobio tungtingensis Holčík [J.] & Pivnicka [K.] 1969:8, Figs. 1-3 [Annotationes Zoologicae et Botanicae No. 56 (for 25 June 1968); ref. 7817] Buinar [Buir] Lake, Amur River basin, Mongolia. Holotype: CUP 34945. Paratypes: CUP 34948-49 (2), SNMB RY-1700 (2). Type catalog: Blahák 1991:204 [ref. 20023]. For remarks on systematics see Kottelat 2006:40-41 [ref. 28831]. •Valid as Microphysogobio anudarini Holčík & Pivnicka 1969 -- (Kottelat 2006:39 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:326 [ref. 30085], Ying et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31333], Huang et al. 2017:[13] [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[13] [ref. 36342], Dyldin et al. 2023:[22] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio anudarini Holčík & Pivnicka 1969. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Mongolia and upper Amur River drainage. Habitat: freshwater.

argentatus, Gobio Sauvage [H.-E.] & Dabry de Thiersant [P.] 1874:9 [Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie et Paléontologie) (Sér. 6) v. 1 (art. 5); ref. 15665] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Holotype: MNHN 0000-5038. Paratypes: MNHN 0000-2064 (1), 0000-5039 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:86-87 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Gnathopogon argentatus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Lu et al. 1977:487 [ref. 2850]). •Questionably the same as Squalidus mantschuricus (Mori 1927) -- (Bogutskaya et al. 2008:329 [ref. 30085]). •Valid as Squalidus argentatus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:106 [ref. 13584], Zheng et al. 1989:133 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:204 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:268 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:79 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:165 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:314 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Kottelat 2001:42 [ref. 25482] as cf. argentatus, Shedko & Shedko 2003:323 [ref. 27966], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:73 [ref. 28183] as cf. argentatus, Chen & Chang 2007:70 [ref. 29029], Kottelat 2013:164 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:80 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:230 [ref. 36699], Dyldin et al. 2020:92, 94 [ref. 37569], Guo 2021:236 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Squalidus argentatus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: southern and eastern China, Taiwanese rivers (China and Taiwan). IUCN (2012): Data Deficient. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

artvinicus, Gobio Turan [D.], Japoshvili [B.], Aksu [İ.] & Bektaş [Y.] 2016:6, Figs. 3b, 5 [Zoology in the Middle East v. 62 (no. 2); ref. 34433] Artvin Prov., Aralık Stream, a drainage of Çoruh River, Black Sea basin, Turkey. Holotype: FFR 2507. Paratypes: FFR. Type catalog: Kaya et al. 2021:410 [ref. 38688]. •Valid as Gobio artvinicus Turan, Japoshvili, Aksu & Bektaş 2016 -- (Çiçek et al. 2016:116 [ref. 35152], Turan et al. 2017:285 [ref. 35675], Çiçek et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36267], Turan et al. 2018:373 [ref. 36211], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Kaya et al. 2020:332 [ref. 37582], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37535], Çiçek et al. 2023:377 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:187 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio artvinicus Turan, Japoshvili, Aksu & Bektaş 2016. Gobionidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Çoruh River basin (Black Sea tributary) and Aras River basin (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

athymius, Longurio Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1905:197, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1391); ref. 2530] Chemulpo, northern Korea. Holotype (unique): USNM 51495. •Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871 -- (Kim 1997:554 [ref. 24032], Kottelat 2006:50 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:328 [ref. 30085]). Current status: Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

atromaculatus, Gnathopogon Nichols [J. T.] & Pope [C. H.] 1927:351 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 54 (art. 2); ref. 5747] Nodoa, Hainan Island, China. Holotype: AMNH 8442. Paratypes: AMNH 11007 (122), ?MCZ 32641 [ex AMNH] (2), ZMA 115792 [ex AMNH] (3). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:28 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Gnathopogon atromaculatus Nichols & Pope 1927 -- (Lu et al. 1977:492 [ref. 2850]). •Synonym of Gnathopogon wolterstorffi (Regan 1908) -- (Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:98 [ref. 26639]). •Synonym of Squalidus wolterstorffi (Regan 1908) -- (Jin in Pan et al. 1991:203 [ref. 23876]). •Valid as Squalidus atromaculatus (Nichols & Pope 1927) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:134 [ref. 21202], Zhu 1995:80 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:318 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:43 [ref. 25482], Kottelat 2001:81 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:164 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:80 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Squalidus atromaculatus (Nichols & Pope 1927). Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: southern China, including Hainan (China). IUCN (2012): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

bacmeensis, Placogobio Nguyen [V. H.] & Vo [V. B.] in Nguyen & Ngô 2002:558, Fig. 288 [Freshwater fishes of Viet Nam. Volume I. Family Cyprinidae v. 1; ref. 28301] Sông Gâm, Bác Mê County, tinh Hà Giang, Viêt Nam. Holotype: VNCNTTS I: H.01.108.02.01. Paratypes: VNCNTTS I: H.01.108.02.02 (1). •Valid as Placogobio bacmeensis Nguyen & Vo 2002 -- (Kottelat 2013:142 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Placogobio bacmeensis Nguyen & Vo 2002. Gobionidae. Distribution: Gam River, Bac Me County, Ha Giang Province, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

balcanicus, Gobio gobio Dimovski [A.] & Grupche [R.] 1977:95, Fig. 1 [Godishen Zbornik Biologija Fakultet na Univerzitetot Kiril i Metodij Skopje" v. 30; ref. 7245] Vardar River and tributaries, Yugoslavia. Syntypes: ?MMNHS (100). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24850]). •See Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:90 [ref. 29996]. •Valid as Gobio balcanicus Dimovski & Grupche 1977 -- (Geiger et al. 2014:Table S2 [ref. 37408], Arsovska et al. 2021:39 [ref. 38694]). Current status: Valid as Gobio balcanicus Dimovski & Grupche 1977. Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Vardar River basin (Macedonia). Habitat: freshwater.

baliki, Gobio Turan [D.], Kaya [C.], Bayçelebi [E.], Aksu [İ.] & Bektaş [Y.] 2017:285, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 4350 (no. 2); ref. 35675] Stream Asar at Kaynaşlı, Düzce province, Turkey, 40°46'52"N, 31°16'37"E. Holotype: FFR 05966. Paratypes: FFR. Type catalog: Kaya et al. 2021:410 [ref. 38688]. •Valid as Gobio baliki Turan, Kaya, Bayçelebi, Aksu & Bektaş 2017 -- (Çiçek et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36267], Turan et al. 2018:372 [ref. 36211], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:377 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:187 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio baliki Turan, Kaya, Bayçelebi, Aksu & Bektaş 2017. Gobionidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Büyük Melen drainage, southern Black Sea basin (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

banarescui, Gobio kessleri Dimovski [A.] & Grupche [R.] 1974:83, Figs. 1-2 [Acta Musei Macedonici Scientiarum Naturalium v. 14 (no. 4 [122]); ref. 7498] Vardar River, south of Véles, and Bregalnitsa River, Yugoslavia. Syntypes: MMNHS (75). •Synonym of Gobio kesslerii Dybowski 1862, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Economidis 1995:207 [ref. 23025] as kessleri, Bănărescu 1992:322 [ref. 40251] as kessleri, Bănărescu 1999:136, 151 [ref. 24846] as kessleri). •Valid as Gobio banarescui Dimovski & Grupche 1974 -- (Kottelat 1997:59 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Romanogobio elimeius (Kattoulas, Stephanidis & Economidis 1973) -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:104 [ref. 29996]). •Valid as Romanogobio banarescui (Dimovski & Grupche 1974) -- (Geiger et al. 2014:Table S2 [ref. 37408], Friedrich et al. 2018:345 [ref. 35869], Arsovska et al. 2021:39 [ref. 38694]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio banarescui (Dimovski & Grupche 1974). Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Vardar (Axios) River drainage (Macedonia and Greece). Habitat: freshwater.

banarescui, Squalidus Chen [I-S.] & Chang [Y.-C.] 2007:71, Fig. 3 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. No. 14; ref. 29029] Wu (Ta-du) River, Taichung County, Taiwan. Holotype: NTOU P-2005-07-017. Paratypes: NTOU P-2005-07-018 (11). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:31 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Squalidus banarescui Chen & Chang 2007 -- (Ho & Shao 2011:31 [ref. 31432], Zhang et al. 2016:80 [ref. 34477] [not China]). Current status: Valid as Squalidus banarescui Chen & Chang 2007. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Taiwan. IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

banaticus, Gobio kessleri natio Bănărescu [P. M.] 1960:121 [Archiv für Hydrobiologie v. 57 (nos 1/2); ref. 22995] Bega River at Timisoara, Romania. Holotype: MGAB 49913. Paratypes: AMNH 20662 (5); ANSP 82475 (5), 98971 (20), 142262 (12); CAS-SU 62182 (5); CAS 48117 (5); BMNH 1957.12.9.243-257 (15); FMNH 63801 (12), 96016 (10); MSNG 37576 (2); SMNS 15255 (5); UMMZ 185008 (15); USNM 190203 (10); ZMH 6089 (1); ZMUC P26698-703 (6). Type catalog: Tortonese 1961:187 [ref. 10343], Nielsen 1974:49 [ref. 9588], Böhlke 1984:69 [ref. 13621], Mihai-Bardan 1984:456 [ref. 21542], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:41 [ref. 12367], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:412 [ref. 21161], Fricke 1995:11 [ref. 28100] on 1853. Fricke 2005:32 [ref. 29864]. Described as a natio; not available, infrasubspecific in Bănărescu 1953:318, fig. 3 [ref. 12409]. Available as above with same specimens as in Bănărescu 1953. •Synonym of Gobio kesslerii Dybowski 1862, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lelek 1987:194 [ref. 22962] as kessleri, Bănărescu 1999:135, 152 [ref. 24846] as kessleri). •Synonym of Gobio kesslerii Dybowski 1862 -- (Kottelat 1997:62 [ref. 22952]). •Possibly a synonym of Romanogobio carpathorossicus (Vladykov 1925) -- (Friedrich et al. 2018:346 [ref. 35869]). •Valid as Romanogobio banaticus (Bănărescu 1960) -- (Naseka & Freyhof 2004:18 [ref. 27663], Bogutskaya et al. 2019:110 [ref. 36545], Bănăduc et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40734]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio banaticus (Bănărescu 1960). Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Europe: Romania. Habitat: freshwater.

banggiangensis, Pseudogobio Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen & Ngô 2002:227, Fig. 106 [Freshwater fishes of Viet Nam. Volume I. Family Cyprinidae v. 1; ref. 28301] Sông Bàng, Cao Bàng, Viêt Nam. Holotype (unique): VNCNTTS I: H.01.106.02.01. •Valid as Pseudogobio banggiangensis Nguyen 2002 -- (Cao et al. 2017:628 [ref. 36461], Tominaga & Kawase 2019:[19] [ref. 36681]). Current status: Valid as Pseudogobio banggiangensis Nguyen 2002. Gobionidae. Distribution: Soputheast Asia, East Asia: Bàng River, Cao Bàng (Vietnam and southern China). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

barbus, Gobio Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:198, Pl. 99 (figs. 1, 1a-b) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D1737 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: RMNH 2627 (2). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:156 [ref. 12876]. Junior secondary homonym of Cyprinus barbus Linnaeus 1758 when placed in Barbus as by Günther 1868:135. •Synonym of Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776), but a valid subspecies -- (Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:324 [ref. 25598]). •Valid as Hemibarbus barbus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Kuroda 1953:275 [ref. 39545], Okada 1961:444 [ref. 6363], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:56 [ref. 6441], Okamura & Machida 1987:105 [ref. 22279], Sato 1995:50 [ref. 25531], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Nakabo 2000:270 [ref. 25086], Matsuura et al. 2000:86 [ref. 26000], Nakabo 2002:270 [ref. 26001]). •Synonym of Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776) -- (Lu et al. 1977:444 [ref. 2850], Kottelat 2006:35 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:325 [ref. 30085], Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:660 [ref. 34853]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

battalgilae, Gobio Naseka [A. M.], Erk'akan [F.] & Küçük [F.] 2006:187, Figs. 3, 5a [Zoosystematica Rossica v. 15; ref. 28984] Eyilikler Deresi, northern Beysehir Lake basin, Turkey. Holotype: HUICNN KKB-7. Paratypes: HUICNN KKB-7a (3), SDU SCFK 136 (3). Museums are Hacettepe University Ichthyological Collection, Ankara and collection of F. Küçük in Suleyman Demirel University, Egirdir. •Valid as Gobio battalgilae Naseka, Erk'akan & Küçük 2006 -- (Turan et al. 2012:56 [ref. 31870], Çiçek et al. 2015:145 [ref. 35151], Turan et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34433], Çiçek et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36267], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644]). •Synonym of Gobio microlepidotus Battalgil 1942 -- (Çiçek et al. 2021:1067 [ref. 38556], Çiçek et al. 2024:192 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio microlepidotus Battalgil 1942. Gobionidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Beyşehir Gölü and Beyşehir Gölü tributaries, Isparta and Konya provinces (Turkey) [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

belingi, Gobio Slastenenko [E. P.] 1934:348, 350, Pl. 1 (figs. 2-3) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 59 (no. 4); ref. 18721] Upper reaches of Dnieper River, Russia. Lectotype: ZIN 29653. Paralectotypes: ZIN 51150 (4). Lectotype selected by Naseka 2001:109 [ref. 26835]. •Synonym of Gobio albipinnatus Lukasch 1933 -- (Berg 1949:654 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:59 [ref. 22952], Naseka et al. 1999:37 [ref. 24848]). •Synonym of Gobio albipinnatus Lukasch 1933, but a valid subspecies -- (Lelek 1987:187 [ref. 22962], Naseka 1998:85 [ref. 23590], Naseka et al. 1999:37, 58 [ref. 24848], Fricke 2007:28 [ref. 30577]). •Synonym of Romanogobio albipinnatus (Lukasch 1933), but a valid subspecies -- (Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702]). •Synonym of Romanogobio albipinnatus (Lukasch 1933) -- (Naseka 2001:1374 [ref. 25947]). •Synonym of Romanogobio albipinnatus (Lukasch 1833), but a valid subspecies -- (Naseka 2001:108 [ref. 26835]). •Valid as Romanogobio belingi (Slastenenko 1934) -- (Naseka & Freyhof 2004:18 [ref. 27663], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:69 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:102 [ref. 29996], Dyldin et al. 2023:[23] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio belingi (Slastenenko 1934). Gobionidae. Distribution: Northern Black Sea basin; introduced in southern Baltic Sea basin and southern North Sea basin. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

benacensis, Cyprinus Pollini [C.] 1816:21, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Viaggio al Lago di Garda e al Monte Baldo; ref. 18566] Lake Garda, Italy. No types known. Appeared as "Gobio benacensis, Nob. ex Pollini Cyp." in Ninni 1863:42 [ref. 18477]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Bianco & Taraborelli 1984:526 [ref. 21913], Bianco 1988:153 [ref. 22383], Bănărescu et al. 1999:81, 109 [ref. 24850]). •Valid as Gobio benacensis (Pollini 1816) -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952], Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:194 [ref. 26728], Kottelat & Persat 2005:229 [ref. 28378], Povz et al. 2005:86 [ref. 37101], Bianco & Delmastro 2011:5 [ref. 31648], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108]). •Valid as Romanogobio benacensis (Pollini 1816) -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:102 [ref. 29996], Zupančič 2008:37 [ref. 29926], Ćaleta et al. 2015:80 [ref. 34877], Jelić et al. 2018:116 [ref. 35748], Ćaleta et al. 2019:155 [ref. 37026]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio benacensis (Pollini 1816). Gobionidae. Distribution: Southern Europe: Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. Introduced in central Italy. Habitat: freshwater.

benacensis, Gobio Ninni [A. P.] (ex Pollini) 1863:42 [Cenni sui pesci della provincia di Treviso; ref. 18477] Lake Garda, Po drainage, Italy. Apparently not an original description; name also appeared on p. 18 as "Gobio benacensis Ninni ex Poll. Cyp." Bianco 1988:153 [ref. 22383] has author as Pollini 1817 [? Pollini 1816], presumably our ref. 18566. •In the synonymy of Romanogobio benacensis (Pollini 1816). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Romanogobio benacensis (Pollini 1816). Gobionidae.

bicolor, Pseudogobio Nichols [J. T.] 1930:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 440; ref. 16113] Hokou, on lower Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], northeastern Kiangsi Province, China. Holotype (unique): AMNH 9678. •Synonym of Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]). •Synonym of Microphysogobio fukiensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:360 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Microphysogobio bicolor (Nichols 1930) -- (Sun & Zhao 2022:362 [ref. 38990], Sun et al. 2024:182 [ref. 41617]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio bicolor (Nichols 1930). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yangtze River basin (China). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

binhi, Abbottina Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen & Ngô 2002:218, Fig. 100 [Freshwater fishes of Viet Nam. Volume I. Family Cyprinidae v. 1; ref. 28301] Cao Bàng, Cao Bàng, Viêt Nam. Holotype: VNCNTTS I: H.01.51.01.01. Paratypes: VNCNTTS I: H.01.51.01.02 (3). •Valid as Abbottina binhi Nguyen 2002. Current status: Valid as Abbottina binhi Nguyen 2002. Gobionidae. Distribution: Bàng River, Cao Bàng Province, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

biwae, Gobio Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1900:340, Pl. 9 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1213); ref. 2502] Lake Biwa, near Matsubara, Japan. Holotype: USNM 49399. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6273 (2, missing in 1995). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:31 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gnathopogon biwae (Jordan & Snyder 1900) -- (Kuroda 1953:275 [ref. 39545], Okada 1961:433 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Squalidus biwae (Jordan & Snyder 1900) -- (Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:56 [ref. 6441], Okamura & Machida 1987:104 [ref. 22279], Bănărescu 1992:316 [ref. 40251]). •Synonym of Squalidus chankaensis Dybowski 1872, but a valid subspecies -- (Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:318 [ref. 25598], Sato 1995:51 [ref. 25531], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Sato et al. 1998:36 [ref. 24972], Nakabo 2000:271 [ref. 25086], Matsuura et al. 2000:125 [ref. 26000], Nakabo 2002:271 [ref. 26001]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus chankaensis Dybowski 1872. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

biwaensis, Sarcocheilichthys Hosoya [K.] 1982:135, Figs. 2C, 8F, 10, 11 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 8471] Lake Biwa at Onoe, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: FAKU 50831. Paratypes: FAKU 50832 (1), 50871-74 (4). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys biwaensis Hosoya 1982 -- (Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:55 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:310 [ref. 25598], Watanabe 1998:262 [ref. 23491], Nakabo 2000:267 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:267 [ref. 26001]). Current status: Valid as Sarcocheilichthys biwaensis Hosoya 1982. Gobionidae. Distribution: Lake Biwa, Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

boulengeri, Gobiobotia Tchang [T.-L.] 1929:307, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 1 (no. 5); ref. 16062] Szechuan, China. Syntypes: (2) MNHN 1934-0180 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:88 [ref. 19574] with MNHN 1934-180 as holotype. •Valid as Gobiobotia boulengeri Tchang 1929 -- (Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:122 [ref. 13584], Ding 1994:311 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:101 [ref. 25213], Chen in Chen 1998:144 [ref. 23556], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373]). •Valid as Xenophysogobio boulengeri (Tchang 1929) -- (He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:390 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:83 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:257 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:291 [ref. 38617], Chen et al. 2022:104 [ref. 39146]). Current status: Valid as Xenophysogobio boulengeri (Tchang 1929). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Yangtze River basin, Sichuan (China). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

bouommatos, Gobiobotia Wang [M.], Chen [X.] & Zhang [E] 2024:7, Figs. 2b, 5-6 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 31 (no. 4): IEF-1192; ref. 40908] Liu-Jiang, Zhu-Jiang River basin, Luzhai County, Guangxi Province, China, 24°28'20"N, 109°42'48"E. Holotype: IHB 202204177318. Paratypes: IHB. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Gobiobotia bouommatos Wang, Chen & Zhang 2024. Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia bouommatos Wang, Chen & Zhang 2024. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Zhu-Jiang and Yuan-Jiang River drainages, Yangtze River basin (southern China). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

brevibarba, Gobiobotia Mori [T.] 1935:168, Pl. 12 (figs. 3-4) [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 3043] North Kan River at Waiyo, central Chosen, Korea. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Additional specimens: (3). •Valid as Gobiobotia brevibarba Mori 1935 -- (Kim 1997:233 [ref. 24032], Kim & Park 2002:140 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 505 [ref. 26218], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681] as brevibarva, Wang et al. 2024:16 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia brevibarba Mori 1935. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: southern Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

brevicaudus, Saurogobio drakei Tchang [T.-L.] & Shaw [T.-H.] 1931:286, Fig. 3 [Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping (Zoological Series) v. 2; ref. 16404] San chia Tien, near Beijing [Peiping], China. Holotype: ZMFMIB (now ASIZB) 5828. •Synonym of Gobio albipinnatus Lukasch 1933, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Berg 1949:654 [ref. 20661] with authorship as Kimura 1934). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) subspecies rivuloides Nichols 1925 -- (Lu et al. 1977:500 [ref. 2850]). •Synonym of Gobio rivuloides Nichols 1925 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:297 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio rivuloides Nichols 1925. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevicirris, Gobio gobio Berg [L. S.] 1914:442, Fig. 56 [ ref. 274] Original not seen. Not available, infrasubspecific; from various localities in Russia and Ukraine. Subsequently published in an available way as Gobio gobio brevicirris Fowler 1976. •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae.

brevicirris, Gobio gobio Fowler [H. W.] 1976:103 [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 29 (nos 1/2); ref. 7323] Various localities in Russia and Ukraine. Available by reference to Berg 1932:407 (fig. 317) which is the infrasubspecific Gobio gobio morpha brevicirris Berg 1914. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Gobio brevicirris Fowler 1976 -- (Naseka et al. 2006:189 [ref. 28984], Mendel et al. 2008:1071 [ref. 29637], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:89 [ref. 29996], Parin et al. 2014:76 [ref. 33547], Dyldin et al. 2023:[19] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Gobio brevicirris Fowler 1976. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Europe: Don River drainages, Russia and Ukraine. Habitat: freshwater.

brevicirris, Gobio ussuriensis morpha Berg [L. S.] 1914:476, fig. 40 [ ref. 274] Not available, infrasubspecific, from Ussuri River drainage, Viti River, Russia. •In the synonymy of Squalidus chankaensis Dybowski 1872 -- (Kottelat 2006:50 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:329 [ref. 30085]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Squalidus chankaensis Dybowski 1872. Gobionidae.

brevipennus, Hemibarbus Yue [P.-Q.] 1995:118 [English p. 123], Fig. 2 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 20 (no. 1); ref. 22652] Linhai, Tiantai, Linjiang system, Zhejiang, China. Syntypes: IHASW 74.9.3287-3294 (8), 74.9.3404-3406 (3), 74.9.4126-4137 (12). •Valid as Hemibarbus brevipennus Yue 1995 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:241 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Hemibarbus brevipennus Yue 1995. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

brevirostris, Gobiobotia (Gobiobotia) Chen [Y.-Y.] & Cao [W.-H.] 1977:556, Fig. 10-4 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 825] Nanyang and Zhechuan, Henan, China. Syntypes: 59-III-001 to 003 (1, 1, 1). Authorship also seen as Chen & Tsao. •Valid as Gobiobotia brevirostris Chen & Cao 1977 -- (Zhang & Liu 1995:251 [ref. 22586], Zhu 1995:101 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:189 [ref. 26385], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:410 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia brevirostris Chen & Cao 1977. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: China. Habitat: freshwater.

brevirostris, Pseudogobio Günther [A.] 1868:174 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Formosa [Taiwan]. Lectotype: BMNH 1865.5.2.49. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1865.5.2.50-53 (4), ZMB 6305 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:29 [ref. 31432]. Lectotype selected by Banarescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]. •Valid as Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:368 [ref. 23878], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Ho & Shao 2011:29 [ref. 31432], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:[20] [ref. 35245], Sun et al. 2022:359 [ref. 39161]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868). Gobionidae. Distribution: Rivers north of the Miaoli Plateau, Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater.

buas, Microphysogobio Mai [D. Y.] 1978:198, Fig. 90 [Identification of the fresh-water fishes of North Viet Nam v. 1; ref. 13511] Búa River, northern Vietnam. Syntypes: DVZUT. •Tentative synonym of Microphysogobio yunnanensis (Yao & Yang 1977) -- (Kottelat 2001:30, 35 [ref. 25482] as uas on p. 35). •Synonym of Microphosogobio yunnanensis (Yao & Yang 1977) -- (Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Microphysogobio yunnanensis (Yao & Yang 1977). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

bulgarica, Gobio gobio Drensky [P.] 1926:131, Fig. 2 [Trudove na Bulgarskogo Prirodoizpitatelno Druzhestvo = Travaux de la Société Bulgare des Sciences Naturelles v. 12; ref. 15583] Maritsa, Bulgaria. Syntypes: NMNHS. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lelek 1987:190 [ref. 22962]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24850]). •See Naseka et al. 2006:189 [ref. 28984]. •See Mendel et al. 2008:1071 [ref. 29637]. •Valid as Gobio bulgaricus Drensky 1926 -- (Vasil'eva et al. 2005:778 [ref. 28515], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:90 [ref. 29996], Kottelat & Freyhof 2009:79 [ref. 30320], Turan et al. 2012:56 [ref. 31870], Barbieri et al. 2015:52 [ref. 35029], Çiçek et al. 2015:145 [ref. 35151], Turan et al. 2016:10 [ref. 34433], Turan et al. 2017:285 [ref. 35675], Turan et al. 2018:373 [ref. 36211], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:378 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:188 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio bulgaricus Drensky 1926. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eurasia: Aegean basin (Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece and Macedonia). Habitat: freshwater.

caerulescens, Squalius Sauvage [H.-E.] 1883:146 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 7; ref. 3896] Lake Biwa, Japan. Holotype: MNHN. Zoological Record and some authors spell as coerulescens. •Synonym of Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), but a valid subspecies caerulescens (Sauvage 1883) -- (Kuroda 1953:275 [ref. 39545], Okada 1961:427 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Gnathopogon caerulescens (Sauvage 1883) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:348 [ref. 20623], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:56 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:297 [ref. 25598], Naseka 1996:153 [ref. 22943], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Nakabo 2000:268 [ref. 25086], Matsuura et al. 2000:81 [ref. 26000], Nakabo 2002:268 [ref. 26001]). Current status: Valid as Gnathopogon caerulescens (Sauvage 1883). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

caobangensis, Sarcocheilichthys Nguyen [V. H.] & Vo [V. B.] in Nguyen & Ngô 2002:209, Fig. 96 [Freshwater fishes of Viet Nam. Volume I. Family Cyprinidae v. 1; ref. 28301] Cao Bàng, Cao Bàng Province, Viêt Nam. Holotype: VNCNTTS I: H.01.49.04.01. Paratypes: VNCNTTS I: H.01.49.04.02 (2). Types not found at RIA1. •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys caobangensis Nguyen & Vo 2002 -- (An et al. 2020:215 [ref. 37481]). Current status: Valid as Sarcocheilichthys caobangensis Nguyen & Vo 2002. Gobionidae. Distribution: Bàng Giang system, Cao Bàng Province, Vietnam and Xi-Jiang drainage, Zhujiang basin, Guangxi, China. Habitat: freshwater.

carpathicus, Gobio gobio Vladykov [V. D.] 1925:248 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 64 (nos 11/12) (art. 2); ref. 15570] Tisza River, Czechoslovakia; Danube basin, Ukraine. Syntypes: (hundreds) MNHN 1930-0195 and 0196 (2); NMP many specimens. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:87 [ref. 19574], Mlíkovský et al. 2011:152 [ref. 33498].. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Berg 1949:643 [ref. 20661]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24850]). •Valid as Gobio carpathicus Vladykov 1925 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:90 [ref. 29996], Mendel et al. 2008:1070 [ref. 29637], Takácz 2012:54 [ref. 36272], Parin et al. 2014:77 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Gobio carpathicus Vladykov 1925. Gobionidae. Distribution: Tisza River basin, Danube River system; Ukraine. Habitat: freshwater.

carpathorossicus, Gobio persa Vladykov [V. D.] 1931:289, Fig. 14 [Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 16343] Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:88 [ref. 19574]. Treated as a separate description, but this is just a new combination for Gobis uranoscopus carpathorossicus Vladykov 1925. Name spelled carpahorossicus in Popescu Gorj & Dumitriu 1950:83 [ref. 23004], in part. •Synonym of Gobio kesslerii Dybowski 1862 -- (Berg 1949:653 [ref. 20661]). •In the synonymy of Romanogobio carpathorossicus (Vladykov 1925). Current status: Synonym of Romanogobio carpathorossicus (Vladykov 1925). Gobionidae.

carpathorossicus, Gobio uranoscopus Vladykov [V. D.] 1925:250 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 64 (nos 11/12) (art. 2); ref. 15570] Tisza River at Bushtino, elevation 200 meters, and Velky Byckiv [Velykyi Bychkiv], Ukraine, elevation 309 meters. Syntypes: (10) CUP 41463 (1), ?MNHN 1930-0197 (1). Type catalog: Sanda et al. 2010:29 [ref. 31086]. •Synonym of Gobio kesslerii Dybowski 1862 -- (Berg 1949:653 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:62 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu 1999:135 [ref. 24846] as kessleri, Jung et al. 2019:180 [ref. 36879]). •Valid as Romanogobio carpathorossicus (Vladykov 1925) -- (Friedrich et al. 2018:336 [ref. 35869]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio carpathorossicus (Vladykov 1925). Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Europe: Danube River drainage: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Romania. Habitat: freshwater.

caucasica, Gobio lepidolaemus var. Kamensky [S. N.] 1901:6 [German p. 142] [Die Cypriniden der Kaukasusländer und ihrer angrenzenden Meere. 2.; ref. 14761] Podkumok and Sulak rivers, northern Caucasus, Russia; Rioni River basin, Georgia. Syntypes: ?ZMT 130c, none at ZIN. In competition for use with Gobio uranoscopus var. caucasica Kamensky 1901. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lelek 1987:190 [ref. 22962]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:649 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952], Naseka 1998:82 [ref. 23590], Bănărescu et al. 1999:81 [ref. 24850]). •See Naseka et al. 2006:189 [ref. 28984]. •Synonym of Gobio lepidolaemus Kessler 1872, subspecies caucasica Kamensky 1901 -- (Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:165 [ref. 31251]). •See Mendel et al. 2008:1071 [ref. 29637]. •Valid as Gobio caucasicus Kamensky 1901 -- (, Bayçelebi et al. 2015:788 [ref. 41410] as cf. caucasicus, Turan et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34433] and cf. caucasicus, Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34453], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37535], Dyldin et al. 2023:[19] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Gobio caucasicus Kamensky 1901. Gobionidae. Distribution: Black Sea basin. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

caucasica, Gobio uranoscopus var. Kamensky [S. N.] 1901:9 [German p. 145] [Die Cypriniden der Kaukasusländer und ihrer angrenzenden Meere. 2.; ref. 14761] Sunzha and Pomkumok rivers, northern Caucasus, Russia. Syntypes: (3) Kharkov Univ. and ZMT, none at ZIN. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Gobio lepidolaemus var. caucasica Kamensky 1901, on p. 8 of same reference, replaced by Gobio ciscaucasicus Berg 1932. •Objective synonym of Gobio ciscaucasicus Berg 1932 -- (Berg 1949:655 [ref. 20661], Naseka 1998:85 [ref. 23590], Naseka & Bogutskaya 1999:69 [ref. 24849], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:69 [ref. 28183]). •Synonym of Romanogobio ciscaucasicus (Berg 1932). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Romanogobio ciscaucasicus (Berg 1932). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

cetopsis, Labeo Kner [R.] 1867:351, Pl. 15 (fig. 2) [Reise der öesterreichischen Fregatte "Novara" v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18426] Shanghai, China. Holotype (unique): NMW 53058. •Valid as Coreius cetopsis (Kner 1867) -- (Wang et al. 2001:133 [ref. 26566]). •Synonym of Coreius heterodon (Bleeker 1865) -- (Lu et al. 1977:503 [ref. 2850], Kim 1997:549 [ref. 24032], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:326 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477] with authorship and date as Fu & Tchang 1933). Current status: Valid as Coreius cetopsis (Kner 1867). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

chankaensis, Squalidus Dybowski [B. N.] 1872:215 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 22; ref. 1170] Lake Khanka [Chanka], Amur River drainage, southeastern Russia. Syntypes: ZMB 7940 [from Dybowski] (2). Original as chankaënsis. •Valid as Gobio chankaensis (Dybowski 1872) -- (Berg 1949:658 [ref. 20661]). •Valid as Gnathopogon chankaensis (Dybowski 1872) -- (Lu et al. 1977:480 [ref. 2850]). •Valid as Squalidus chankaensis Dybowski 1872 -- (Mai 1978:190 [ref. 13511], Hosoya & Jeon 1984:41 [ref. 17431] with subspecies, Zhu 1995:79 [ref. 25213], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:43 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1996:160 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:214 [ref. 24032], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491] with subspecies, Naseka 1998:87 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:313 [ref. 23878], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Shedko & Shedko 2003:323 [ref. 27966], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:73 [ref. 28183], Ocock et al. 2006:46 [ref. 28933], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:329 [ref. 30085], Zhang et al. 2016:80 [ref. 34477], Dyldin et al. 2023:[24] [ref. 40328] with question). Current status: Valid as Squalidus chankaensis Dybowski 1872. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Asia: China, Russia and Mongolia. Habitat: freshwater.

chaoi, Pseudogobio Evermann [B. W.] & Shaw [T.] 1927:106 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 1286] Nanking, Jiangsu, China. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 501. •Synonym of Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776) -- (Lu et al. 1977:444 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:238 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2006:35 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:325 [ref. 30085], Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:660 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

chenghaiensis, Saurogobio dabryi Dai [Y.-G.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2002:307, Figs. 2-4 [Zoological Research v. 23 (no. 4); ref. 26615] Chenghai Lake, 100°38'-100°49'E, 26°27'-26°38'N, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 797278. Paratypes: KIZ 797266-67 (2), 797269-74 (6), 797276-77 (2), 797279 (1). Type catalog: Du et al. 2013:347 [ref. 32939]. •Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871, but a valid subspecies chenghaiensis Dai & Yang 2002 as described -- (Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477]). •Questionably a synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871 -- (Kottelat 2006:50 [ref. 28831]). •Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871 -- (Tang et al. 2018:360 [ref. 35798]). Current status: Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

chenhsienensis, Huigobio Fang [P.-W.] 1938:239, Pl. 16 [Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping (Zoology Series) v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 1305] Chenhsien (now Shengzhou City), Chekiang (now Zhejiang) Province, China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Huigobio chenhsienensis Fang 1938 -- (Jin in Pan et al. 1991:209 [ref. 23876], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:344 [ref. 23878], Du et al. 2008:70 [ref. 29644], Zhang et al. 2016:73 [ref. 34477], Sun et al. 2021:37 [ref. 38762]). •Valid as Microphysogobio chenhsienensis (Fang 1938) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:206 [ref. 20622], Zheng et al. 1989:139 [ref. 21202], Bănărescu 1992:327 [ref. 40251], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Jiang & Zhang 2013:176 [ref. 32958], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[19] [ref. 36342], Sun et al. 2021:[10] [ref. 38244]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio chenhsienensis (Fang 1938). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: coastal rivers in Zhejiang province, Poyang Lake rivers and lower Yangtze River basin, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

cheni, Gobiobotia Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1966:13, Pl. 2 (fig. 8); Figs. 9-10 [Annotationes Zoologicae et Botanicae No. 27; ref. 9195] Rivers near Taichung, Taiwan. Holotype: IBTS 1334. Paratypes: IBTS 1541-1543 (3). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:28 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Gobiobotia cheni Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966 -- (Chen & Cao 1977:562 [ref. 825], Zhu 1995:100 [ref. 25213], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:399 [ref. 23878], Ho & Shao 2011:28 [ref. 31432], Zhang et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34477], Wang et al. 2024:13 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia cheni Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Taiwan and ? China. Habitat: freshwater.

cheni, Paraleucogobio Wu [H.-W.] 1931:435 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16350] Sin Ting, Chekiang, China. Holotype (unique): not researched. •Synonym of Hemibarbus longirostris (Regan 1908) -- (Lu et al. 1977:449 [ref. 2850], Yue 1995:121 [ref. 22652], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:247 [ref. 23878]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus longirostris (Regan 1908). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

chinssuensis, Pseudogobio Nichols [J. T.] 1926:3, Fig. 3 [American Museum Novitates No. 214; ref. 15600] Chin-tsu, Shansi Province [Chin-ssu, Shangi: ? Qingxu Xian], China. Holotype: AMNH 8446. Non-types: FMNH 14684 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:71 [ref. 12367] as a paratype. •Valid as Huigobio chinssuensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:140 [ref. 21202], Cheng & Zhou 1997:173 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:346 [ref. 23878], Ying et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31333], Zhang et al. 2016:73 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Microphysogobio chinssuensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:202 [ref. 20622], Bănărescu 1992:327 [ref. 40251], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Jiang & Zhang 2013:180 [ref. 32958], Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989] needing confirmation, Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Sun et al. 2021:[7] [ref. 38244]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio chinssuensis (Nichols 1926). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yellow River basin (northern China). Habitat: freshwater.

chipingi, Gobio gobio Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1964:463, Figs. 5-6 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 36 (no. 4); ref. 9196] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Holotype: MNHN 1934-0031. Paratype: MNHN 1934-0032 (1). Type locality probably erroneous. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bănărescu 1992:319 [ref. 40251]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

ciscaucasicus, Gobio Berg [L. S.] 1932:413 [Les poissons des eaux douces de l'U.R.S.S. Part 1; ref. 278] Sunzha and Podkumok rivers, northern Caucasus, Russia. Syntypes: (3) Kharkov Univ. and ZMT. Replacement name for Gobio uranoscopus var. caucasica Kamensky 1901, preoccupied by Gobio lepidolaemus var. caucasica Kamenski 1901. •Valid as Gobio ciscaucasicus Berg 1932 -- (Berg 1949:655 [ref. 20661], Coad 1995:17 [ref. 23608], Naseka 1996:159 [ref. 22943], Naseka & Bogutskaya 1999:69 [ref. 24849]). •Valid as Romanogobio ciscaucasicus (Berg 1932) -- (Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702], Naseka & Bogutskaya 1998:180 [ref. 23783], Naseka 1998:85 [ref. 23590], Naseka 2001:1381 [ref. 25947], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Naseka & Freyhof 2004:21 [ref. 27663], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:69 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:103 [ref. 29996], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37535], Dyldin et al. 2023:[23] [ref. 40328]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Romanogobio ciscaucasicus (Berg 1932). Gobionidae. Distribution: Eurasia: western Caspian Sea basin (Russia to Azerbaijan). Habitat: freshwater.

coreanus, Leucogobio Berg [L. S.] 1906:394 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 18 (no. 107) (art. 57); ref. 15643] Sambau River, Kyong-sang-do Province, South Korea. Syntypes: ZIN 13801 (3). Spelled coreianus by Koller 1927:44 [ref. 5622]. •Valid as Squalidus coreanus (Berg 1906) -- (Naseka 1996:160 [ref. 22943]). •Synonym of Squalidus japonicus Sauvage 1883, but a valid subspecies -- (Hosoya & Jeon 1984:41 [ref. 17431], Kim 1997:213 [ref. 24032], Kim & Lee 2001:46 [ref. 25334] as koreanus, Kim & Park 2002:118 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:158, 507 [ref. 26218]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus japonicus (Sauvage 1883). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

coriparoides, Gobio Nichols [J. T.] 1925:4 [American Museum Novitates No. 181; ref. 15553] Vicinity of Ningwu, Kolan and Tsinglo, Shansi, China. Holotype (unique): AMNH 8418. Non-types: FMNH 14670-71 (1, 1), MSNM 25 [ex MSNM 4421 and ex AMNH] (1). Type catalog: Conci & Michelangeli 1974:224 [ref. 21560], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:41 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Gobio coriparoides Nichols 1925 -- (Lu et al. 1977:496 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:77 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1996:159 [ref. 22943], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:287 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [red 34477]). Current status: Valid as Gobio coriparoides Nichols 1925. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

cylindricus, Rhinogobio Günther [A.] 1888:432 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 1 (no. 6); ref. 14483] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] at Ichang, China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1888.5.15.33. Also appeared as new in Günther 1891:246 [ref. 14508]. •Valid as Megagobio cylindricus (Günther 1888) -- (Naseka 1996:157 [ref. 22943]). •Valid as Rhinogobio cylindricus Günther 1888 -- (Lu et al. 1977:509 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:81 [ref. 25213], Chen in Chen 1998:139 [ref. 23556], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:334 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:243 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:252 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobio cylindricus Günther 1888. Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

cynocephalus, Gobio fluviatilis var. Dybowski [B. N.] 1869:951 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 19; ref. 1169] Onon and Ingoda rivers, Amur River basin, Siberia, Russia. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Berg 1949:644 [ref. 20661], Lu et al. 1977:497 [ref. 2850], Mitrofanov et al. 1988:12 [ref. 37734], Zhu 1995:78 [ref. 25213], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:35 [ref. 22798], Chereshnev 1996:600 [ref. 24659], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:737 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:82 [ref. 23590], Sideleva 2001:52 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2003:10 [ref. 27815]). •Valid as Gobio cynocephalus Dybowski 1869 -- (Kim 1997:217 [ref. 24032], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:295 [ref. 23878], Kim & Park 2002:124 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 509 [ref. 26218], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:65 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:32 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:35 [ref. 28933], Mendel et al. 2008:1068 [ref. 29637], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:323 [ref. 30085], Parin et al. 2014:77 [ref. 33547], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:659 [ref. 34853], Dyldin et al. 2021:22 [ref. 38804] with question, Dyldin & Orlov 2021:65 [ref. 38158] with question, Dyldin et al. 2023:[19] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Gobio cynocephalus Dybowski 1869. Gobionidae. Distribution: North Asia, East Asia: Mongolia, Russia and China. Habitat: freshwater.

czerskii, Chilogobio Berg [L. S.] 1914:490, Fig. 75 [ ref. 274] Sintuka River, Lake Chanka [Khanka] basin, Amur River drainage, Russia. Original not seen. •Valid as Chilogobio czerskii Berg 1914 -- (Berg 1949:661 [ref. 20661]). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:294 [ref. 20624], Lu et al. 1977:476 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:76 [ref. 25213], Kim 1997:207 [ref. 24032], Choi et al. 2003:158, 511 [ref. 26218]). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys czerskii (Berg 1914) -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:40 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1996:156 [ref. 22943], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:86 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:279 [ref. 23878], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Kim & Park 2002:112 [ref. 25913], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:71 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:88 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:327 [ref. 30085], Parin et al. 2014:92 [ref. 33547], Zhang et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34477], An et al. 2020:217 [ref. 37481]). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys sciistius (Abbott 1901) -- (Li et al. 2022:345 [ref. 39293]). Current status: Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys sciistius (Abbott 1901). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

dabryi, Saurogobio Bleeker [P.] 1871:27, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam) v. 12 (art. 2); ref. 6421] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5040. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:90 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Saurogobio dabryi (Bleeker 1871), subspecies dabryi (Bleeker 1871) -- (Cheng & Zhou 1997:129 [ref. 26385]). •Valid as Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871 -- (Berg 1949:670 [ref. 20661], Mai 1978:201 [ref. 13511], Wang 1984:30 [ref. 22951], Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:116 [ref. 13584], Zheng et al. 1989:150 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:221 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:301 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:84 [ref. 25213], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:42 [ref. 22798], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702], Naseka & Bogutskaya 1998:180 [ref. 23783], Naseka 1996:163 [ref. 22943], Cheng & Zhou 1997:178 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:248 [ref. 24032], Chen in Chen 1998:141 [ref. 23556], Naseka 1998:87 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:381 [ref. 23878], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Wang et al. 2001:139 [ref. 26566], Kim & Park 2002:156 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:158, 505 [ref. 26218], Dai & Yang 2002:307 [ref. 26615] as a subspecies, Yang et al. 2003:169 [ref. 26806], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:72 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:50 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:46 [ref. 28933], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:328 [ref. 30085], Dai et al. 2014:290 [ref. 33444], Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477] as S. dabryi dabryi, Tang et al. 2018:357 [ref. 35798], Zhang et al. 2019:254 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:282 [ref. 38617], Dyldin et al. 2023:[24] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Asia: China, South Korea, Russia and Mongolia. Habitat: freshwater.

davidi, Tylognathus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1878:86 [1] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 2; ref. 3878] Western Szechwan, China. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-6281 (73.5 mm spec.). Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-6281 (78 mm spec.), plus 2 missing. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:90 [ref. 19574]. On p. 1 of separate. Lectotype selected by Banarescu & Nalbant 1967:294 [ref. 20624]. •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:294 [ref. 20624], Lu et al. 1977:477 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:76 [ref. 25213]). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys davidi (Sauvage 1878) -- (Ding 1994:261 [ref. 21531], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:281 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34477], An et al. 2020:217 [ref. 37481], Guo 2021:223 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Sarcocheilichthys davidi (Sauvage 1878). Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

delyamurei, Gobio Freyhof [J.] & Naseka [A. M.] 2005:332, Figs. 1-4 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 16 (no. 4) (for Dec. 2005); ref. 28514] River Chornaya at Khmel'nitskoye, 44°32'41"N, 33°39'54"N, Crimea, Ukraine. Holotype: ZISP 53561. Paratypes: ZISP 53562 (7), 53563 (23), 53564 (13). Plus non-type material. See Kottelat & Bogutskaya 2006:292 [ref. 28513] for nomenclature remarks and date of publication. Name published a few days later than Gobio tauricus Vasil'eva 2005. •Valid as Gobio delyamurei Freyhof & Naseka 2005 -- (Kottelat & Bogutskaya 2006:292 [ref. 28513], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:91 [ref. 29996], Dyldin et al. 2020:111 [ref. 37569]). •Possibly a synonym of Gobio krymensis Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1973 -- (Dyldin et al. 2020:86 [ref. 37569]). •Synonym of Gobio tauricus Vasil'eva 2005 -- (Mendel et al. 2008:1072 [ref. 29637]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio tauricus Vasil'eva 2005. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Europe: Chornaya drainage, Black Sea basin, southwestern Crimea (Ukraine/Russia). Habitat: freshwater.

depressirostris, Pseudorasbora Nichols [J. T.] 1925:5 [American Museum Novitates No. 182; ref. 15554] Chin-ssu, Shansi Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8429. Paratypes or non-types: AMNH 10818 (9); FMNH 14687-88 (1, 1); MCZ 32666 (2); ZMA 115785 (3). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:32 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:71 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Lu et al. 1977:463 [ref. 2850], Ding 1994:251 [ref. 21531], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:263 [ref. 23878], Bănărescu 1999:207 [ref. 24846], Kottelat 2006:47 [ref. 28831], Kottelat 2013:147 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

dereimsi, Rhinogobio Tchang [T.-L.] 1930:90, Fig. 2 [Sinensia v. 1 (no. 7); ref. 16213] Tchoung-king (Chongqing), Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] system, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1934-0064. Paratypes: (1) BMAM 1583 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:90 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Rhinogobio typus Bleeker 1871 -- (Lu et al. 1977:508 [ref. 2850], Ding 1994:279 [ref. 21531], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:332 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:241 [ref. 36699]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobio typus Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

dissimilis, Hemibarbus Bleeker [P.] 1871:21, Pl. 6 (fig. 1) [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam) v. 12 (art. 2); ref. 6421] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Syntypes: (3) MNHN 0000-5032-33 (1, 1), 5036-37 (1, 1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:89 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Paracanthobrama guichenoti Bleeker 1864 -- (Lu et al. 1977:451 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:250 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthobrama guichenoti Bleeker 1864. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

dorsalis, Saurogobio Chu [Y.-T.] 1932:133, Figs. 30, 30A [The China Journal v. 16 (no. 3); ref. 16364] Fish market in Shanghai, China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Saurogobio dumerili Bleeker 1871 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:380 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Saurogobio dumerili Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

drakei, Pseudogobio Abbott [J. F.] 1901:486, Fig. [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1221); ref. 2] Pei-ho River, Tien-Tsin, China. Holotype: USNM 49547 [ex CAS-SU 6303]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6304 (12). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:36 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:382 [ref. 23878], Dai & Yang 2002:307 [ref. 26615], Kottelat 2006:50 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:328 [ref. 30085], Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477], Tang et al. 2018:360 [ref. 35798]). Current status: Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

dumerili, Saurogobio Bleeker [P.] 1871:25, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam) v. 12 (art. 2); ref. 6421] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5048. •Valid as Saurogobio dumerili Bleeker 1871 -- (Ding 1994:300 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:84 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1996:163 [ref. 22943], Cheng & Zhou 1997:179 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:378 [ref. 23878], Wang et al. 2001:140 [ref. 26566], Dai & Yang 2002:310 [ref. 26615], Yang et al. 2003:169 [ref. 26806], Dai et al. 2014:289 [ref. 33444], Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477], Tang et al. 2018:356 [ref. 35798], Guo 2021:280 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Saurogobio dumerili Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

elimeius, Gobio albipinnatus Kattoulas [M. E.], Stephanidis [A.] & Economidis [P. S.] 1973:179, Fig. 2 [Biologia Gallo-Hellenica v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 7569] Aliakmon River, by the bridge near Ammudara village (Kastoria), Greece. Holotype: specimen shown in Fig. 2. Paratypes: Univ. of Thessaloniki: Aliakmon (147 spec), Edessaeos (5). •Synonym of Gobio albipinnatus Lukasch 1833, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lelek 1987:187 [ref. 22962]). •Valid as Gobio elimeius Kattoulas, Stephanidis & Economidis 1973 -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Gobio uranoscopus (Agassiz 1828), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Bănărescu 1992:320 [ref. 40251], Economidis 1995:208 [ref. 23025], Bănărescu et al. 1999:183, 190 [ref. 24853]). •Valid as Romanogobio elimeius (Kattoulas, Stephanidis & Economidis 1973) -- (Naseka & Freyhof 2004:21 [ref. 27663], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:104 [ref. 29996], Barbieri et al. 2015:61 [ref. 35029]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio elimeius (Kattoulas, Stephanidis & Economidis 1973). Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeast Europe: Aegean Sea basin, Greece and Macedonia. Habitat: freshwater.

elongata, Abbottina Yao [?] & Yang [?] in Lu, Luo & Chen 1977:524, Fig. 9-62 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 2850] Guangxi, China. Syntypes: IHASW 58-7-249, -254, -876 (3) Liujiang, 58-7-820 (1) Guilin, 58-7-915 (1) Lingming. Initials not seen. •Valid as Microphysogobio elongata (Yao & Yang 1977) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:146 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:213 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:82 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:362 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373]). •Valid as Microphysogobio elongatus (Yao & Yang 1977) -- (Zhao & Zhang 2001:591 [ref. 25676], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342]). •Synonym of Microphysogobio tungtingensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Sun et al. 2024:177 [ref. 41617]). Current status: Synonym of Microphysogobio tungtingensis (Nichols 1926). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

elongata, Capoeta Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:200, Pl. 100 (figs. 1, 1a-b) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Streams about Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 2496. Paralectotypes: RMNH 36371 (1). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:157 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), subspecies elongatus -- (Kuroda 1953:275 [ref. 39545], Okada 1961:424 [ref. 6363], Sato 1995:50 [ref. 25531], Matsuura et al. 2000:82 [ref. 26000], Nakabo 2002:268 [ref. 26001]). •Valid as Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:346 [ref. 20623], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:56 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:298 [ref. 25598], Naseka 1996:153 [ref. 22943], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Mizuno et al. 1999:6 [ref. 25311], Nakabo 2000:268 [ref. 25086]). Current status: Valid as Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

elongata, Pseudorasbora Wu [H.-W.] 1939:109, Pl 2 (fig. 2) [Sinensia v. 10 (nos 1-6); ref. 4805] Yangso, Li Kiang, southern China. Holotype (unique): 258. •Valid as Pseudorasbora elongata Wu 1939 -- (Lu et al. 1977:464 [ref. 2850], Zheng et al. 1989:126 [ref. 21202], Zhu 1995:75 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:265 [ref. 23878], Yue & Chen 1998:138 [ref. 26415], Watanabe et al. 2000:46 [ref. 24482], Zhang et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Pseudorasbora elongata Wu 1939. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

eristigma, Belligobio Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:173, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 2486] Near Okayama, Japan. Holotype: FMNH 58714 [ex CM 7820]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 23550 (1), UMMZ 142969 (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:71 [ref. 12305], Böhlke 1953:30 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:16 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Hemibarbus mylodon (Berg 1907), but a valid subspecies eristigma (Jordan & Hubbs 1925) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973:186 [ref. 173]). •Valid as Hemibarbus eristigma (Jordan & Hubbs 1925) -- (Bănărescu 1992:314 [ref. 40251]). •Valid as Belligobio eristigma Jordan & Hubbs 1925. Current status: Valid as Belligobio eristigma Jordan & Hubbs 1925. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

esocinus, Gobio Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:196, Pl. 99 (figs. 2, 2a-b) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 2478. Paralectotypes: RMNH 36376 (9), ZMB 3306 (1). Type catalog: Paepke 2001:330 [ref. 25566]. Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:155 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Pseudogobio esocinus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Kuroda 1953:275 [ref. 39545], Okada 1961:439 [ref. 6363], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:56 [ref. 6441], Naseka 1996:162 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:226 [ref. 24032], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Sato et al. 1998:32 [ref. 24972], Kim & Park 2002:132 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:158, 509 [ref. 26218], Cao et al. 2017:628 [ref. 36461]). •Valid as Pseudogobio esocinus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:314 [ref. 25598], Sato 1995:50 [ref. 25531], Nakabo 2000:269 [ref. 25086], Matsuura et al. 2000:105 [ref. 26000], Nakabo 2002:269 [ref. 26001], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681], Tominaga & Kawase 2019:[13] [ref. 36681], Saiki et al. 2023:69 [ref. 40766]). Current status: Valid as Pseudogobio esocinus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Kyushu, Shikoku and western Honshu (Japan). Introduced in other parts of Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

exiguus, Saurogobio Lin [S.-Y.] 1932:516 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 11 (no. 4); ref. 2781] South Kweichow, China. Holotype (unique): SYSU K102. •Valid as Microphysogobio exiguus (Lin 1932) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:207 [ref. 20622], Naseka 1996:162 [ref. 22943], Ni et al. 2005:123 [ref. 28395] as exiguous in keys, Jiang & Zhang 2013:180 [ref. 32958]). •Valid as Platysmacheilus exiguus (Lin 1932) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:148 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:207 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:286 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:81 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:339 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Kottelat 2001:35 [ref. 25482] as cf. exiguus, Zhang et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34477] as exiguous, Guo 2021:265 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Platysmacheilus exiguus (Lin 1932). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

exilicauda, Huigobio Jiang [Z.-G.] & Zhang [E] 2013:174, Figs. 1A, 2 [Zootaxa 3731 (no. 1); ref. 32958] Guangdong Province: Lianping County (approximately 114°28′E, 24°22′N): a tributary discharging into the Dong-Jiang of upper Pearl River basin, China. Holotype: IHB 76IV7485. Paratypes: IHB 76IV6929, 7483, 7490, 7499, 7501, 7583 (6). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Huigobio exilicauda Jiang & Zhang 2013 -- (Sun et al. 2021:37 [ref. 38762]). •Valid as Microphysogobio exilicauda (Jiang & Zhang 2013) -- (Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[19] [ref. 36342]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio exilicauda (Jiang & Zhang 2013). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: northern Pearl River basin, Guangdong and Jiangxi Provinces, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

fahrettini, Gobio Turan [D.], Kaya [C.], Bayçelebi [E.], Aksu [İ.] & Bektaş [Y.] 2018:366, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 28 (no. 4); ref. 36211] Stream Cebisli at Ilgin County, Konya Province, Turkey, 38°16'10"N, 31°42'13"E. Holotype: FFR 05971. Paratypes: FFR. Type catalog: Kaya et al. 2021:411 [ref. 38688]. •Valid as Gobio fahrettini Turan, Kaya, Bayçelebi, Aksu & Bektaş 2018 -- (Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:378 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:188 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio fahrettini Turan, Kaya, Bayçelebi, Aksu & Bektaş 2018. Gobionidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Lake Ilgin basin (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

feraeensis, Gobio gobio Stephanidis [A.] 1973:192, Figs. 1-2 [Biologia Gallo-Hellenica v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 17318] Kefalovrysson [fountain] of Velestinon, Thessaly, Greece. Syntypes: (35) Lab. of Zool. Univ. of Salonica, Greece. The sistern from which the types came is now dry -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2009:76 [ref. 30320]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Lelek 1987:190 [ref. 22962] as faraeensis, Bănărescu et al. 1999:82, 109 [ref. 24850]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Gobio feraeensis Stephanidis 1973 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:91 [ref. 29996], Kottelat & Freyhof 2009:79 [ref. 30320], Barbieri et al. 2015:52 [ref. 35029]). Current status: Valid as Gobio feraeensis Stephanidis 1973. Gobionidae. Distribution: Greece. Habitat: freshwater.

filifer, Pseudogobio Garman [S.] 1912:121 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 40 (pt 4); ref. 1544] Changyanghsien, Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], Hupeh, China. Syntypes: MCZ 29833-34 (1, 1). •Questionably a synonym of Gobiobotia pappenheimi Kreyenberg 1911 -- (Chen & Cao 1977:555 [ref. 825]). •Valid as Gobiobotia filifer (Garman 1912) -- (Bănărescu 1992:323 [ref. 40251], Ding 1994:309 [ref. 21531], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:407 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:261 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:301 [ref. 38617], Chen et al. 2022:105 [ref. 39146], Wang et al. 2024:6 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia filifer (Garman 1912). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: middle Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

fluviatilis, Gobio Fleming [J.] 1828:186 [A history of British animals; ref. 1339] Europe. No types known. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

fluviatilis, Gobio Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1842:300, Pl. 481 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 16; ref. 1009] Europe. No types known. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:640 [ref. 20661], Bănărescu et al. 1999:81 [ref. 24850], Vasil'eva et al. 2004:772 [ref. 27962], Kottelat & Persat 2005:213 [ref. 28378], Parin et al. 2014:77 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

fowleri, Pseudorasbora Nichols [J. T.] 1925:5 [American Museum Novitates No. 182; ref. 15554] Suancheng (Ningkwo), Anhwei Province, China. Holotype (unique): AMNH 10824. Non-types: ZMA 115787 (3). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:33 [ref. 19236] as paratypes. •Valid as Pseudorasbora fowleri Nichols 1925 -- (Lu et al. 1977:465 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:75 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:160 [ref. 26385], Watanabe et al. 2000:46 [ref. 24482]). •Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:263 [ref. 23878], Bănărescu 1999:207 [ref. 24846], Kottelat 2006:47 [ref. 28831], Kottelat 2013:147 [ref. 32989]). •Not in Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Distribution: Northeastern Asia; introduced elsewhere [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

frici, Gobio Vladykov [V. D.] 1925:249 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 64 (nos 11/12) (art. 2); ref. 15570] Teresovka River, tributary to the Tisza River, near Podplesa [Pidoklesha] village, Ukraine. Syntypes: CUP 42462 (3). Type catalog: Sanda et al. 2010:28 [ref. 31086]. •Synonym of Gobio uranoscopus (Agassiz 1828), but questionably a valid subspecies -- (Lelek 1987:197 [ref. 22962], Bănărescu 1992:320 [ref. 40251], Bănărescu et al. 1999:183, 189 [ref. 24853]). •Synonym of Gobio uranoscopus (Agassiz 1828) -- (Berg 1949:651 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:62 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Romanogobio uranoscopus (Agassiz 1828). Current status: Synonym of Romanogobio uranoscopus (Agassiz 1828). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

fukiensis, Gobiobotia intermedia Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1968:339, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 81; ref. 7861] Minkiang drainage, Fukien Province, China. Holotype: ZMH 4044. Paratypes: ZMH 4045 (5). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:412 [ref. 21161]. •Synonym of Gobiobotia kolleri Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966 -- (Chen & Cao 1977:563 [ref. 825], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:406 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2013:107 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Gobiobotia fukiensis Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968 -- (Wang et al. 2024:18 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia fukiensis Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Minkiang River drainage, Fujian Province, China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

fukiensis, Pseudogobio Nichols [J. T.] 1926:5, Fig. 4 [American Museum Novitates No. 224; ref. 15601] Fukien Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8477. Paratypes: AMNH 11038 (1). •Synonym of Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]). •Valid as Microphysogobio fukiensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:144 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:212 [ref. 23876], Bănărescu 1992:325 [ref. 40251], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:359 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342], Sun et al. 2022:358 [ref. 39161], Sun et al. 2024:182 [ref. 41617]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio fukiensis (Nichols 1926). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Min and Joulung River basins, Fujian Province, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

fukiensis, Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Nichols [J. T.] 1925:3 [American Museum Novitates No. 185; ref. 3180] Near Nanping, Fukien Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8436. •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Bleeker 1871 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:309 [ref. 20624]). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Bleeker 1871, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lu et al. 1977:470 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:76 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:273 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

fundulus, Cobitis Wulff [J. C.] 1765:32 [Ichthyologia, cum amphibiis regni Borussici. Methodo Linnaena disposita.; ref. 17844] Borussia [Prussia], Germany. •Questionably a synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952], Kottelat & Persat 2005:213 [ref. 28378]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

fushunensis, Gobio Xie [?], Li [S.] & Xie [?] in Xie 2007:182 [abst. p. 496], Fig. 79 (on p. 4) [Freshwater fishes in northeast region of China; ref. 30272] Tributary of Hunhe River, Fushun, China. Holotype: RIFFL 8216922. Paratypes: RIFFL 8216921 (1), 82000=92031 (2). Appeared as Gobio fushun once on p. 496. •Valid as Gobio fushunensis Xie, Li & Xie 2007. Current status: Valid as Gobio fushunensis Xie, Li & Xie 2007. Gobionidae. Distribution: Tributary of Hunhe River, Fushun, China. Habitat: freshwater.

geei, Exoglossops Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1920:311, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 58 (no. 2338); ref. 1472] Soochow, China. Holotype (unique): USNM 83981. •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Bleeker 1871 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:309 [ref. 20624], Lu et al. 1977:470 [ref. 2850], Zheng et al. 1989:128 [ref. 21202], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:271 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

giganteus, Microphysogobio Mai [D. Y.] 1978:194, Fig. 88 [Identification of the fresh-water fishes of North Viet Nam v. 1; ref. 13511] Câu River, northern Vietnam. Syntypes: DVZUT. •Incertae sedis -- (Bănărescu 1992:327 [ref. 40251]). •Synonym of Pseudogobio guilinensis Yao & Yang 1977 -- (Kottelat 2001:36 [ref. 25482] with question, Kottelat 2013:146 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudogobio guilinensis Yao & Yang 1977. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

gobio, Cyprinus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:320 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Stream Sieg at Eitorf, Rhine drainage, Germany. Neotype: NRM 50261. Type catalog: Wheeler 1985:31 [ref. 20705]. Neotype designated by Fricke 1999:24 [ref. 24101], but withdrawn in Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. Neotype designated by Kottelat & Persat 2005:219 [ref. 28378]; also a lost lectotype is designated prior to the neotype designation. •Valid as Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), as a valid subspecies -- (Mitrofanov et al. 1988:7 [ref. 37734]). •Valid as Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:640 [ref. 20661], Coad 1981:10 [ref. 22348], Lelek 1987:190 [ref. 22962], Bianco 1988:153 [ref. 22383], Coad 1995:17 [ref. 23608], Mrakovcic et al. 1995:184 [ref. 23079], Naseka 1996:158 [ref. 22943], Chereshnev 1996:599 [ref. 24659], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:737 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:82 [ref. 23590], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Bănărescu et al. 1999:81 [ref. 24850], Briolay et al. 1998:101 [ref. 25586], Fricke 1999:23 [ref. 24101], Coad & Abdoli 2000:56 [ref. 25296], Naseka 2001:1380 [ref. 25947], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Tsvetkov et al. 2001:121 [ref. 26836], Hanel 2003:50 [ref. 27894], Vasil'eva et al. 2004:772 [ref. 27962], Doadrio & Madeira 2004:108 [ref. 28025], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:63 [ref. 28183], Vasil'eva et al. 2004:767 [ref. 27692], Hanel & Lusk 2005:225 [ref. 28804], Koščo et al. 2005:67 [ref. 37103], Kottelat & Persat 2005:213 [ref. 28378], Mustafić et al. 2005:82 [ref. 37102], Pehlivanov 2005:169 [ref. 28369], Povz et al. 2005:86 [ref. 37101], Fricke 2007:28 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:39 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:92 [ref. 29996], Mendel et al. 2008:1069 [ref. 29637], Parin et al. 2014:77 [ref. 33547], McDowall & Stewart 2015:315 [ref. 34241], Jelić et al. 2018:116 [ref. 35748], Jung et al. 2019:180 [ref. 36879], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Çiçek et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40326], Dyldin et al. 2023:[20] [ref. 40328], Nagy et al. 2023:356 [ref. 40348]). Current status: Valid as Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae. Distribution: Europe and northwestern Asia to the Caspian Sea basin. Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

gracilicaudatus, Saurogobio Yao [?] & Yang [?] in Lu, Luo & Chen 1977:542, Fig. 9-75 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 2850] Hubei, China. Syntypes: 63-VI-2598 (1), 63-2745 to 2748 (4) Yichang, 59-2749 (1) Guanghua. •Valid as Saurogobio gracilicaudatus Yao & Yang 1977 -- (Zhu 1995:85 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:385 [ref. 23878], Dai & Yang 2002:310 [ref. 26615], Yang et al. 2003:169 [ref. 26806], Dai et al. 2014:284 [ref. 33444], Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477], Tang et al. 2018:357 [ref. 35798]). Current status: Valid as Saurogobio gracilicaudatus Yao & Yang 1977. Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, Hubei and Hunan provinces, China. Habitat: freshwater.

gracilis, Capoeta Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:201, Pl. 100 (figs. 2, 2a-b) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Streams near Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): RMNH 2499. Type catalog: Boeseman 1947:157 [ref. 12876]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Barbus gracilis Jerdon 1849 when Günther 1868 placed gracilis Temminck & Schlegel in Barbus. Replaced by and objective synonym of Barbus homozonus Günther 1868; the name homozonus should be used for this species unless gracilis is treated as a nomen protectum. •Valid as Gnathopogon gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Okada 1961:436 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), subspecies gracilis -- (Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:321 [ref. 25598], Sato 1995:51 [ref. 25531], Nakabo 2000:271 [ref. 25086], Matsuura et al. 2000:126 [ref. 26000], Nakabo 2002:271 [ref. 26001], Miuchi & Kunimatsu 2021:18 [ref. 38479], Saiki et al. 2023:69 [ref. 40766]). •Valid as Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:56 [ref. 6441], Hosoya & Jeon 1984:41 [ref. 17431], Okamura & Machida 1987:104 [ref. 22279], Kim 1997:211 [ref. 24032], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Sato et al. 1998:36 [ref. 24972]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Valid as Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

guentheri, Abbottina Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1973:240, Figs. 127, 127a [Das Tierreich v. 93; ref. 173] Probably fish market, Shanghai, lower Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] estuary, China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1873.7.30.104. •Synonym of Squalidus nitens (Günther 1873) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:320 [ref. 23878]). •Not in Zhang et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Squalidus nitens (Günther 1873). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

guentheri, Acanthogobio Herzenstein [S. M.] 1892:228 [58] [Mélanges Biologiques, tirés du Bulletin physico-mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg v. 13 (pt 2); ref. 5037] Upper Huang He River and Sinin River, China. No types known. On p. 58 of Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersbourg (n. s.) v. 3. •Valid as Acanthogobio guentheri Herzenstein 1892 -- (Lu et al. 1977:454 [ref. 2850], Wu & Wu 1992:273 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:74 [ref. 25213] as guntheri, Naseka 1996:155 [ref. 22943], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:254 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Acanthogobio guentheri Herzenstein 1892. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

guentheri, Leucogobio Ishikawa [C.] 1901:161, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 14756] Lake Biwa, western central Honshu, Japan. No types known. •Synonym of Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:346 [ref. 20623]). •Synonym of Gnathopogon elongatus, subspecies elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Okada 1961:424 [ref. 6363]). Current status: Synonym of Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

guichenoti, Paracanthobrama Bleeker [P.] 1864:24 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 407] China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2057. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:89 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Hemibarbus guichenoti (Bleeker 1864) -- (Naseka 1996:158 [ref. 22943]). •Valid as Paracanthobrama guichenoti Bleeker 1864 -- (Lu et al. 1977:451 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:74 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:250 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Paracanthobrama guichenoti Bleeker 1864. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

guichenoti, Saurogobio Sauvage [H.-E.] & Dabry de Thiersant [P.] 1874:10 [Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie et Paléontologie) (Sér. 6) v. 1 (art. 5); ref. 15665] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:86 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Coreius guichenoti (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Lu et al. 1977:505 [ref. 2850], Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:109 [ref. 13584], Ding 1994:276 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:80 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1996:157 [ref. 22943], Chen in Chen 1998:135 [ref. 23556], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:329 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:237 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:247 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Coreius guichenoti (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874). Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

guilinensis, Pseudogobio vaillanti Yao [?] & Yang [?] in Wu et al. 1977:514, Fig. 9-55 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 4807] Guilin, Guangxi, China. Syntypes: IHB 58-7-415, 752, 835, 807,882 (7). •Synonym of Pseudogobio vaillanti (Sauvage 1878), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Jin in Pan et al. 1991:220 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:84 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:377 [ref. 23878]). •Synonym of Pseudogobio vaillanti (Sauvage 1878) -- (Yang et al. 2002:281 [ref. 26246]). •Valid as Pseudogobio guilinensis Yao & Yang 1977 -- (Zheng et al. 1989:137 [ref. 21202], Kottelat 2001:36 [ref. 25482], Kottelat 2013:146 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34477], Cao et al. 2017:628 [ref. 36461], Tominaga & Kawase 2019:[19] [ref. 36681]). Current status: Valid as Pseudogobio guilinensis Yao & Yang 1977. Gobionidae. Distribution: China and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

guilingensis, Gobiobotia Chen [?] in Zheng et al. 1989:152 [Engl. p. 411], Fig. 114 [Fishes of the Zhujiang River; ref. 21202] Guilin, Guangxi, China. Syntypes: IHASW 83-V-0131 to 0133, 83-V-0136, 83-V-0138 to 0141, 83-V-0143, 83-V-0145, 83-V-0150 (total 12 specimens). •Valid as Gobiobotia guilingensis Chen 1989 -- (He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:395 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:83 [ref. 34477], Chen et al. 2022:98 [ref. 39146]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia guilingensis Chen 1989. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Zhu-Jiang basin, Guangxi Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

gymnocheilus, Saurogobio Luo [Y.-L.], Yue [P.-Q.] & Chen [Y.-Y.] in Wu 1977:542, Fig. 9-76 (Pl. p. 102) [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 12558] Yangtze River basin, China. Syntypes: IHASW 53-3-604 to 606 and 53-3-632 to 636 (12) Yichang, Hubei, 73-IV-381 to 395 (15) Yueyang, Hunan. •Synonym of Saurogobio lissilabris Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973 -- (Bănărescu 1992:324 [ref. 40251], Dai et al. 2014:283 [ref. 33444]). •Valid as Saurogobio gymnocheilus Luo, Yue & Chen 1977 -- (Ding 1994:303 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:85 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:180 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:387 [ref. 23878], Dai & Yang 2002:310 [ref. 26615], Yang et al. 2003:169 [ref. 26806], Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477], Tang et al. 2018:356 [ref. 35798], Guo 2021:287 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Saurogobio gymnocheilus Luo, Yue & Chen 1977. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

gymnostethus, Gobio gobio Ladiges [W.] 1960:137, Fig. 9 [Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut v. 58; ref. 9361] Kizilcak creek, Nigde, Turkey. Holotype: ZMH H1131. Paratypes: ZMH H1154 (1). Type catalog: Wilkens 1977:157 [ref. 22013]. Apparently ZMH H1131 and 1154 are now ZMH 3735 and 3736 -- see Naseka et al. 2006:189 [ref. 28984]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Gobio gymnostethus Ladiges 1960 -- (Naseka et al. 2006:188 [ref. 28984], Turan et al. 2012:56 [ref. 31870], Çiçek et al. 2015:145 [ref. 35151], Turan et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34433], Turan et al. 2017:285 [ref. 35675], Çiçek et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36267], Turan et al. 2018:372 [ref. 36211], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Kelleci et al. 2021:282 [ref. 38359], Çiçek et al. 2023:378 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2023:152 [ref. 40728], Çiçek et al. 2024:189 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio gymnostethus Ladiges 1960. Gobionidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: eastern Tuz Gölü basin (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

hainanensis, Sarcocheilichthys Nichols [J. T.] & Pope [C. H.] 1927:352, Fig. 21, Pl. 26 (fig. 3) [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 54 (art. 2); ref. 5747] Nodoa, Hainan Island, China. Holotype: AMNH 8370. Additional material: AMNH 10536 (1), 10556 (1). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:294 [ref. 20624], Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:96 [ref. 26639], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:198 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:76 [ref. 25213]). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873) -- (Lu et al. 1977:474 [ref. 2850], Mai 1978:190 [ref. 13511], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:277 [ref. 23878]). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys hainanensis Nichols & Pope 1927 -- (Kottelat 2001:39 [ref. 25482], Kottelat 2001:79 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:158 [ref. 32989], An et al. 2020:217 [ref. 37481]). Current status: Valid as Sarcocheilichthys hainanensis Nichols & Pope 1927. Gobionidae. Distribution: Hainan Island, China. Habitat: freshwater.

herzensteini, Leucogobio Günther [A.] 1896:213 [15], Pl. 2 (fig. B) [Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk 1896, v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 2019] Hui-hsien, southern Kansu, China. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. On p. 15 of separate. Spelled Herzernsteinii in caption to plate. •Valid as Gnathopogon herzensteini (Günther 1896) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:350 [ref. 20623], Lu et al. 1977:480 [ref. 2850], Ding 1994:263 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:78 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1996:155 [ref. 22943], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:303 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34477], Guo 2021:229 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Gnathopogon herzensteini (Günther 1896). Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

herzi, Pungtungia Herzenstein [S. M.] 1892:231 [61], Fig. [Mélanges Biologiques, tirés du Bulletin physico-mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg v. 13 (pt 2); ref. 5037] Pungtung [Pyoktong], North Korea. Holotype: No. 9681. On p. 61 of Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersbourg (n. s.) v. 3. •Valid as Pungtungia herzi Herzenstein 1892 -- (Kuroda 1953:275 [ref. 39545], Lu et al. 1977:458 [ref. 2850], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:55 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:300 [ref. 25598], Zhu 1995:74 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1996:153 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:195 [ref. 24032], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:252 [ref. 23878], Sato et al. 1998:32 [ref. 24972], Nakabo 2000:267 [ref. 25086], Matsuura et al. 2000:114 [ref. 26000], Kim & Park 2002:97 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:267 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:158, 506 [ref. 26218], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681], Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477], Kitao & Ito 2023:16 [ref. 40131]). Current status: Valid as Pungtungia herzi Herzenstein 1892. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Japan, Korea and China. Invasive in Tokushima Prefecture (Japan). Habitat: freshwater.

heterocheilus, Huigobio Sun [Z.-X.], Li [X.-J.], Tang [W.-Q.] & Zhao [Y.-H.] 2021:34, Figs. 1A-D [Zoological Research v. 43 (no. 1); ref. 38762] Stream of the Guanjiang River, a tributary of the Xiangjiang River, Yangtze River basin, Guanyang County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, 25°33'50"N, 111°13'41"E. Holotype: ASIZB 218733. Paratypes: ASIZB. •Valid as Microphysogobio heterocheilus (Sun, Li, Tang & Zhao 2021). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio heterocheilus (Sun, Li, Tang & Zhao 2021). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Xiangjiang River drainage, Yangtze River basin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Habitat: freshwater.

heterodon, Gobio Bleeker [P.] 1864:26 [Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2; ref. 407] China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2052. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:86 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Coreius heterodon (Bleeker 1864) -- (Lu et al. 1977:503 [ref. 2850], Ding 1994:274 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:80 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1996:157 [ref. 22943], Cheng & Zhou 1997:169 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:219 [ref. 24032], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:326 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Kim & Park 2002:125 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 506 [ref. 26218], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:234 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:245 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Coreius heterodon (Bleeker 1864). Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

hettitorum, Gobio Ladiges [W.] 1960:137, Fig. 10 [Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut v. 58; ref. 9361] Gök dere Karaman, Turkey. Holotype: ZMH H1129. Paratypes: ZMH H1130 (1). Type catalog: Wilkens 1977:158 [ref. 22013]. •Valid as Gobio hettitorum Ladiges 1960 -- (Bogutskaya 1997:157 [ref. 23277], Naseka et al. 2006:188 [ref. 28984], Fricke et al. 2007:40 [ref. 29533], Turan et al. 2012:56 [ref. 31870], Çiçek et al. 2015:145 [ref. 35151], Turan et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34433], Turan et al. 2017:285 [ref. 35675], Çiçek et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36267], Turan et al. 2018:371 [ref. 36211], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:152 [ref. 40728], Çiçek et al. 2024:189 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio hettitorum Ladiges 1960. Gobionidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: southern Lake Tuz basin (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

hilgendorfi, Zezera Jordan [D. S.] & Fowler [H. W.] (ex Ishikawa) 1903:837 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 26 (no. 1334); ref. 2463] Funayado, Kiusiu, Japan. Syntypes: CAS-SU 7722 (1, described), USNM [ex SU] (1). Additional material: Ishikawa's "type" specimens. "Sarcocheilichthys hilgendorfi Ishikawa, new species of Japanese fishes Ms. 1902." is given in synonymy, but the description is by Jordan and Fowler from independent specimens, so authorship is Jordan & Fowler. •Valid as Pungtungia hilgendorfi (Jordan & Fowler 1903) -- (Okada 1961:412 [ref. 6363]). Current status: Valid as Pungtungia hilgendorfi (Jordan & Fowler 1903). Gobionidae. Distribution: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

holurus, Gobio gobio Fowler [H. W.] 1976:104 [Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei) v. 29 (nos 1/2); ref. 7323] Martan and Tschernorjetschje streams, tributary to Sunsha River near Grosnyj, Chechnia, Russia. Syntypes: ?ZIN. Based on infrasubspecific Gobio gobio lepidolaemus natio holurus Berg 1914. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Gobio holurus Fowler 1976 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:93 [ref. 29996], Turan et al. 2016:10 [ref. 34433], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34453], Dyldin et al. 2023:[20] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Gobio holurus Fowler 1976. Gobionidae. Distribution: Western Caspian basin: Russia. Habitat: freshwater.

holurus, Gobio gobio lepidolaemus natio Berg [L. S.] 1914:457, Fig. 61 [ ref. 274] Original not seen. Not available, infrasubspecific; from Terek, Caspian Sea. Published in an available way as Gobio gobio holurus Fowler 1976. •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lelek 1987:190 [ref. 22962] dating to Berg 1914). •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:648 [ref. 20661], Coad 1995:17 [ref. 23608], Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952], Naseka 1998:82 [ref. 23590], Bănărescu et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24850]). •In the synonymy of Gobio holurus Fowler 1976. Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Gobio holurus Fowler 1976. Gobionidae.

homalopteroidea, Gobiobotia Rendahl [H.] 1933:54 [Arkiv för Zoologi v. 24 A (pt 4) (no. 16) (1932); ref. 3703] Lantschou, Kansu, Sze-Chwan, China. Holotype (unique): NRM 10146. Misspelled homalopteroides on p. 1. •Valid as Gobiobotia homalopteroidea Rendahl 1933 -- (Chen & Cao 1977:554 [ref. 825], Zhu 1995:101 [ref. 25213], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:412 [ref. 23878], Yue & Chen 1998:191 [ref. 26415], Zhang et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia homalopteroidea Rendahl 1933. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Gansu Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

homogenes, Barbus Günther [A.] 1868:136 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Japan. Based on Capoeta elongata Temminck & Schlegel 1846:200, Pl. 100 (fig. 1) [ref. 4374] (not of Rüppell). •Synonym of Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), subspecies elongatus -- (Okada 1961:424 [ref. 6363]). Current status: Synonym of Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Distribution: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

homozonus, Barbus Günther [A.] 1868:137 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Japan. Replacement name for Capoeta gracilis Temminck & Schlegel 1846, preoccupied by Barbus gracilis Jerdon 1849 when Günther placed Capoeta gracilis in Barbus. Perhaps qualifies as a nomen protectum. •Treated as a synonym of Gnathopogon gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Okada 1961:436 [ref. 6363]). •Treated as a synonym of Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Okamura & Machida 1987:104 [ref. 22279]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Distribution: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

hsinglungshanensis, Microphysogobio Mori [T.] 1934:40, Pl. 14 (figs. 2a-b) [Report of the first scientific expedition to Manchoukuo, Tokyo, Sec. 5, Zoology Pt 1; ref. 3042] Lwan-ho, Hsing lung shan, Jehol, China [Luanhe River basin, Xinglong County, Hebei Province, China]. Holotype (unique): NSMT-P 3051. Type catalog: Sun et al. 2021:[4] [ref. 38244]. •Synonym of Microphysogobio chinssuensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:205 [ref. 20622]). •Synonym of Huigobio chinssuensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:346 [ref. 23878]). •Valid as Microphysogobio hsinglungshanensis Mori 1934 -- (Wang et al. 2001:136 [ref. 26566], Ying et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31333], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Sun et al. 2021:[3] [ref. 38244]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio hsinglungshanensis Mori 1934. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Luanhe River drainage (Hebei Province, northern China). Habitat: freshwater.

hsui, Gobio (Leucogobio) Wu [H.-W.] & Wang [K. F.] 1931:227, Fig. 3 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 7 (no. 6); ref. 16351] Katin, Sichuan, China. Holotype (unique): not researched. Originally as hsüi; not of German origin so apparently remains as hsui. Kottelat's (2013) correction of Eschmeyer came after it had been corrected online many months earlier. •Synonym of Gnathopogon argentatus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Lu et al. 1977:487 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:315 [ref. 23878]). •Synonym of Squalidus argentatus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Chen & Chang 2007:70 [ref. 29029], Kottelat 2013:164 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:80 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:230 [ref. 36699] as hsüi). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus argentatus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

huanghensis, Gobio Lu [Y.-L.], Luo [P.-Q.] & Chen [Y.-Y.] 1977:496, Fig. 9-41 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 2850] Lanzhou, Gansu, China. Syntypes: IHASW 56-IX-001 to 007 (7). Authorship also seen as Lo, Yao & Chen. •Valid as Gobio huanghensis Lu, Luo & Chen 1977 -- (Wu & Wu 1992:280 [ref. 21205], Zhu 1995:78 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:299 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477] dated 1982). Current status: Valid as Gobio huanghensis Lu, Luo & Chen 1977. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

huapingensis, Gnathopogon wolterstorffi Wu [Y.-F.] & Wu [C.-Z.] 1989:68, Fig. 1 [Acta Biologica Plateau Sinica No. 9; ref. 23994] Jinsha River, Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] basin, Huaping, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: NPIB 19804131. Paratypes: NPIB 19804128 (1), 19804131-33 (2), 19804139 (1), 19804141-43 (3). Species epithet was misspelled in original as woltestorffi. •Synonym of Ganthopogon wolterstorffi (Regan 1908), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Wu & Wu 1992:278 [ref. 21205] as waltestorffi). •Synonym of Squalidus wolterstorffi (Regan 1908) -- (Kottelat 2013:164 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:232 [ref. 36699]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus wolterstorffi (Regan 1908). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hunanensis, Rhinogobio Tang [J.-H.] 1980:436 [English p. 439], Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 8653] Yuanling, Yuan Shui River system, China. Holotype: FRIHP 78-1127. Paratypes: FRIHP 74-0543-44 (2), 75-631-38 (8), 78-1125-26 (2), 78-1128 (1). •Valid as Rhinogobio hunanensis Tang 1980 -- (Ding 1994:281 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:81 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:333 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobio hunanensis Tang 1980. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

ichangensis, Gobiobotia Fang [P.-W.] 1930:58, Fig. 1 [Sinensia v. 1 (no. 5); ref. 16079] Ichang (Yichang), Hupei, China. Holotype (unique): MMNHN 2220. •Valid as Gobiobotia ichangensis Fang 1930 -- (Chen & Cao 1977:565 [ref. 825], Zhu 1995:101 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:190 [ref. 26385], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373]). •Synonym of Gobiobotia filifer (Garman 1912) -- (Bănărescu 1992:323 [ref. 40251], Ding 1994:309 [ref. 21531], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:407 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:261 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:301 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Synonym of Gobiobotia filifer (Garman 1912). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

iijimae, Gnathopogon Oshima [M.] 1919:219, Pl. 51 (fig. 2) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 12 (nos 2-4); ref. 3312] Tozen River, Shin-chu County, Taiwan. Holotype (unique): FMNH 59096 [ex CM 8234]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:71 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:40 [ref. 12367], Ho & Shao 2011:27 [ref. 31432]. •Valid as Gnathopogon iijimae Oshima 1919 -- (Lu et al. 1977:490 [ref. 2850]). •Valid as Squalidus iijimae (Oshima 1919) -- (Hosoya & Jeon 1984:41 [ref. 17431], Zhu 1995:80 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:322 [ref. 23878], Chen & Chang 2007:71 [ref. 29029], Ho & Shao 2011:27 [ref. 31432], Zhang et al. 2016:80 [ref. 34477] [not China]). Current status: Valid as Squalidus iijimae (Oshima 1919). Gobionidae. Distribution: Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater.

imberbis, Gobio Sauvage [H.-E.] & Dabry de Thiersant [P.] 1874:9 [Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie et Paléontologie) (Sér. 6) v. 1 (art. 5); ref. 15665] Yen-kiat-soun, South Shen-si, China. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-7951. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-2187 [ex MNHN 0000-7951] (15). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:87 [ref. 19574]. Lectotype selected by Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:341 [ref. 20623]. •Valid as Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:341 [ref. 20623], Lu et al. 1977:482 [ref. 2850], Ding 1994:265 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:79 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1996:153 [ref. 22943], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:305 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:227 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:232 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874). Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

imberbis, Leucogobio Nichols [J. T.] 1925:6 [American Museum Novitates No. 185; ref. 3180] Ningkwo (Suancheng), Anhwei Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8439. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Gobio imberbis Sauvage & Dabrey de Thiersant 1874, replaced by Gobio nicholsi Fang 1943. •Synonym of Gnathopogon nicholsi (Fang 1943) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:352 [ref. 20623], Lu et al. 1977:485 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:311 [ref. 23878]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Gnathopogon nicholsi (Fang 1943). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

immaculatus, Saurogobio dabryi Koller [O.] 1927:44, Fig. 4 [Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien v. 41; ref. 5622] River at Wu-tschi, Hainan Island, China. Syntypes: (12). •Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871 -- (Mai 1978:201 [ref. 13511]). •Valid as Saurogobio immaculatus Koller 1927 -- (Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:104 [ref. 26639], Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:118 [ref. 13584], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:222 [ref. 23876], Bănărescu 1992:324 [ref. 40251], Zhu 1995:84 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:383 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:40 [ref. 25482], Dai & Yang 2002:310 [ref. 26615], Yang et al. 2003:169 [ref. 26806], Kottelat 2013:159 [ref. 32989], Dai et al. 2014:290 [ref. 33444], Zhang et al. 2016:80 [ref. 34477], Tang et al. 2018:356 [ref. 35798]). Current status: Valid as Saurogobio immaculatus Koller 1927. Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeastern China: Song-Koi River basin and Hainan Island. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

incarinatus, Gobiobotia Wang [M.], Chen [X.] & Zhang [E] 2024:3, Figs. 1-2a [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 31 (no. 4): IEF-1192; ref. 40908] Suichuan-Jiang, Gan-Jiang drainage, an affluent of Lake Poyang linked to the lower Chang-Jiang, Quanjiang Town, Jiangxi Province, China, 26°19'09"N, 114°30'56"E. Holotype: IHB 202104055529. Paratypes: IHB. Combined with a genus of feminine gender, the adjective should be incarinata. •Valid as Gobiobotia incarinata Wang, Chen & Zhang 2024. Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia incarinata Wang, Chen & Zhang 2024. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Gan-Jiang River drainage, Yangtze River basin, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

insuyanus, Gobio gobio Ladiges [W.] 1960:136, Fig. 8 [Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut v. 58; ref. 9361] Insuyu creek, Cihanbeyli, Turkey. Holotype: ZMH H1133 (missing). Possible paratypes: ZMH 3734 (1). Type catalog: Wilkens 1977:157 [ref. 22013]. ZMH 3734 may be a paratype and was the figured specimen in Ladiges 1960 -- see Naseka et al. 2006:189 [ref. 28984]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Gobio insuyanus Ladiges 1960 -- (Naseka et al. 2006:188 [ref. 28984], Mendel et al. 2008:1071 [ref. 29637], Turan et al. 2012:56 [ref. 31870], Çiçek et al. 2015:145 [ref. 35151], Turan et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34433], Turan et al. 2017:285 [ref. 35675], Çiçek et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36267], Turan et al. 2018:372 [ref. 36211], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:379 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2023:152 [ref. 40728], Çiçek et al. 2024:189 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio insuyanus Ladiges 1960. Gobionidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: western Lake Tuz basin (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

intermedia, Gobiobotia Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1968:336, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 81; ref. 7861] Irrigation ditch near Ping Tung, Ping Tung Hsien, Taiwan. Holotype: USNM 200245. Paratypes: USNM 202593 (5). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:28 [ref. 31432]. Also described as a subspecies; types are those of the subspecies. •Synonym of Gobiobotia kolleri Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966 -- (He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:406 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2013:107 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Gobiobotia intermedia Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968 -- (Chen & Cao 1977:562 [ref. 825], Zhu 1995:100 [ref. 25213], Ho & Shao 2011:28 [ref. 31432], Wang et al. 2024:17 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia intermedia Bănărescu & Nalbant 1968. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

intermedius, Gnathopogon Nichols [J. T.] 1929:3, Fig. 2 [American Museum Novitates No. 377; ref. 15912] Tsinan, Shantung Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 9652. Paratypes: (10) AMNH 11021 (3), 11024 (6, 1 c&s), 11026 (1). •Valid as Gnathopogon intermedius Nichols 1929 -- (Lu et al. 1977:489 [ref. 2850]). •Valid as Squalidus intermedius (Nichols 1929) -- (Hosoya & Jeon 1984:41 [ref. 17431], Zhu 1995:79 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:166 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:321 [ref. 23878], Chen & Chang 2007:72 [ref. 29029], Zhang et al. 2016:80 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Squalidus intermedius (Nichols 1929). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

intermedius, Gobio gobio Battalgil [F.] 1944:130, Fig. 3 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 9 (no. 2) (for 1943); ref. 13160] Eber Lake, Vilâyet Afyon Karahisar, western central Turkey. Lectotype: ZMH H1135. Paralectotypes: ZMH H1128 (1). Type catalog: Wilkens 1977:158 [ref. 22013]. Lectotype selected by Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973:119 [ref. 173]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Gobio intermedius Battalgil 1944 -- (Naseka et al. 2006:189 [ref. 28984], Turan et al. 2012:56 [ref. 31870], Çiçek et al. 2015:145 [ref. 35151], Turan et al. 2016:10 [ref. 34433], Turan et al. 2017:285 [ref. 35675], Çiçek et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36267], Turan et al. 2018:372 [ref. 36211], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:379 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:190 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio intermedius Battalgil 1944. Gobionidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Eber Gölü and Akşehir Gölü basins, Afyonkarahisar and Konya provinces (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

interrupta, Pseudorasbora Xiao [Z.], Lan [Z. H.] & Chen [X.-L.] 2007:977 [English 979], Figs. 1-3 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 32 (no. 4); ref. 29459] Top lake of Fenghuang Mountain, 23°55'N, 116°36'E, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, China. Holotype: FCSCNU 01VI1001. Paratypes: FCSCNU 01VI1002-1008 (7). •Valid as Pseudorasbora interrupta Xiao, Lan & Chen 2007 -- (Kawase & Hosoya 2015:294 [ref. 33755], Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Pseudorasbora interrupta Xiao, Lan & Chen 2007. Gobionidae. Distribution: Guangdong Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

ishikawae, Gnathopogon Jordan [D. S.] & Thompson [W. F.] 1914:215, Pl. 24 (fig. 4) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 2543] Chikugo River at Kurume, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 22607. Paratypes: FMNH 57077 (3), CAS-SU 7355 (10). Type catalog: Henn 1928:72 [ref. 12305], Böhlke 1953:32 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:40 [ref. 12367]. Böhlke 1953:32 [ref. 12291] has SU 22607 as paratype; see comment by Ibarra & Stewart 1987:40 [ref. 12367]. The spelling ishikawae is acceptable; early workers almost certainly Latinized the name first, and then added an 'e' (Art. 31.1.1) [WNE, 12 Mar. 2012]. •Synonym of Gnathopogon gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Okada 1961:436 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Okamura & Machida 1987:104 [ref. 22279]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

japonicus, Squalius Sauvage [H.-E.] 1883:147 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 7; ref. 3896] Lake Biwa, Japan. Syntypes: MNHN A-6496 (4). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:88 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Gnathopogon japonicus (Sauvage 1883) -- (Kuroda 1953:275 [ref. 39545], Okada 1961:430 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Squalidus japonicus (Sauvage 1883) -- (Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:56 [ref. 6441], Hosoya & Jeon 1984:41 [ref. 17431], Okamura & Machida 1987:104 [ref. 22279], Naseka 1996:160 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:213 [ref. 24032], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Nakabo 2000:271 [ref. 25086]). •Valid as Squalidus japonicus (Sauvage 1883), subspecies japonicus -- (Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:300 [ref. 25598], Matsuura et al. 2000:128 [ref. 26000], Nakabo 2002:271 [ref. 26001]). Current status: Valid as Squalidus japonicus (Sauvage 1883). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

jeoni, Microphysogobio Kim [I.-S.] & Yang [H.] 1999:4, Fig. 4 [Korean Journal of Ichthyology v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 25425] Tosan-myon, Andong-shi, Kyonsandbuk-do, Korea. Holotype: CNUC 24425. Paratypes: CNUC 10582-86 (5), 24459-63 (5), 24483-87 (5); USNM355303 (5). •Valid as Microphysogobio jeoni Kim & Yang 1999 -- (Kim & Yang 2000:160 [ref. 25433], Kim & Park 2002:152 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 510 [ref. 26218], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio jeoni Kim & Yang 1999. Gobionidae. Distribution: Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

jiangxiensis, Gobiobotia Zhang [E] & Liu [H.-Z.] 1995:249 [English p. 252], Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 20 (no. 2); ref. 22586] Xinjiang River system, Shangrao County, Jiangxi, China. Holotype: Inst. Hydrobiol., Acad. Sinica, Wuhan 90 IV 1256. Paratypes: Inst. Hydrobiol., Acad. Sinica, Wuhan 90 IV 1257 (1), 90 IV 1337 (1), 90 V 1731-1732 (2). •Valid as Gobiobotia jiangxiensis Zhang & Liu 1995 -- (Zhang et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34477], Chen et al. 2022:99 [ref. 39146]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia jiangxiensis Zhang & Liu 1995. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Xinjiang River drainage, Yangtze River basin, Jiangxi Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

johntreadwelli, Gobio (Romanogobio) Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1973:145, Fig. 81 [Das Tierreich v. 93; ref. 173] Qingshui River [Chn-su], Yellow River/Huang He [Hwang-ho] drainage, Shanxi Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 29694. Paratypes: AMNH 29695 (21 or 1), 29695 (1), 29700 (2); FMNH (2, missing). •Valid as Romanogobio johntreadwelli (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973) -- (Naseka 1996:160 [ref. 22943]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio johntreadwelli (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

joiteni, Hemibarbus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:241, Pl. 64 [Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections v. 45 (no. 1448); ref. 10664] Pei-Ho River, Tien-Tsin [Tientsin, Tianjin], China. Syntypes: CAS-SU 8414 (1); USNM 51467-68 (1, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:32 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker 1871 -- (Lu et al. 1977:447 [ref. 2850], Yue 1995:120 [ref. 22652], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:242 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2006:35 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:325 [ref. 30085] with question, Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:661 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

jordani, Leucogobio Ishikawa [C.] 1901:163, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 14756] Lake Biwa, western central Honshu, Japan. No types known. •Synonym of Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), subspecies coerulescens (Sauvage 1883) -- (Okada 1961:427 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Gnathopogon caerulescens (Sauvage 1883) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:348 [ref. 20623] as coerulescens). Current status: Synonym of Gnathopogon caerulescens (Sauvage 1883). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

kachekensis, Pseudogobio Oshima [M.] 1926:13 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 3314] Kachek River, about 40 miles above Kachek, Hainan Island, China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]). •Valid as Abbottina kachekensis (Oshima 1926) -- (Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:102 [ref. 26639]). •Valid as Microphysogobio kachekensis (Oshima 1926) -- (Mai 1978:196 [ref. 13511], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:216 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:361 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:30 [ref. 25482], Zhao & Zhang 2001:591 [ref. 25676], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Jiang et al. 2012:212 [ref. 32321], Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342], Sun et al. 2024:182 [ref. 41617] as kechekensis). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio kachekensis (Oshima 1926). Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Hainan, Guangxi and Guangdong Provinces, and Hainan Island, southern China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

katopyga, Gobio gobio morpha Berg [L. S.] 1914:446 [ ref. 274] Original not seen. Infrasubspecific, not available. •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae.

kawabatae, Brevigobio Tanaka [S.] 1916:102 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 28; ref. 4327] Japan. Syntypes: ZUMT 4399 (1), 59855-57 (3). Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2022:232 [ref. 39655]. Species originally published in Japanese in above reference, later illustrated and described in more detail in English and Japanese in Tanaka 1916:420, Pl. 115 (figs. 339-340) [ref. 14939]. •Synonym of Hemigrammocypris rasborella Fowler 1910 -- (Jordan & Hubbs 1925:161 [ref. 2486]). •Synonym of Hemigrammocypris neglecta (Stieler 1907). •Possibly valid as Hemigrammocypris kawabatae (Tanaka 1916) -- (K. Hosoya pers. comm. 10/2021). Current status: Synonym of Hemigrammocypris neglecta (Stieler 1907). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

kesslerii, Gobio Dybowski [B. N.] 1862:207 [Archiv für die Naturkunde Liv-, Ehst- und Kurlands. Zweiter Serie. Biologische Naturkunde. Dorpat v. 3; ref. 1168] Dniester River at Mogilev, Ukraine. Lectotype: ZIN 3436. Paralectotypes: ZIN 3436 (4, apparently lost). Lectotype selected by Bănărescu 1999:136 [ref. 24846]. •Valid as Gobio kessleri Dybowski 1862 -- (Balon & Holčik 1964:194 [ref. 41156], Lelek 1987:194 [ref. 22962], Bănărescu 1999:135 [ref. 24846]). •Valid as Gobio kesslerii Dybowski 1862 -- (Berg 1949:652 [ref. 20661], Naseka 1996:159 [ref. 22943], Kottelat 1997:62 [ref. 22952], Hanel 2003:50 [ref. 27894], Koščo et al. 2005:68 [ref. 37103], Mustafić et al. 2005:82 [ref. 37102], Povz et al. 2005:87 [ref. 37101], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:169 [ref. 28369]). •Valid as Romanogobio kesslerii (Dybowski 1862) -- (Naseka & Bogutskaya 1998:180 [ref. 23783] as kessleri, Naseka 2001:1381 [ref. 25947], Naseka & Freyhof 2004:21 [ref. 27663], Hanel & Lusk 2005:227 [ref. 28804], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:105 [ref. 29996], Takácz 2012:54 [ref. 36272] as kessleri, Friedrich et al. 2018:340 [ref. 35869], Bogutskaya et al. 2019:110 [ref. 36545] as kesslerii s.l., Ćaleta et al. 2019:155 [ref. 37026], Jung et al. 2019:180 [ref. 36879], Nagy et al. 2023:357 [ref. 40348]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio kesslerii (Dybowski 1862). Gobionidae. Distribution: Europe: lower Danube River drainages and Baltic basin. Habitat: freshwater.

kiangsiensis, Sarcocheilichthys Nichols [J. T.] 1930:6 [American Museum Novitates No. 431; ref. 16112] Hokou, lower Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], eastern Kiangsi Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 9677. Paratypes: AMNH 20928 (1). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys microoculus Mori 1927, but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:308 [ref. 20624]). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys kiangsiensis Nichols 1930 -- (Lu et al. 1977:473 [ref. 2850], Zheng et al. 1989:130 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:197 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:258 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:76 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:275 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Zhang et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34477], An et al. 2020:217 [ref. 37481]). Current status: Valid as Sarcocheilichthys kiangsiensis Nichols 1930. Gobionidae. Distribution: Lower Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

kiatingensis, Gobiobotia Fang [P.-W.] 1930:60, Fig. 2 [Sinensia v. 1 (no. 5); ref. 16079] Kiating, western Szechuan, China. Holotype (unique): MMNHN 1963. •Synonym of Gobiobotia ichangensis Fang 1930 -- (Chen & Cao 1977:565 [ref. 825]). •Synonym of Gobiobotia filifer (Garman 1912) -- (Bănărescu 1992:323 [ref. 40251], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:407 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:261 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:301 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Synonym of Gobiobotia filifer (Garman 1912). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

kiatingensis, Pseudogobio Wu [H.-W.] 1930:70, Fig. 1 [Sinensia v. 1 (no. 6); ref. 16240] Lo-Shan (formerly Kiating), upper Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] drainage, southwestern Szechwan Province, China. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]). •Valid as Microphysogobio kiatingensis (Wu 1930) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:145 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:214 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:294 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:358 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Kottelat 2006:88 [ref. 28831], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Jiang et al. 2012:212 [ref. 32331], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342], Zhang et al. 2019:252 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:273 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio kiatingensis (Wu 1930). Gobionidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, Sichuan Province, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

kizilirmakensis, Gobio Turan [D.], Japoshvili [B.], Aksu [İ.] & Bektaş [Y.] 2016:3, Figs. 1-2, 3a [Zoology in the Middle East v. 62 (no. 2); ref. 34433] Çankırı Prov., Ulusu Stream, Kızılırmak River drainage, Turkey, 40°48’N, 32°53’E. Holotype: FFR 05930. Paratypes: FFR. Type catalog: Kaya et al. 2021:411 [ref. 38688]. •Valid as Gobio kizilirmakensis Turan, Japoshvili, Aksu & Bektaş 2016 -- (Çiçek et al. 2016:116 [ref. 35152], Turan et al. 2017:285 [ref. 35675], Çiçek et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36267], Turan et al. 2018:372 [ref. 36211], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Yogurtçuoglu et al. 2020:[10] [ref. 37627], Çiçek et al. 2023:379 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:190 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio kizilirmakensis Turan, Japoshvili, Aksu & Bektaş 2016. Gobionidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Filyos River basin, southern Black Sea basin (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

kobayashii, Sarcocheilichthys Mori [T.] 1927:101 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 15802] Rakuto River, South Korea. Holotype: not researched. Additional material or paratypes: (2). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), subspecies wakiyae Mori 1927 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:307 [ref. 20624]). Current status: Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

kolleri, Gobiobotia Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1966:9, Pl. 2 (fig. 7); Figs. 6-8 [Annotationes Zoologicae et Botanicae No. 27; ref. 9195] Kankong River, Hainan Island, China. Holotype: NMW 5015. Paratypes: IBTS 1548 (1), NMW 5016 (4). •Valid as Gobiobotia kolleri Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966 -- (Chen & Cao 1977:563 [ref. 825], Mai 1978:202 [ref. 13511], Chen in Kuang et al. 1986:106 [ref. 26639], Zheng et al. 1989:154 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:233 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:101 [ref. 25213], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:405 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:26 [ref. 25482], Kottelat 2013:107 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34477], Wang et al. 2024:19 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia kolleri Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966. Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Hainan Island and Nandu-Jiang River drainage, southeast China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

koreensis, Microphysogobio Mori [T.] 1935:173, Pl. 13 (figs. 3-4) [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 3043] Rakuto River at Ei-yo, southern Chosen, Korea. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Paratypes: (14) NRM 15573 (1). •Synonym of Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]). •Valid as Microphysogobio koreensis Mori 1935 -- (Kim 1997:240 [ref. 24032], Kim & Yang 1999:5 [ref. 25425], Kim & Park 2002:146 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 510 [ref. 26218], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Sun et al. 2022:360 [ref. 39161]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio koreensis Mori 1935. Gobionidae. Distribution: Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

koreensis, Sarcocheilichthys Mori [T.] 1927:102 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 15802] Senshin River at Junsho, South Korea. Holotype: not researched. Additional material or paratypes: (many). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), subspecies wakiyae Mori 1927 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:307 [ref. 20624]). Current status: Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

kovatschevi, Gobio gobio Chichkoff [G.] 1937:257 [French p. 279] [Godisnik na Sofijskija Universitet = Annuaire de l'Université de Sofia, Fiziko-Matematiceski Fakultet = Faculté des Sciences Physiques et Mathématiques, Sofija v. 33 (no. 3); ref. 17135] Provadiïska River, entering the Black Sea, eastern Bulgaria. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Spelled two ways originally -- kovatchevi and kovatschevi; first reviser not researched; if none, then kovatschevi was selected by Eschmeyer 1998:846 [ref. 23416]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lelek 1987:190 [ref. 22962] as kovatschevi, Bănărescu et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24850] as kovatschevi). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952] as kovatschevi). •Synonym of Gobio bulgaricus Drensky 1926 -- (Vasil'eva et al. 2005 [ref. 28515]). •Valid as Gobio kovatschevi Chichkoff 1937 -- (Kottelat & Persat 2005:228 [ref. 28378], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:93 [ref. 29996], Turan et al. 2012:56 [ref. 31870], Çiçek et al. 2015:145 [ref. 35151], Turan et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34433], Turan et al. 2017:285 [ref. 35675], Turan et al. 2018:373 [ref. 36211], Özuluğ & Saç 2019:29 [ref. 36599], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:380 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:191 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio kovatschevi Chichkoff 1937. Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Black Sea watersheds (Bulgaria and Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

krymensis, Gobio gobio Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1973:119 [Das Tierreich v. 93; ref. 173] Alma and Kacha [Biyuk-Karassu and Salgir] rivers, Crimea, Ukraine. Syntypes: (100) whereabouts unknown. Based on Berg 1949 which is based on the infrasubspecific Gobio gobio carpathicus natio krymensis. See also Gobio gobio carpathicus natio krymensis Delyamure 1937. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lelek 1987:190 [ref. 22962] but dating to Delj[y]amure 1937). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24850]). •Synonym of Gobio bulgaricus Drensky 1926 -- (Vasil'eva et al. 2005 [ref. 28515]). •See Mendel et al. 2008:1072 [ref. 29637]. •Valid as Gobio krymensis Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973 -- (Vasil'eva & Kuga 2005:40 [ref. 37100], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:94 [ref. 29996], Dyldin et al. 2020:105, 111 [ref. 37569], Dyldin et al. 2023:[20] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Gobio krymensis Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Europe: Southern Crimea (Ukraine, Russia). Habitat: freshwater.

krymensis, Gobio gobio carpathicus natio Delyamure [S. L.] 1937:unknown [K. Vopr. Sistemat. Poloj. Krymskich Peskarej; ref. 22992] This paper was never published; see Delyamure & Smirnov 1949 as cited in Freyhof & Naseka 2005. The species dates to Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973. •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Lelek 1987:190 [ref. 22962]). •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae.

kubanicus, Gobio Vasil'eva [E. D.] in Vasil'eva, Vasil'ev & Kuga 2004:774, Fig. 2 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 44 (no. 6); ref. 27962] The Psekups, settlement Finagoriiskoe, Kuban River, Russia. Holotype: ZMMU P-21156. Paratypes: ZMMU P-21157 (15). Plus additonal non-type material. •Possibly a synonym of Gobio krymensis Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1973 -- (Dyldin et al. 2020:86 [ref. 37569]). •Valid as Gobio kubanicus Vasil'eva 2004 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:95 [ref. 29996], Dyldin et al. 2020:108, 111 [ref. 37569], Dyldin et al. 2023:[20] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Gobio kubanicus Vasil'eva 2004. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Europe: Kuban River drainage, Black Sea watersheds, northwestern Caucasus (Russia). Habitat: freshwater.

labeo, Cyprinus Pallas [P. S.] 1776:207, 703 [Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des russischen Reiches; ref. 18509] Transbaikalia, Dauria; Onon River, Russia [Upper Lena River, Selenge and Upper Amur River]. No types known. Also described as new in Pallas 1788:355, Pl. 11 (figs. 8-9) [ref. 18507]. •Valid as Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776) -- (Berg 1949:709 [ref. 20661], Lu et al. 1977:444 [ref. 2850], Mai 1978:113 [ref. 13511], Wang 1984:19 [ref. 22951], Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:93 [ref. 26639], Zheng et al. 1989:120 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:187 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:243 [ref. 21531], Yue 1995:117 [ref. 22652], Zhu 1995:73 [ref. 25213], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:36 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1996:158 [ref. 22943], Cheng & Zhou 1997:153 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:221 [ref. 24032], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:737 [ref. 24702], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Chen in Chen 1998:132 [ref. 23556], Naseka 1998:83 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:237 [ref. 23878], Nakabo 2000:270 [ref. 25086], Kottelat 2000:83 [ref. 25486], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Kottelat 2001:27 [ref. 25482], Pietsch et al. 2001:139 [ref. 25688], Kottelat 2001:53 [ref. 25780], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Wang et al. 2001:119 [ref. 26566], Kim & Park 2002:126 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:270 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:157, 506 [ref. 26218], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:66 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:34 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:36 [ref. 28933], Ho & Shao 2011: 26 [ref. 31432], Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:79 [ref. 33547], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:660 [ref. 34853], Zhang et al. 2019:220 [ref. 36699], Dyldin et al. 2021:23 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:65 [ref. 38158], Guo 2021:204 [ref. 38617], Dyldin et al. 2023:[22] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Russia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Taiwan and Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

labeoides, Pseudogobio Nichols [J. T.] & Pope [C. H.] 1927:357, Fig. 23 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 54 (art. 2); ref. 5747] Nodoa, Hainan Island, China. Holotype: AMNH 8372. Paratypes: ?MCZ 32660 [ex AMNH] (2). •Valid as Microphysogobio labeoides (Nichols & Pope 1927) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:202 [ref. 20622], Mai 1978:195 [ref. 13511], Zheng et al. 1989:143 [ref. 21202], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:363 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:59 [ref. 25780], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477]). •Synonym of Abbottina kachekensis (Oshima 1926) -- (Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:102 [ref. 26639]). •Synonym of Microphysogobio kachekensis (Oshima 1926) -- (Jin in Pan et al. 1991:216 [ref. 23876], Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989], Huang et al. 2016:196 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2018:[13] [ref. 36342]). Current status: Synonym of Microphysogobio kachekensis (Oshima 1926). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

lachneri, Mesogobio Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1973:199, Figs. 107, 107a [Das Tierreich v. 93; ref. 173] Yalu River, between North Korea and China (Jilin Province). Holotype: USNM 76728. Paratypes: USNM 204080 (2). •Valid as Mesogobio lachneri Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973 -- (Zhu 1995:77 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1996:157 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:236 [ref. 24032], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:283 [ref. 23878], Kim & Park 2002:144 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 509 [ref. 26218], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Mesogobio lachneri Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Asia: Yalu River at China-North Korea boundary. Habitat: freshwater.

lacustris, Barbodon Dybowski [B. N.] 1872:216 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 22; ref. 1170] Lakes in lower Amur River basin, Russia. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Bleeker 1871, but a valid subspecies -- (Berg 1949:664 [ref. 20661], Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477]). •See Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702]. •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Bleeker 1871 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:309 [ref. 20624], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:40 [ref. 22798], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:72 [ref. 28183], Parin et al. 2014:93 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys lacustris (Dybowski 1872) -- (Lu et al. 1977:469 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:76 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1998:86 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:269 [ref. 23878], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:328 [ref. 30085], Zhang et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34477], An et al. 2020:216 [ref. 37481], Dyldin et al. 2020:87 [ref. 37569], Dyldin et al. 2023:[24] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Sarcocheilichthys lacustris (Dybowski 1872). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Amur River basin (northern China and Russia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

lalinensis, Abbottina Huang [Z. H.] & Li [Z. P.] 1987:7, Fig. [Heilongjiang Fisheries v. 1; ref. 38409] La Lin River, Songhua River system, Heilongjiang, China. Holotype: HEIFRI 81-1907. Paratypes: (6) HEIFRI 81-1239 (1), 81-1906 (1), 81-1910 (1), 82-0859 (1), 82-0860 (1), 82-0861 (1). •Synonym of Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky 1855) -- (Bogutskaya et al. 2008:321 [ref. 30085] with question, Dyldin & Orlov 2016:657 [ref. 34853]). •Valid as Abbottina lalinensis Huang & Li 1987 -- (He et al. 2017:852 [ref. 38410], Huan et al. 2017:852 [ref. 38591]). Current status: Valid as Abbottina lalinensis Huang & Li 1987. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Songhua River basin, Heilongjiang and Liaoning (China). Habitat: freshwater.

latus, Gobio Anikin [V. P.] 1905:1 [Izvestiya Tomskogo Universiteta v. 27; ref. 15920] Issyk-Kul Lake at mouth of river Ulachol, Kyrgyzstan. Syntypes: (3) whereabouts unknown. On page 1 of separate [ref. 15920]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Berg 1949:647 [ref. 20661]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Gobio latus Anikin 1905 -- (Vasil'eva et al. 2023:861 [ref. 40544]). Current status: Valid as Gobio latus Anikin 1905. Gobionidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Issyk-Kul Lake basin. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

lehoai, Hemibarbus Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen & Ngô 2002:201, Fig. 92 [Freshwater fishes of Viet Nam. Volume I. Family Cyprinidae v. 1; ref. 28301] Suôi Mân Lay, xã Muòng Tùng, Huyên Muòng Lay, Tinh Lai Châu, Viêt Nam. Holotype: NCNTTIS I H01.48.4.01. Syntypes: NCNTTS I: H.01.48.04.02 (2). Spelled llehoai on p. 201, an inadvertent error. Replacement name for Hemibarbus longianalis Nguyen & Dorn 1969. •Synonym of Hemibarbus medius Yue 1995 -- (Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989], Endruweit 2014:144-145 [ref. 33205] with question). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus medius Yue 1995. Gobionidae. Distribution: Nam Lay River, at Muo Tung village, Da River system, Dien Bien Province, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

lepidolaemus, Gobio fluviatilis var. Kessler [K. F.] 1872:59 [15] [Izvestiia Imperatorskago Obschchestva Liubitelei Estestvozaniia, Antropologii i Etnografii v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 14134] Serafshan [Zarafshan] River basin, Uzbekistan; Syr-Darya River at Khodzhent [Leninabad], Tajikistan. Syntypes: (about 50) BMNH 1872.5.30.78-79 (2), 1872.5.30.80-82 (3),1897.7.5.26 [ex MLSU] (1) Khodzhent, ZIN 2076 [or 2706] (25), ? not ZMMU P-1052 (1). Type catalog: Svetovidova 1978:257 [ref. 9011] and 262 [ref. 9011] with ZISP 2078 (p. 257) and 2076 (p. 262) as holotype. On p. 15 of separate. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Berg 1949:647 [ref. 20661], Coad 1981:10 [ref. 22348], Mitrofanov et al. 1988:18 [ref. 37734], Coad 1995:17 [ref. 23608], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:737 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:82 [ref. 23590], Vasil'eva et al. 2023:849 [ref. 40544]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu et al. 1999:81 [ref. 24850]). •Valid as Gobio lepidolaemus Kessler 1872 -- (Vasil'eva et al. 2004:767 [ref. 27962], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:165 [ref. 31251], Esmaeili et al. 2010:369 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:871 [ref. 34062], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34453], Çiçek et al. 2023:33 [ref. 40326], Vasil'eva et al. 2023:861 [ref. 40544]). Current status: Valid as Gobio lepidolaemus Kessler 1872. Gobionidae. Distribution: Central Asia and Middle East: Aral Sea basin (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

liaoensis, Gobio Mori [T.] 1927:31 [2] [Journal of the Chosen Natural History Society No. 5; ref. 16382] Tai-tzu River, tributary of Liao River at Chiao-tao, Manchuria, China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. On p. 2 of separate. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies cynocephalus Dybowski 1869 -- (Lu et al. 1977:497 [ref. 2850]). •Synonym of Gobio cynocephalus Dybowski 1869 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:295 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2006:32 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:323 [ref. 30085], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:659 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio cynocephalus Dybowski 1869. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

liaohensis, Rostrogobio Qin [K.-J.] in Liu & Qin et al. 1987:171, Fig. 117 [Fauna Liaoningica. Pisces; ref. 23200] Xinmin, Liaoning Province, China. Holotype: Dalian Fisheries Inst. 812256. Paratypes: Dalian Fisheries Inst. 660400-07 (8), 790154-57 (4), 820103-05 (3). English abstract on p. 512-513. •Valid as Rostrogobio liaohensis Qin 1987 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:373 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Microphysogobio liaohensis (Qin 1987) -- (Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio liaohensis (Qin 1987). Gobionidae. Distribution: Liao River basin, northern China. Habitat: freshwater.

liaoningensis, Abbottina Qin [K.-J.] in Lui & Qin et al. 1987:169, Fig. 116 [Fauna Liaoningica. Pisces; ref. 23200] Zhou-jia Reservoir, Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China. Holotype: DFI 812287. Paratypes: DFI 812290-92 (3), 812281-86 (6), 820970-75 (6). Briefly treated in English on p. 512. •Valid as Abbottina liaoningensis Qin 1987 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:351 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34477]). •Synonym of Abbottina lalinensis Huang & Li 1987 -- (He et al. 2017:852 [ref. 38410], Huan et al. 2017:852 [ref. 38591]). Current status: Synonym of Abbottina lalinensis Huang & Li 1987. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

lii, Gobiobotia Chen [X.], Wang [M.], Cao [L.] & Zhang [E] 2022:96, Figs. 1-2, 4a [Zoosystematics and Evolution v. 98 (no. 1); ref. 39146] Qi-Shui stream, Chang-Jiang basin, Xiangqiao Town, Qichun County, Hubei Province, China, 30°20'31"N, 115°43'43"E. Holotype: IHB 202103051401. Paratypes: IHB. •Valid as Gobiobotia lii Chen, Wang, Cao & Zhang 2022. Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia lii Chen, Wang, Cao & Zhang 2022. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Lake Dongting and middle Yangtze River basin, Hubei Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

lindbergi, Gobio gobio lepidolaemus natio Turdakov [F. A.] & Piskarev [K. V.] 1955:89 [Trudy Institut zoologii i parazitologii, Kirgizskii filial Akademii nauk SSSR v. 3; ref. 12236] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Chu River, Kyrgyzstan. •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae.

linghensis, Microphysogobio Xie [Y.-H.] 1986:220 [222], Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 17737] Xiaolinghe River, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, China. Holotype: RIFFL 8222011. Paratypes: RIFFL 8221996-98 (3), 8222000, (1), 8222002-08 (7), 8222010 (1); IHASW 8221999 (1), 8222001 (1), 8222009 (1). English description on p. 222. •Valid as Microphysogobio linghensis Xie 1986 -- (Yue 1995:497 [ref. 23188], Zhu 1995:84 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:355 [ref. 23878], Ying et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31333], Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Sun et al. 2021:[10] [ref. 38244]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio linghensis Xie 1986. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Liao River basin (northern China). Habitat: freshwater.

lingyuanensis, Gobio Mori [T.] 1934:14, Pl. 5 (figs. 1a-1b) [Report of the first scientific expedition to Manchoukuo, Tokyo, Sec. 5, Zoology Pt 1; ref. 3042] Te-ling-ho, Ling-yuan, China. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Additional specimens: (26). •Valid as Gobio lingyuanensis Mori 1934 -- (Lu et al. 1977:495 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:77 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:290 [ref. 23878], Wang et al. 2001:128 [ref. 26566], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477]). •See account of Gobio soldatovi minulus Nichols 1925. Current status: Valid as Gobio lingyuanensis Mori 1934. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

lissilabris, Saurogobio Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1973:287, Fig. 153 [Das Tierreich v. 93; ref. 173] Dongting Lake [Lake Tungting], Hunan Province, middle Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] drainage, China. Holotype: AMNH 29692. Paratypes: AMNH 29693 (6), 29698 (3). •Valid as Saurogobio lissilabris Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973 -- (Naseka 1996:163 [ref. 22943], Dai et al. 2014:289 [ref. 33444], Tang et al. 2018:357 [ref. 35798]). Current status: Valid as Saurogobio lissilabris Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973. Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

longianalis, Hemibarbus Kimura [Sh.] 1934:123, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Journal of the Shanghai Science Institute Section 3, v. 1; ref. 16434] Suining and Howchwan, Sichuan Province, China. Holotype: BDSSI (of Kottelat) 180. Paratypes: (2 or 3?) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776) -- (Lu et al. 1977:444 [ref. 2850], Ding 1994:243 [ref. 21531], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:238 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2006:35 [ref. 28831], Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:660 [ref. 34853], Zhang et al. 2019:220 [ref. 36699]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

longianalis, Hemibarbus Nguyen [V. H.] & Doan [L. H.] 1969:14, Fig. 16 in ref. 29795 [Some data on composition, origin, and distribution of cyprinid species in northern Vietnam; ref. 25483] Nam Lay stream, Muong Lay District, Lai Chau Province, Vietnam. Lectotype: RIAH 132 [H.01.48.04.01]. Paralectotypes: (8) RIAH 132 [now 3] [? H.01.48.04.2 [2 or 3]]. See Kottelat 2001:113, 121 [ref. 25482] for availability issues. Spelled several ways originally, and Kottelat 2001:121 [ref. 25482] as first reviser selected longianalis. See Nguyen & Doan 2008 [ref. 29793] for an English translation of ref. 25483. Lectotype selected by Roberts & Catania 2008:93 [ref. 29794], but that diagrees with the replacement name types. •Permanently invalid, preoccupied by Hembarbus longianalis Kimura 1943 -- (Roberts & Catania 2008:94 [ref. 29794]). •Questionably the same as Hemibarbus medius Yue 1995 -- (Kottelat 2001:27 [ref. 25482]). •Nomen nudum -- (Endruweit 2024:15 [ref. 41040]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus medius Yue 1995. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

longibarba, Gobiobotia Fang [P.-W.] & Wang [K.-F.] 1931:294, Fig. 3 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 7 (no. 9); ref. 16274] Chengshien, Chekiang, China. Holotype: Mus. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China 9394. Paratypes: Mus. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China 7944-47 (4). •Valid as Gobiobotia longibarba Fang & Wang 1931 -- (Chen & Cao 1977:558 [ref. 825], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:231 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:101 [ref. 25213], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:402 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34477], Wang et al. 2024:6 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia longibarba Fang & Wang 1931. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Cao'e-Jiang River drainage, Zhejiang Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

longibarbatus, Platysmacheilus Lu [Y.-L.], Luo [P.-Q.] & Chen [Y.-Y.] 1977:535, Fig. 9-70 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 2850] Xung-yang, Hubei, China. Syntypes: 73-4-559 to 563 (5). Authorship also seen as Lo, Yao & Chen. •Valid as Microphysogobio longibarbatus (Lu, Luo & Chen 1977) -- (Bănărescu 1992:325 [ref. 40251]). •Valid as Platysmacheilus longibarbatus Lu, Luo & Chen 1977 -- (Zhu 1995:81 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:341 [ref. 23878], Yue & Chen 1998:145 [ref. 26415], Ni et al. 2005:124 [ref. 28395], Zhang et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34477] with authors and date as Lo, Yao & Chen 1982). Current status: Valid as Platysmacheilus longibarbatus Lu, Luo & Chen 1977. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

longibarbis, Hemibarbus Fang [P.-W.] 1938:269 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 10 (no. 3); ref. 17139] Sau-hsui, Kiangsi, China. Holotype (unique): NRIBAS. •Synonym of Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker 1871 -- (Kottelat 2006:35 [ref. 28831] with question, Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989] with question, Dyldin & Orlov 2016:661 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

longibarbus, Coreius Mori [T.] 1928:65, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Japanese Journal of Zoology v. 2 (no. 1) (art. 4); ref. 15862] Tsi-nan, Shantung, northern China. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Additional specimens: (3). •Synonym of Coreius septentrionalis (Nichols 1925) -- (Lu et al. 1977:504 [ref. 2850], Cheng & Zhou 1997:170 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:328 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Coreius septentrionalis (Nichols 1925). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

longicirris, Gobio gobio morpha Berg [L. S.] 1914:442 [ ref. 274] Original not seen. •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae.

longicirris, Gobio ussuriensis morpha Berg [L. S.] 1914 [ ref. 274] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Ussuri River, Russia. •In the synonymy of Squalidus mantschuricus (Mori 1927) -- (Bogutskaya et al. 2008:329 [ref. 30085]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Squalidus mantschuricus (Mori 1927). Gobionidae.

longidorsalis, Microphysogobio Mori [T.] 1935:171, Pl. 13 (figs. 1-2) [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 3043] North Kan River at Waiyo, central Korea. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Additional specimens: (14) [whereabouts unknown]. •Synonym of Microphysogobio tafangensis (Wang 1935), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:207 [ref. 20622]). •Valid as Microphysogobio longidorsalis Mori 1935 -- (Bănărescu 1992:326 [ref. 40251], Kim 1997:246 [ref. 24032], Chae & Yang 1999:20 [ref. 24129], Kim & Yang 1999:2 [ref. 25425], Kim & Park 2002:154 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 510 [ref. 26218], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Sun et al. 2022:360 [ref. 39161]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio longidorsalis Mori 1935. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Asia: Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

longifilis, Gnathopogon Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:169 [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 2486] Ping-yang River, northern Korea. Holotype (unique): FMNH 58711 [CM 7817, not 7819]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:72 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:40 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Hosoya & Jeon 1984:41 [ref. 17431]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

longipinnis, Gobio Nichols [J. T.] 1925:5 [American Museum Novitates No. 181; ref. 15553] Huping, Tungting Lake, Hunan Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8419. •Synonym of Rhinogobio ventralis Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874 -- (Lu et al. 1977:511 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:337 [ref. 23878]). •Not in Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobio ventralis Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

longirostris, Acanthogobio Regan [C. T.] 1908:60, Pl. 3 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 4 Feb. 1908); ref. 14334] Chong-ju, South Korea. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.12.10.49 (not found in 1994). •Valid as Hemibarbus longirostris (Regan 1908) -- (Okada 1961:448 [ref. 6363], Lu et al. 1977:449 [ref. 2850], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:56 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:321 [ref. 25598], Zheng et al. 1989:123 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:190 [ref. 23876], Bănărescu 1992:314 [ref. 40251], Yue 1995:120 [ref. 22652], Zhu 1995:74 [ref. 25213], Kim 1997:222 [ref. 24032], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:246 [ref. 23878], Nakabo 2000:270 [ref. 25086], Wang et al. 2001:120 [ref. 26566], Kim & Park 2002:128 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:270 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:157, 508 [ref. 26218], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477], Miuchi & Kunimatsu 2021:17 [ref. 38479]). Current status: Valid as Hemibarbus longirostris (Regan 1908). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: China, Korea, Japan; introduced in southern Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

longirostris, Pseudogobio Mori [T.] 1934:17, Pl. 6 (figs. 1a-1b) [Report of the first scientific expedition to Manchoukuo, Tokyo, Sec. 5, Zoology Pt 1; ref. 3042] Te-ling-ho, Ling yuan, Jehol, China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Pseudogobio vaillanti (Sauvage 1878), but a valid subspecies -- (Lu et al. 1977:515 [ref. 2850]). •Synonym of Pseudogobio vaillanti (Sauvage 1878) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:375 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2013:146 [ref. 32989]). •Not in Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477]. •Valid as Pseudogobio longirostris Mori 1934 -- (Cao et al. 2017:628 [ref. 36461]). Current status: Valid as Pseudogobio longirostris Mori 1934. Gobionidae. Distribution: North China. Habitat: freshwater.

longirostris, Saurogobio Wu [H.-W.] & Wang [K. F.] 1931:229, Fig. 4 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 7 (no. 6); ref. 16351] Szechwan, China. Syntypes: (2). •Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871 -- (Berg 1949:670 [ref. 20661], Ding 1994:301 [ref. 21531], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:382 [ref. 23878], Dai & Yang 2002:307 [ref. 26615], Kottelat 2006:50 [ref. 28831] with question, Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477], Tang et al. 2018:360 [ref. 35798]). Current status: Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

lozanoi, Gobio Doadrio [I.] & Madeira [M. J.] 2004:109, Fig. 1 [Graellsia, Revista de Zoologia, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid. v. 60 (no. 1); ref. 28025] Eresma River, Duero basin, Coca, Segovia, Spain. Holotype: MNCN 153558. Paratypes: MNCN 153557 (1), 153559-153620 (62). •Valid as Gobio lozanoi Doadrio & Madeira 2004 -- (Kottelat & Persat 2005:222 [ref. 28378], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:95 [ref. 29996]). Current status: Valid as Gobio lozanoi Doadrio & Madeira 2004. Gobionidae. Distribution: Iberia and southern France. Habitat: freshwater.

luhensis, Microphysogobio Huang [S.-P.], Chen [I-S.], Zhao [Y.] & Shao [K.-T.] 2018:[6], Figs. 2, 3a-b [Zoological Studies v. 57 (no. 58); ref. 36342] Rong River (Rongjiang), Dongkeng Town, Luhe County, Guangdong Province, China, 23°18'15.4"N, 115°42'51.4"E. Holotype (?): NTOUP 2013-10-119. Paratypes: ASIZP, NTOUP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Microphysogobio luhensis Huang, Chen, Zhao & Shao 2018 -- (Sun et al. 2024:182 [ref. 41617]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio luhensis Huang, Chen, Zhao & Shao 2018. Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: upper Rong River basin, eastern Guangdong Province, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

lutescens, Gobio gobio De Filippi [F.] 1844:393 [7] [Pesci finora osservati in Lombardia v. 1; ref. 19961] Lombardy, northern Italy. No types known. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:94 [ref. 13621]. On p. 7 of separate. Also appeared in De Filippi 1845:86 [ref. 18079]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bianco & Taraborelli 1984:526 [ref. 21913], Bănărescu et al. 1999:81 [ref. 24850]). •Synonym of Gobio benacensis (Pollini 1816) -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

macracanthus, Hemibarbus Lu [Y.-L.], Luo [P.-Q.] & Chen [Y.-Y.] 1977:448, Fig. 9-3 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 2850] Guangxi, China. Syntypes: IJHB 58-7-705 (1) Guiping, 58-7-760 to 761 (2) Pai-se, 58-7-999 (1) Lungzhou, 011 (1). Authorship also seen as Lo, Yao & Chen. •Valid as Hemibarbus macracanthus Lu, Luo & Chen 1977 -- (Zheng et al. 1989:122 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:189 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:74 [ref. 25213], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:37 [ref. 22798], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:245 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:27 [ref. 25482], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:73 [ref. 34477] with first author as Lo and second author as Yao). Current status: Valid as Hemibarbus macracanthus Lu, Luo & Chen 1977. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

macrocephala, Gobiobotia Mori [T.] 1935:166, Pl. 11 (figs. 4-5) [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 3043] Upper South Kan River at Seizen, central Chosen, Korea. Holotype: not researched. Numerous additional specimens: ?NRM 15568 (2). •Valid as Gobiobotia macrocephala Mori 1935 -- (Kim 1997:232 [ref. 24032], Kim & Park 2002:138 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 505 [ref. 26218], Wang et al. 2024:16 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia macrocephala Mori 1935. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

macrocephalus, Gobio gobio Mori [T.] 1930:46 [8] [Journal of the Chosen Natural History Society No. 11; ref. 16505] Kai-nei, Korea. Holotype: not researched. Additional specimens: (7). On p. 8 of separate. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lu et al. 1977:498 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:78 [ref. 25213]). •Valid as Gobio macrocephalus Mori 1930 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:293 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2006:87 [ref. 28831], Parin et al. 2014:78 [ref. 33547], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34453], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477], Martynova & Vasil'eva 2021:692 [ref. 40548], Dyldin et al. 2023:[20] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Gobio macrocephalus Mori 1930. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Russia, China and Korea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

macropterus, Gobio Kamensky [S. N.] 1901:10 [German p. 146] [Die Cypriniden der Kaukasusländer und ihrer angrenzenden Meere. 2.; ref. 14761] Caucasus. Syntypes: (14) ZMT and Kharkov Univ. •Synonym of Gobio persus Günther 1899 -- (Berg 1949:656 [ref. 20661], Coad 1995:17 [ref. 23608], Naseka et al. 1999:163 [ref. 24852]). •Synonym of Romanogobio persus (Günther 1899), but a valid subspecies -- (Naseka & Bogutskaya 1998:180 [ref. 23783]). •Valid as Romanogobio macropterus (Kamensky 1901) -- (Naseka & Freyhof 2004:18 [ref. 27663], Esmaeili et al. 2010:371 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:879 [ref. 34062], Çiçek et al. 2015:145 [ref. 35151], Esmaeili et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:35 [ref. 36089], Coad 2019:11 [ref. 36775], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:105 [ref. 37983], Kaya et al. 2020:332 [ref. 37582], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37535], Çiçek et al. 2023:381 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:193 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio macropterus (Kamensky 1901). Gobionidae. Distribution: Eurasia: Black Sea and Caspian Sea basins. Habitat: freshwater.

maculatus, Hemibarbus Bleeker [P.] 1871:19, Pl. 4 (fig. 3) [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam) v. 12 (art. 2); ref. 6421] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-5030 to 5031 (1, 1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:88 [ref. 19574]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Barbus maculatus Valenciennes 1842, replaced by Barbus semibarbus Günther 1889. Current usage can be maintained under the 2000 Code (Art. 59.3). •Treated as valid as Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker 1871 -- (Berg 1949:710 [ref. 20661], Lu et al. 1977:448 [ref. 2850], Mai 1978:111 [ref. 13511], Wang 1984:20 [ref. 22951], Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:102 [ref. 13584], Zheng et al. 1989:121 [ref. 21202], Ding 1994:245 [ref. 21531], Yue 1995:120 [ref. 22652], Zhu 1995:73 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1996:158 [ref. 22943], Cheng & Zhou 1997:154 [ref. 26385], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:737 [ref. 24702], Chen in Chen 1998:133 [ref. 23556], Naseka 1998:83 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:242 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:27 [ref. 25482], Kottelat 2001:53 [ref. 25780], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Wang et al. 2001:118 [ref. 26566], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:66 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:35 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:37 [ref. 28933], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:325 [ref. 30085], Parin et al. 2014:79 [ref. 33547], Zhang et al. 2016:73 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:661 [ref. 34853], Zhang et al. 2019:222 [ref. 36699], Dyldin et al. 2021:23 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:65 [ref. 38158], Fu et al. 2021:9569 [ref. 39347], Guo 2021:206 [ref. 38617], Taki et al. 2021:147 [ref. 39830], Dyldin et al. 2023:[22] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Russia, China, Mongolia and Taiwan; introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

maculatus, Pseudogobio Günther [A.] 1888:432 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 1 (no. 6); ref. 14483] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] at Ichang, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1888.5.15.18-19 (2). Also appeared as new in Günther 1891:246 [ref. 14508]. •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:294 [ref. 20624], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:277 [ref. 23878]). Current status: Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

maeandricus, Gobio Naseka [A. M.], Erk'akan [F.] & Küçük [F.] 2006:188, Fig. 8 [Zoosystematica Rossica v. 15; ref. 28984] Great Menderes [Büyük Menderes] River at Isikli [Işıklı], Denizli Province, Turkey. Holotype: ZMH 1132. Paratypes: ZMH 2440 (3). •Valid as Gobio maeandricus Naseka, Erk'akan & Küçük 2006 -- (Turan et al. 2012:56 [ref. 31870], Çiçek et al. 2015:145 [ref. 35151], Turan et al. 2016:10 [ref. 34433], Turan et al. 2017:285 [ref. 35675], Çiçek et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36267], Turan et al. 2018:372 [ref. 36211], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:380 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:191 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio maeandricus Naseka, Erk'akan & Küçük 2006. Gobionidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Büyük Menderes River basin (Aegean Sea tributary), Denizli Province (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

magnicapitata, Gobio gobio Gundriser [A. N.] 1967:70 [Ucenye Zapiski, Tomskij Ordena Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni Gosudarstvennyj Universitet Imeni V. V. Kujbyseva. [Ученые Записки, Томский Государственный Университет имени В. В. Куйьышева ] No. 53; ref. 22993] Kara-khol Lake, Kharnusovoe, Khamsari/Kara-Kul, Tajikistan. No types known. Name only, not available. •Questionably a synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). •Questionably in the synonymy of Gobio sibiricus Nikolskij 1936 -- (Kottelat 2006:32 [ref. 28831]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Uncertain as Gobio sibiricus Nikolskij 1936. Gobionidae.

maii, Parasqualidus Doi [A.] 2000:234, Figs. 1-10 [Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 48 (no. 2); ref. 25282] Vugia River, near Ha Tan, Da Nang, central Vietnam. Holotype: NSMT-P 58547. Paratypes: NSMT-P 58548 (1), 58549 (1, c&s). •Valid as Squalidus maii (Doi 2000) -- (Kottelat 2013:164 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Squalidus maii (Doi 2000). Gobionidae. Distribution: Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

majimae, Gnathopogon Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:167, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 2486] Ping-yang River, northwestern Korea. Holotype (unique): FMNH 58710 [ex CM 7816]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:72 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:40 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), but a valid subspecies majimae (Jordan & Hubbs 1925) -- (Hosoya & Jeon 1984:41 [ref. 17431], Kim 1997:211 [ref. 24032], Kim & Lee 2001:46 [ref. 25334] as majinae, Kim & Park 2002:116 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:158, 507 [ref. 26218], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Distribution: Subspecies is endemic to Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

mantschuricus, Gobio taeniatus Berg [L. S.] 1914:481, Fig. [ ref. 274] Schansi River, tributary of Hailin River, downstream of Lontschakowskij, Sungari River basin, Manchuria. Original not seen. •Synonym of Gobio strigatus (Regan 1908) -- (Berg 1949:659 [ref. 20661]). •Synonym of Gnathopogon strigatus (Regan 1908) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:350 [ref. 20623], Naseka 1998:81 [ref. 23590], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:63 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:31 [ref. 28831]). •Valid as Gnathopogon mantschuricus (Berg 1914) -- (Lu et al. 1977:484 [ref. 2850], Wang 1984:24 [ref. 22951], Zhu 1995:79 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:308 [ref. 23878], Wang et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26566], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:321 [ref. 30085], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Gnathopogon mantschuricus (Berg 1914). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

mantschuricus, Leucogobio Mori [T.] 1927:30 [1] [Journal of the Chosen Natural History Society No. 5; ref. 16382] Hun River, tributary of Liao River, at Fushun, Manchuria, China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. On p. 1 of separate. •Probably a subspecies of Squalidus argentatus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Naseka 1996:160 [ref. 22943]). •Valid as Squalidus mantschuricus (Mori 1927) -- (Bogutskaya et al. 2008:329 [ref. 30085], Dyldin et al. 2023:[24] [ref. 40328] with question). Current status: Valid as Squalidus mantschuricus (Mori 1927). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Amur and Liao He rivers (China and Russia). Habitat: freshwater.

mayedae, Gobio Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1900:342, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1213); ref. 2502] Lake Biwa near Karasaki, Japan. Holotype: USNM 49400. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6272 (orig. 15, now 11). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:32 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Gnathopogon japonicus (Sauvage 1883) -- (Okada 1961:430 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Squalidus japonicus (Sauvage 1883) -- (Okamura & Machida 1987:104 [ref. 22279], Naseka 1996:160 [ref. 22943]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus japonicus (Sauvage 1883). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

medius, Hemibarbus Yue [P.-Q.] 1995:117 [English p. 122], Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 20 (no. 1); ref. 22652] Haikou, Jinjiang, Qionghai, Fivefingers Mountain, Hainan Province, China. Syntypes: IHASW 60.2.023-024 (2), 60.2.064 (1), 60.2.066 (1), 60.2.358 (1), 60.2.362 (1), 60.2.366 (1), 60.2.368 (1), 60.2.517-519 (3), 60.2.573 (1). •Valid as Hemibarbus medius Yue 1995 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:239 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:26 [ref. 25482], Zhang et al. 2016:73 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Hemibarbus medius Yue 1995. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

meridionalis, Gobio Xu [T.-Q.] in Chen, Xu, Fang, Song & Wang 1987:119, Fig. 85 [Fishes in Qinling Mountain area.; ref. 21175] Lingbao, Henan Province, China. Holotype: Inst. Zool. Shaanxi 811986. Paratypes: Inst. Hydrobiol. Acad. Sinica, Wuhan 811997 (1), 811981 (1), 811983-85 (1, 1, 1), 811981? (1). •Valid as Gobio meridionalis Xu 1987 -- (Zhu 1995:78 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:291 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Gobio meridionalis Xu 1987. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

meridionalis, Gobiobotia (Gobiobotia) longibarba Chen [Y.-Y.] & Cao [W.-H.] 1977:559, Fig. 10-7 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 825] Guangdong and Guangxi, China. Syntypes: 58-7-294 (1), 58-7-301 (1), 58-7-604 (1), 58-7-667 (1), 64-158 (1), 66-085 to 86 (1, 1), 66-159 (1), 66-161 (1), 66-163 (1), 66-765 (1), 66-854 (1), 66-915 (1), 72-north-055 (1), 73-VI-1407 to 1408 (1, 1). Authorship also seen as Chen & Tsao. •Synonym of Gobiobotia longibarba Fang & Wang 1931, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:119 [ref. 13584], Zheng et al. 1989:153 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:231 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:307 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:101 [ref. 25213], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:404 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2013:107 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Gobiobotia meridionalis Chen & Cao 1977 -- (Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Zhang et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34477] with authors and date as Chen & Tsao 1982, Guo 2021:299 [ref. 38617] with authors and date as Chen & Tsao 1983, Chen et al. 2022:105 [ref. 39146], Wang et al. 2024:20 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia meridionalis Chen & Cao 1977. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: middle Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

mianowskii, Micraspius Dybowski [B. N.] 1869:954 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 19; ref. 1169] Onon and Ingoda rivers, Amur River basin, Russia. Syntypes: BMNH 1871.7.19.28 (1) Dauria, from Warsaw Museum; NMW 50853 (3), 81725 (2). •Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Berg 1949:636 [ref. 20661] as parvus, Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:39 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1998:84 [ref. 23590], Bănărescu 1999:207 [ref. 24846], Kottelat 2006:47 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:326 [ref. 30085], Kottelat 2013:147 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

microbarbus, Leucogobio polytaenia Nichols [J. T.] 1929:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 377; ref. 15912] Tsinan, Shantung Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 9651. Paratypes: AMNH 11023 (4), 11029 (58), 11045 (9). •Synonym of Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage and Dabry de Thiersant 1874), subspecies tsinanensis (Mori 1928) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:342 [ref. 20623]). •Synonym of Gnathopogon tsinanensis (Mori 1928) -- (Lu et al. 1977:484 [ref. 2850]). Current status: Synonym of Gnathopogon tsinanensis (Mori 1928). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

microlepidotus, Gobio gobio Battalgil [F.] 1942:294, Fig. 5 [Revue de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université d'Instanbul, Série B: Sciences Naturelles v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 13190] Beysehir Lake, southern Anatolia, Turkey. Lectotype: ZMH H1127 (74.9 mm). Paralectotypes: ZMH H1127 (1). Type catalog: Wilkens 1977:158 [ref. 22013]. Lectotype selected by Naseka et al. 2006:189 [ref. 28984]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Gobio microlepidotus Battalgil 1942 -- (Naseka et al. 2006:188 [ref. 28984], Turan et al. 2012:56 [ref. 31870], Çiçek et al. 2015:145 [ref. 35151], Turan et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34433], Turan et al. 2017:285 [ref. 35675], Çiçek et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36267], Turan et al. 2018:371 [ref. 36211], Turan & Bayçelebi 2019:158 [ref. 36932], Bayçelebi et al. 2020:143 [ref. 37381], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2021:1067 [ref. 38556], Çiçek et al. 2023:380 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2023:152 [ref. 40728], Çiçek et al. 2024:192 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio microlepidotus Battalgil 1942. Gobionidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Beyşehir Gölü and Beyşehir Gölü tributaries (Isparta and Konya provinces); Göksu River (Mediterranean Sea tributary, Mersin Province) (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

microoculus, Sarcocheilichthys Mori [T.] 1927:98 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 15802] Otsu, Lake Biwa, Japan. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Mori specimens: AMNH 20928 (1). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys microoculus Mori 1927 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:307 [ref. 20624]). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Okada 1961:416 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), but a valid subspecies microoculus Mori 1927 -- (Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:55 [ref. 6441], Okamura & Machida 1987:106 [ref. 22279], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:300 [ref. 25598], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Nakabo 2000:267 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:267 [ref. 26001]). Current status: Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

microstomus, Microphysogobio Yue [P.-Q.] 1995:495 [English 498], Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 20 (no. 4); ref. 23188] Wujiang County, Jiangsu, China. Holotype: Inst. Hydrobiol., Chinese Acad. Sci. 80 VI 1720. Paratypes: Inst. Hydrobiol., Chinese Acad. Sci. 80 VI 1719 (1), 80 VI 1721-35 (15). •Valid as Microphysogobio microstomus Yue 1995 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:356 [ref. 23878], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342], Sun et al. 2024:182 [ref. 41617]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio microstomus Yue 1995. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: lower Yangtze River basin, Jiangsu Province, eastern China. Habitat: freshwater.

minkiangensis, Squalidus gracilis Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1964:460, Figs. 3-4 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 36 (no. 4); ref. 9196] Mouth of Min-Kiang River, Foukien Province, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1939-0050. •Synonym of Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Hosoya & Jeon 1984:41 [ref. 17431] as mikiangensis). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

minor, Leucogobio Harada [I.] 1943:42, Pl. 14 (figs. 52-53) [Freshwater fishes of Hainan Island 1943; ref. 22794] Outskirts of Jinjiang, Qiong-san, Hainan Island, China. No types known. •See also Doi 2000:233 [ref. 25282]. •Valid as Squalidus minor (Harada 1943) -- (Jin in Pan et al. 1991:202 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:79 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:324 [ref. 23878], Yue & Chen 1998:140 [ref. 26415], Kottelat 2013:164 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:80 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Squalidus minor (Harada 1943). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

minulus, Gobio soldatovi Nichols [J. T.] 1925:3 [American Museum Novitates No. 181; ref. 15553] Kweihwa (Kweisui), Suiyuen Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8417. Paratypes: AMNH 10573 (12, 2 c&s), FMNH 14675-78 (4). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:41 [ref. 12367]. •Treated as a synonym of the younger Gobio lingyuanensis Mori 1934 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:290 [ref. 23878]). Current status: Uncertain as Gobio lingyuanensis Mori 1934. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

monstrosa, Pseudorasbora Nichols [J. T.] 1925:6 [American Museum Novitates No. 182; ref. 15554] Near Nanping, Fukien Province, lower Minjiang River basin, China. Holotype: AMNH 8430. Non-types (doubtfully referred): MCZ 32668 [ex AMNH] (1). •Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Lu et al. 1977:463 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:263 [ref. 23878], Bănărescu 1999:207 [ref. 24846] as monstruosa, Kottelat 2006:47 [ref. 28831]). •Not in Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

morii, Sarcocheilichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:175 [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 2486] Ping-yang River, northern Korea. Holotype: FMNH 58718 [ex CM 7824]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:73 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:77 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:294 [ref. 20624], Kim 1997:205 [ref. 24032], Kim & Park 2002:110 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:158, 511 [ref. 26218]). Current status: Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

multimaculatus, Squalidus Hosoya [K.] & Jeon [S.-R.] 1984:42, Figs. 1-3 [Korean Journal of Limnology v. 17 (nos 1-2); ref. 17431] Yongdok-Oship River, Namsan-ri, Yongdok-myon, Yondok-gun, Kyongsangbuk-do, South Korea. Holotype: EWNHM 80204 [ex SMU 301]. Paratypes: EWHNM 80205-06 [ex SMU 302-303] (2); FAKU 52310 (1, c&s), 52311 (1), 52312 (1, c&s), 52313-14 (2), 52315 (1, c&s), 52316 (1); MNHN 1983-0630 to 0631 (2); NSMT-P 23003-04 (2); USNM 263126 (2). Type catalog: Jeon 2001:89 [ref. 25360]. •Valid as Squalidus multimaculatus Hosoya & Jeon 1984 -- (Kim 1997:216 [ref. 24032], Kim & Park 2002:122 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:158, 507 [ref. 26218]). Current status: Valid as Squalidus multimaculatus Hosoya & Jeon 1984. Gobionidae. Distribution: Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

multipapillatus, Microphysogobio chinssuensis Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1973:274, Fig. 146 [Das Tierreich v. 93; ref. 173] Chengtu, upper Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] drainage, Sichuan [Szechwan] Province, China. Holotype (unique): AMNH 28500. •Synonym of Microphysogobio kiatingensis (Wu 1930) -- (Huang et al. 2017:[13] [ref. 35245]). Current status: Synonym of Microphysogobio kiatingensis (Wu 1930). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

multipunctatus, Gobio Vasil’eva [E. D.], Mamilov [N. S.] & Sharakhmetov [S. E.] 2023:853, Fig. 2 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 63 (no. 5); ref. 40544] Emel River, Lake Alakol basin, southeast Kazakhstan. Holotype: ZMMU P-24529. Paratypes: ZMMU P-24530 (4). •Valid as Gobio multipunctatus Vasil’eva, Mamilov & Sharakhmetov 2023. Current status: Valid as Gobio multipunctatus Vasil’eva, Mamilov & Sharakhmetov 2023. Gobionidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Lake Alakol basin, southeast Kazakhstan and probably Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Habitat: freshwater.

muresia, Gobio gobio Jászfalusi [L.] 1951:119, Fig. 2, Pl. 1 (fig. 5) [Országos Természettudományi Múzeum Évkonyve v. 1; ref. 12896] Maros River near Gödemesterháza, and at confluence with creeks Zebrak and Göde, Tisza River system, Hungary. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24850]). •See Mendel et al. 2008:1070 [ref. 29637]. Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mylodon, Barbus Berg [L. S.] 1907:3 [Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 15130] Keumsan River, near Pusan, South Korea. Syntypes: ZIN 13961 (2). •Valid as Hemibarbus mylodon (Berg 1907) -- (Bănărescu 1992:313 [ref. 40251], Kim 1997:224 [ref. 24032], Kim & Park 2002:130 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 508 [ref. 26218], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681]). Current status: Valid as Hemibarbus mylodon (Berg 1907). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

nahangensis, Placogobio Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen & Ngô 2002:556, Fig. 287 [Freshwater fishes of Viet Nam. Volume I. Family Cyprinidae v. 1; ref. 28301] Thác Mo, sông Gâm system, Na Hang, Tuyên Quang, Viêt Nam. Holotype: VNCNTTS I: H.01.108.01.01. Paratypes: VNCNTTS I: H.01.108.01.02 (1). Also spelled nahangenis on p. 573. •Valid as Placogobio nahangensis Nguyen 2002 -- (Kottelat 2013:142 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Placogobio nahangensis Nguyen 2002. Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Gam River drainage, Na Hang district, Tuyen Quang Province, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

naktongensis, Gobiobotia Mori [T.] 1935:169, Pl. 12 (figs. 1-2) [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 3043] Rakuto River at Ei-shu, southern Chosen, Korea. Holotype: not researched. Additional specimens: (5). •Valid as Gobiobotia naktongensis Mori 1935 -- (Kim 1997:235 [ref. 24032], Kim & Park 2002:142 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 505 [ref. 26218], Wang et al. 2024:16 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia naktongensis Mori 1935. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: southeastern Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

nasutus, Megagobio Kessler [K. F.] 1876:16, Pl. 2 (figs. 1-1b) [v. 2 (pt 4); ref. 2595] Huang He River, Gansu Province, China. Holotype (unique): ZIN 2481. Original genus misspelled Magagobio in text, Megagobio on plate. For type information see Banarescu 1969 [ref. 20608]. •Valid as Megagobio nasutus Kessler 1876 -- (Naseka 1996:157 [ref. 22943]). •Valid as Rhinogobio nasutus (Kessler 1876) -- (Lu et al. 1977:510 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:81 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:172 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:336 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobio nasutus (Kessler 1876). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

nicholsi, Gobio Fang [P.-W.] 1943:403 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 15 (no. 6); ref. 1306] Ningkwo (Suancheng), Anhwei Province, China. Holotype (unique): AMNH 8439. Replacement name for Leucogobio imberbis Nichols 1925, preoccupied by Gobio imberbis Sauvage & Dabrey de Thiersant 1874 when treated as congeneric. •Valid as Gnathopogon nicholsi (Fang 1943) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:352 [ref. 20623], Lu et al. 1977:485 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:79 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:311 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34477]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Gnathopogon nicholsi (Fang 1943). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

nicholsi, Gobiobotia Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1966:6, Pl. 2 (fig. 5); Figs. 3-5 [Annotationes Zoologicae et Botanicae No. 27; ref. 9195] Huping on Lake Tungting, Hunan Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 20523. Paratypes: AMNH 20524 (2). •Valid as Gobiobotia nicholsi Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966 -- (Chen & Cao 1977:566 [ref. 825], Chen et al. 2022:104 [ref. 39146], Wang et al. 2024:13 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia nicholsi Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Lake Dongting, middle Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

nigra, Pseudopungtungia Mori [T.] 1935:164, Pl. 11 (figs. 2-3) [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 3043] Kin River at Kokan, central Chosen, Korea. Holotype: not researched. Additional specimens: (4). •Valid as Pseudopungtungia nigra Mori 1935 -- (Kim 1997:197 [ref. 24032], Kim & Park 2002:99 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:158, 508 [ref. 26218]). Current status: Valid as Pseudopungtungia nigra Mori 1935. Gobionidae. Distribution: Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

nigrescens, Bungia Keyserling [E. von] 1861:19 [22], Pl. 8 [Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften v. 17 (no. 1); ref. 2601] Harirud River at Herat, Afghanistan. No types saved. On p. 22 of separate. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Coad 1981:10 [ref. 22348], Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952] with question, Bănărescu et al. 1999:81 [ref. 24850] with question). •Valid as Gobio nigrescens (Keyserling 1861) -- (Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2016:73 [ref. 34453], Esmaeili et al. 2017:49 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:29 [ref. 36089], Coad 2019:3 [ref. 36775], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:104 [ref. 37983], Sheraliev et al. 2020:[2] 236 [ref. 37518], Çiçek et al. 2023:33 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2024:192 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio nigrescens (Keyserling 1861). Gobionidae. Distribution: Middle East and North Asia: Hari River basin (Afghanistan, Iran and Turkmenistan) and Amu Darya River basin (Uzbekistan). Habitat: freshwater.

nigriparipinnis, Barbus Fowler [H. W.] 1930:594, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 81 (for 1929); ref. 1404] Shanghai, China. Holotype (unique): ANSP 51533. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:85 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Paracanthobrama guichenoti Bleeker 1864 -- (Lu et al. 1977:451 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:250 [ref. 23878]). •Not in Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Paracanthobrama guichenoti Bleeker 1864. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

nigripinnis, Gobio Günther [A.] 1873:246 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 12 (no. 69) (art. 31); ref. 2004] Shanghai, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1973.7.30.101 (1). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873), subspecies nigripinnis (Günther 1873) -- (Cheng & Zhou 1997:162 [ref. 26385]). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:294 [ref. 20624], Lu et al. 1977:474 [ref. 2850], Mai 1978:190 [ref. 13511], Wang 1984:23 [ref. 22951], Zheng et al. 1989:131 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:200 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:259 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:76 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1996:155 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:205, 207 [ref. 24032], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:277 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Wang et al. 2001:126 [ref. 26566], Kottelat 2006:88 [ref. 28831], Zhang et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34477], An et al. 2020:217 [ref. 37481], Dyldin et al. 2020:91, 94 [ref. 37569], Guo 2021:219 [ref. 38617], Chan et al. 2023:138 [ref. 40365]). Current status: Valid as Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yangtze River basin (China) and Taiwan. Introduced in Hong Kong (China). Habitat: freshwater.

nikolskii, Rostrogobio Dao [V. T.] & Mai [D. Y.] 1959:7, [Fig. 6] [ ref. 33118] Ben Yai Province, Ngoi Thia, tributary of Red River, Vietnam. Syntypes: ZMMUS 9451. Figure mentioned in text but not included in publication. Treated in synonymy by Svetovidova 1978:260 [ref. 9011] as Rostrogobio nikolskyi, not available. •Species inquirenda in Microphysogobio-- (Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Microphysogobio nikolskii (Dao & Mai 1959) -- (Huang et al. 2017:[13] [ref. 35245]). •Unavailable name -- (Endruweit 2024:13 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Microphysogobio nikolskii (Dao & Mai 1959). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

nikolskyi, Gobio gobio Turdakov [F. A.] & Piskarev [K. V.] 1955:89 [Trudy Institut zoologii i parazitologii, Kirgizskii filial Akademii nauk SSSR v. 3; ref. 12236] Amu-Darya River, also probably Zeravshan and Kashka Darya rivers, Uzbekistan. No types known. Based on literature source. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). •Possibly valid as Gobio nikolskyi Turdakov & Piskarev 1955 -- ( Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34453]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae. Distribution: Amu-Darya River, Uzbekistan (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

nitens, Gobio Günther [A.] 1873:246 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 12 (no. 69) (art. 31); ref. 2004] Shanghai, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1873.7.30.102 (1), 1873.7.30.103-104 (2). •Valid as Squalidus nitens (Günther 1873) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:319 [ref. 23878], Chen & Chang 2007:72 [ref. 29029], Zhang et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34477], Guo 2021:241 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Squalidus nitens (Günther 1873). Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

notacanthus, Paraleucogobio Berg [L. S.] 1907:163 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 19 (no. 110) (art. 19); ref. 267] Tributary of Luan River, northeast of Beijing, China. Holotype (unique): ZIN 9873. •Valid as Gnathopogon notacanthus (Berg 1907) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:352 [ref. 20623], Naseka 1996:155 [ref. 22943]). •Valid as Paraleucogobio notacanthus Berg 1907 -- (Lu et al. 1977:455 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:74 [ref. 25213] as notocantus, Cheng & Zhou 1997:157 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:256 [ref. 23878], Wang et al. 2001:121 [ref. 26566] as notacantus, Zhang et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Paraleucogobio notacanthus Berg 1907. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

nudicorpa, Gobiobotia Huang [H.-J.] & Zhang [W.] 1986:99 [Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 16243] Min-jiang system, Le-shan, Sechuan, China. Syntypes: IHASW 79IV0355 (1), 79IV0359-61 (1, 1, 1), 79IV0363 (1), 79IV0365 (1), 79IV0368-69 (1, 1), 79IV0373 (1), 79IV0397 (1). •Valid as Gobiobotia nudicorpa Huang & Zhang 1986 -- (Ding 1994:312 [ref. 21531]). •Valid as Xenophysogobio nudicorpa (Huang & Zhang 1986) -- (He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:392 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:83 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:259 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:294 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Xenophysogobio nudicorpa (Huang & Zhang 1986). Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

nudiventris, Microphysogobio Jiang [Z.-G.], Gao [E.-H.] & Zhang [E] 2012:212, Fig. 1-2 [Zootaxa No. 3586; ref. 32331] Du-He, a tributary flowing into Han-Jiang of Chang-Jiang basin, in Zhushan County, Hubei Province, South China. Holotype: IHB 2011040304. Paratypes: IHB 201104076-7, -127, -131, -195, -303, -305-6, -311, -315-17 (total 15). •Valid as Microphysogobio nudiventris Jiang, Gao & Zhang 2012 -- (Jiang & Zhang 2013:180 [ref. 32958], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[19] [ref. 36342]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio nudiventris Jiang, Gao & Zhang 2012. Gobionidae. Distribution: Middle Chang-Jiang (Yangtze River) basin, Hubei Province, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

nudiventris, Platysmacheilus Lu [Y.-L.], Luo [P.-Q.] & Chen [Y.-Y.] 1977:536, Fig. 9-71 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 2850] Shanxi, China. Syntypes: 73-VI-1078 (1) and 73-VI-1145 to 1146 (2) Shanxi, 58-242 (1) Sichuan, 58-1001 to 1010 (10) Hubei. Authorship also seen as Lo, Yao & Chen or Luo, Le & Chen. •Valid as Microphysogobio nudiventris (Lu, Luo & Chen 1977) -- (Bănărescu 1992:325 [ref. 40251]). •Valid as Platysmacheilus nudiventris Lu, Luo & Chen 1977 -- (Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:114 [ref. 13584], Ding 1994:288 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:82 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:342 [ref. 23878], Ni et al. 2005:123 [ref. 28395], Zhang et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34477] with authors and date as Lo, Yao & Chen 1982, Zhang et al. 2019:247 [ref. 36699] with authors Lo, Yao & Chen, Guo 2021:258 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Platysmacheilus nudiventris Lu, Luo & Chen 1977. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

nummifer, Gobio Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:269, Pl. 23 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901, v. 1 (pt 2) (art. 3); ref. 5127] Ningpo, China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1901.3.6.5. Misspelled mummifer in literature. •Valid as Belligobio nummifer (Boulenger 1901) -- (Lu et al. 1977:459 [ref. 2850], Ding 1994:248 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:75 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:259 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477], Guo 2021:209 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Belligobio nummifer (Boulenger 1901). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

obtusirostris, Gobio Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1842:311 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 16; ref. 1009] Munich, Germany. Syntypes: MNHN 0008 (6). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:87 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Balon & Holčik 1964:193 [ref. 41156], Lelek 1987:190 [ref. 22962]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:640 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu et al. 1999:81 [ref. 24850], Kottelat & Persat 2005:213 [ref. 28378], Jung et al. 2019:180 [ref. 36879]). •Valid as Gobio obtusirostris Valenciennes 1842 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:96 [ref. 29996], Mendel et al. 2008:1069 [ref. 29637], Takácz 2012:54 [ref. 36272], Ćaleta et al. 2015:28 [ref. 34877], Jelić et al. 2018:116 [ref. 35748], Ćaleta et al. 2019:154 [ref. 37026], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108] with question, Nagy et al. 2023:357 [ref. 40348]). Current status: Valid as Gobio obtusirostris Valenciennes 1842. Gobionidae. Distribution: Europe: Danube River basin and Odra River. Introduced in the Reka River, Croatia/Slovenia. Habitat: freshwater.

obtusirostris, Pseudogobio Wu [H.-W.] & Wang [K. F.] 1931:230, Fig. 5 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 7 (no. 6); ref. 16351] Chengtu, upper Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], Szechwan, China. Holotype (unique): not researched. •Synonym of Microphysogobio brevirostris (Günther 1868), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:195 [ref. 20622]). •Valid as Abbottina obtusirostris (Wu & Wang 1931) -- (Ding 1994:291 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:82 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:352 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34477], Guo 2021:266 [ref. 38617]). •Valid as Platysmacheilus obtusirostris (Wu & Wang 1931) -- (He et al. 2017:852 [ref. 38410], Huan et al. 2017:852 [ref. 38591]). Current status: Valid as Platysmacheilus obtusirostris (Wu & Wang 1931). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Yangtze River basin (China). Habitat: freshwater.

occitaniae, Gobio Kottelat [M.] & Persat [H.] 2005:224, Fig. 9 [Cybium v. 29 (no. 3); ref. 28378] River Agly at bridge downstream of Latour-de-France, 42°46'09"N, 2°39'39"E, Dept. Pyrénées-Orientales, France. Holotype: MNHN 2004-2084. Paratypes: CMK 17563 (9), 17600 (13), 18225 (2), 18347 (9); MNHN 2004-2085 (5), 2004-2086 (5). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Gobio occitaniae Kottelat & Persat 2005 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:97 [ref. 29996]). Current status: Valid as Gobio occitaniae Kottelat & Persat 2005. Gobionidae. Distribution: Southern France to northern Spain. Habitat: freshwater.

ohridana, Gobio gobio var. Karaman [S.] 1924:39 [Pisces Macedoniae; ref. 15902] Lake Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. No types known. Syntypes: (several) IEBMT. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lelek 1987:190 [ref. 22962], Bănărescu 1992:318 [ref. 40251], Bănărescu et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24850]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Gobio ohridanus Karaman 1924 -- (Kottelat & Persat 2005:228 [ref. 28378], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:97 [ref. 29996], Mendel et al. 2008:1070 [ref. 29637], Arsovska et al. 2021:39 [ref. 38694], Shumka et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40747]). Current status: Valid as Gobio ohridanus Karaman 1924. Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Lake Ohrid (Macedonia and Albania). Habitat: freshwater.

oujiangensis, Microphysogobio Sun [Z.-X.], Huang [S.-P.] & Zhao [Y.-H.] in Sun, Huang, Zhu, Wu & Zhao 2022:357, Figs. 1A-E [Zoological Research v. 43 (no. 3); ref. 39161] Confluence of the Panxi and Haoxi rivers, Oujiang River basin, Yazhai Village, Jinyun County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, China, circa 28°36'24.11"N, 120°3'39.91"E, Holotype: ASIZB 220814. Paratypes: ASIZB 220815-34 (20). •Valid as Microphysogobio oujiangensis Sun, Huang & Zhao 2022. Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio oujiangensis Sun, Huang & Zhao 2022. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Asia: Oujiang River basin, Zhejiang Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

oxyrhynchus, Acanthogobio Nikolskii [A. M.] 1904:358 [3] [Ezhegodnik. Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 8 (for 1903); ref. 3203] Tributary to Lake Khanka [Chanka] at mouth of River Santacheza, China/Russia boundary. Holotype (unique): ZIN 12721. On p. 3 of separate. •Synonym of Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776) -- (Lu et al. 1977:444 [ref. 2850], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:36 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1998:83 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:237 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2006:35 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:325 [ref. 30085], Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:660 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

paltschevskii, Acanthogobio Nikolskii [A. M.] 1904:356 [1] [Ezhegodnik. Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 8 (for 1903); ref. 3203] Lake Khanka [Chanka] at mouth of River Santacheza, China/Russia boundry. Syntypes: ZIN 12720 [not 11720] (2). On p. 1 of separate. •Synonym of Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker 1871 [but see account of H. maculatus] -- (Lu et al. 1977:447 [ref. 2850], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:37 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1998:83 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:242 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2006:35 [ref. 28831], Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:661 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

papillabrus, Pseudogobio Nichols [J. T.] 1930:2, Fig. 2 [American Museum Novitates No. 440; ref. 16113] Kienning, Fukien Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 9679. Paratypes: (29) AMNH 11000 (3), 11005 (24, 3 c&s); MCZ 32661 [ex AMNH] (2). •Synonym of Pseudogobio vaillanti (Sauvage 1878) -- (Lu et al. 1977:513 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:375 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2013:146 [ref. 32989]). •Not in Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Pseudogobio vaillanti (Sauvage 1878). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

pappenheimi, Gobiobotia Kreyenberg [M.] 1911:417, Fig. 1 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 38 (no. 18-19); ref. 2688] Tientsin, China. Holotype: ZMB 18466. Paratypes: (3). •Valid as Gobiobotia pappenheimi Kreyenberg 1911 -- (Berg 1949:672 [ref. 20661], Chen & Cao 1977:554 [ref. 825], Wang 1984:31 [ref. 22951], Zhang & Liu 1995:251 [ref. 22586], Zhu 1995:101 [ref. 25213], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:36 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1996:163 [ref. 22943], Cheng & Zhou 1997:188 [ref. 26385], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:737 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:82 [ref. 23590], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:409 [ref. 23878], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Wang et al. 2001:141 [ref. 26566], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:66 [ref. 28183], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:325 [ref. 30085], Zhang et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:660 [ref. 34853], Dyldin et al. 2021:23 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:65 [ref. 38158], Chen et al. 2022:105 [ref. 39146], Dyldin et al. 2023:[21] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia pappenheimi Kreyenberg 1911. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: northern China (Hebei Province) and Russia. Habitat: freshwater.

parvula, Pseudorasbora parva Nichols [J. T.] 1929:8, Fig. 5 [American Museum Novitates No. 377; ref. 15912] Tsinan, Shantung Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 9655. Paratypes: (10) AMNH 10839 (9), ?MCZ 32669 [ex AMNH] (2). •Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Lu et al. 1977:463 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:263 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2006:47 [ref. 28831], Kottelat 2013:147 [ref. 32989]). •Not in Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

parvus, Leuciscus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:215, Pl. 102 (figs. 3, 3a-b) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 2634. Paralectotypes: RMNH 2638 (1). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:164 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Berg 1949:636 [ref. 20661], Kuroda 1953:275 [ref. 39545], Okada 1961:456 [ref. 6363], Lu et al. 1977:462 [ref. 2850], Coad 1981:11 [ref. 22348], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:56 [ref. 6441], Wang 1984:21 [ref. 22951], Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:95 [ref. 26639] dated 1842, Bianco 1988:973 [ref. 22382], Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:104 [ref. 13584], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:302 [ref. 25598], Zheng et al. 1989:125 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:193 [ref. 23876], Mitrofanov et al. 1992:159 [ref. 37756], Wu & Wu 1992:275 [ref. 21205], Ding 1994:251 [ref. 21531], Coad 1995:19 [ref. 23608], Yang & Chen 1995:47 [ref. 23555], Zhu 1995:75 [ref. 25213], Balma & Delmastro 1996:217 [ref. 24735], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:38 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1996:153 [ref. 22943], Pipoyan 1996:549 [ref. 24653], Coad 1996:84 [ref. 25304], Cheng & Zhou 1997:159 [ref. 26385] dated 1842, Kim 1997:193 [ref. 24032], Takahashi et al. 1997:44 [ref. 24971], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:740 [ref. 24702], Watanabe 1998:262 [ref. 23491], Chen in Chen 1998:134 [ref. 23556], Naseka 1998:84 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:263 [ref. 23878], Briolay et al. 1998:101 [ref. 25586], Bănărescu 1999:207 [ref. 24846], Watanabe et al. 2000:43 [ref. 24482], Nakabo 2000:266 [ref. 25086], Matsuura et al. 2000:108 [ref. 26000], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Gabrielyan 2001:27 [ref. 25867], Kottelat 2001:72 [ref. 25780], Sakai et al. 2001:87 [ref. 25693], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Wang et al. 2001:123 [ref. 26566] dated 1842, Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:194 [ref. 26728], Kim & Park 2002:94 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:266 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:158, 505 [ref. 26218], Hagiwara 2003:36 [ref. 27188], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681], Hanel 2003:50 [ref. 27894], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:68 [ref. 28183], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:170 [ref. 28369], Hanel & Lusk 2005:221 [ref. 28804], Kottelat 2006:47 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:43 [ref. 28933], Xiao et al. 2007:979 [ref. 29459], Fricke et al. 2007:46 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:99 [ref. 29996], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:326 [ref. 30085], Esmaeili et al. 2010:371 [ref. 33391], Kottelat 2013:147 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:86 [ref. 33547], Kawase & Hosoya 2015:294 [ref. 33755], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:878 [ref. 34062], Barbieri et al. 2015:60 [ref. 35029], Esmaeili et al. 2015:121 [ref. 35030], Çiçek et al. 2015:145 [ref. 35151], Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:662 [ref. 34853], Semenchenko et al. 2016:186 [ref. 34974], Neumann et al. 2016:304 [ref. 35036], Esmaeili et al. 2017:54 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:34 [ref. 36089], Ćaleta et al. 2019:154 [ref. 37026], Coad 2019:5 [ref. 36775], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Zhang et al. 2019:225 [ref. 36699], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:105 [ref. 37983], Kaya et al. 2020:332 [ref. 37582], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37535], Yogurtçuoglu et al. 2020:[10] [ref. 37627], Baikeche et al. 2021:959 [ref. 39080], Dyldin et al. 2021:23 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:65 [ref. 38158], Fu et al. 2021:9569 [ref. 39347], Guo 2021:214 [ref. 38617], Taki et al. 2021:105 [ref. 39830], Çiçek et al. 2022:4 [ref. 38985], Chen et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40668], Çiçek et al. 2023:33 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2023:381 [ref. 40625], Dyldin et al. 2023:[22] [ref. 40328], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2023:32 [ref. 40667], Nagy et al. 2023:357 [ref. 40348], Çiçek et al. 2023:152 [ref. 40728], Saiki et al. 2023:69 [ref. 40766], Shumka et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40747], Çiçek et al. 2024:193 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Japan and China. Widely introduced in Asia, Europe, Turkey, Iran and northern China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

parvus, Romanogobio Naseka [A. M.] & Freyhof [J.] 2004:18, Figs. 2-3 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 27663] River Kuban at village Uspenskoye, 44°50.46'N, 41°23.57'E, Krasnodar Province, Russia. Holotype: ZISP 52791. Paratypes: ZISP 51153 (15), 52792 (14). •Valid as Romanogobio parvus Naseka & Freyhof 2004 -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:70 [ref. 28183], Vasil'eva et al. 2004:767 [ref. 27692], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:105 [ref. 29996], Parin et al. 2014:90 [ref. 33547], Dyldin et al. 2020:108 [ref. 37569], Dyldin et al. 2023:[23] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio parvus Naseka & Freyhof 2004. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Europe: Kuban River drainage, Black Sea basin (Russia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

parvus, Sarcocheilichthys (Barbodon) Nichols [J. T.] 1930:5 [American Museum Novitates No. 431; ref. 16112] Hokou, northeastern Kiangsi, China. Holotype: AMNH 9676. Paratypes: AMNH 20451 (1). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys parvus Nichols 1930 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:309 [ref. 20624], Lu et al. 1977:472 [ref. 2850], Zheng et al. 1989:129 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:196 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:257 [ref. 21531], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:274 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Zhang et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34477], An et al. 2020:214 [ref. 37481]). Current status: Valid as Sarcocheilichthys parvus Nichols 1930. Gobionidae. Distribution: Zhujiang, Qiantang-Jiang and Taihu Lake basins, Jiangxi Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

paucirastella, Gobiobotia Zheng [M.-L.] & Yan [J.-P.] 1986:58 [61], Fig. 1 [Acta Zoologica Sinica v. 32 (no. 1); ref. 5852] Upper reaches of the Oujiang River at Longquan County, Zhejiang Province, China. Holotype: ZFC 83-LQ-702. Paratypes: IHASW 83-JZ-811 to 12 (2), 83-LQ-713 to 14 (2); Zhejiang Fisheries College, China 83-LQ-701 (1), 83-LQ-703 to 10 (8), 83-LQ-713 to 14 (2). English description on p. 61. •Valid as Gobiobotia paucirastella Zheng & Yan 1986 -- (Zhu 1995:100 [ref. 25213] as paucirostella, He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:401 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34477], Wang et al. 2024:13 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia paucirastella Zheng & Yan 1986. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Oujiang River drainage, Zhejiang Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

pengxianensis, Belligobio Lu [Y.-L.], Luo [P.-Q.] & Chen [Y.-Y.] 1977:460, Fig. 9-12 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 2850] Sichuan, China. Syntypes: 72-3-001 to 017 (17). Authorship also seen as Lo, Yao & Chen. •Valid as Belligobio pengxianensis Luo, Le & Chen 1977 -- (Ding 1994:250 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:75 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:261 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477], Guo 2021:211 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Belligobio pengxianensis Lu, Luo & Chen 1977. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Jianjiang and Fujiang River drainages, upper Yangtze River basin, Sichuan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

pentatrichus, Romanogobio Naseka [A. M.] & Bogutskaya [N. G.] 1998:174 [220], Figs. 1-4 [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 38 (no. 2); ref. 23783] Laba River near Labinskaya stanitsa, Russia. Holotype: ZIN 15312. Paratypes: ZIN 15309 (14), 51151 (5). On p. 220 of English translation. Also appeared in Naseka & Bogutskaya in Naseka 1998:85 [ref. 23590]. •Valid as Romanogobio pentatrichus Neseka & Bogutskaya 1998 -- (Naseka 2001:1381 [ref. 25947], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Naseka et al. in Bănărescu & Paepke 2002:187 [ref. 25856], Naseka & Freyhof 2004:18 [ref. 27663], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:70 [ref. 28183], Vasil'eva et al. 2004:767 [ref. 27692], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:106 [ref. 29996], Dyldin et al. 2023:[24] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio pentatrichus Naseka & Bogutskaya 1998. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Euriope: Kuban River basin (Russia). Habitat: freshwater.

persa, Gobio Günther [A.] 1899:386, Pl. 23 (fig. B) [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 27 (no. 177); ref. 14704] Ocksa in the Gader Chai, northwestern Iran. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.9.30.90-96 (7). •Valid as Gobio persa Günther 1899 -- (Berg 1949:656 [ref. 20661]). •Valid as Gobio persus Günther 1899 -- (Coad 1995:17 [ref. 23608], Naseka 1996:160 [ref. 22943], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Naseka et al. 1999:163 [ref. 24852], Gabrielyan 2001:27 [ref. 25867]). •Valid as Romanogobio persus (Günther 1899) -- (Naseka & Bogutskaya 1998:180 [ref. 23783], Naseka & Freyhof 2004:21 [ref. 27663], Fricke et al. 2007:46 [ref. 29533], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:165 [ref. 31251], Esmaeili et al. 2010:371 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:879 [ref. 34062], Teimori et al. 2015:90 [ref. 34095], Esmaeili et al. 2017:55 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:35 [ref. 36089], Coad 2019:12 [ref. 36775], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:106 [ref. 37983], Kaya et al. 2020:328 [ref. 37582], Çiçek et al. 2024:194 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio persus (Günther 1899). Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Europe and Asia; Lake Urmia basin, Iran. Habitat: freshwater.

phoxinoides, Gobio De la Pylaie [A. J. M.] 1835:533 [Congrès Scientifique de France v. 2 (Sept. 1834) (art. 5); ref. 1086] No distinguishing features, not available; from You and other streams of Vendée, France. •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952], Kottelat & Persat 2005:213 [ref. 28378]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae.

pingi, Paracanthobrama Wu [H.-W.] 1930:48, Fig. 1 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 6 (no. 5); ref. 16346] Kiukiang, northern Kiangsi Province, China. Holotype (unique): not researched. Misspelled pinigi once; named after Prof. Ping. •Synonym of Paracanthobrama guichenoti Bleeker 1864 -- (Lu et al. 1977:451 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:250 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthobrama guichenoti Bleeker 1864. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

platygnathus, Coreius Nichols [J. T.] 1941:2, Fig. 3 [American Museum Novitates No. 1107; ref. 13110] Chungking, Szechwan Province, China, elevation 750 feet. Holotype (unique): AMNH 15220. •Synonym of Coreius guichenoti (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Bănărescu 1992: 313 [ref. 40251], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:329 [ref. 23878]). Current status: Synonym of Coreius guichenoti (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

pollinii, Gobio de Betta [F. E.] 1862:333 [77] [Memorie dell' Accademia d' Agricoltura Commercio ed Arti di Verona v. 41; ref. 17948] Lake Garda, Isola della Scala and Montorio, Italy. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:94 [ref. 13621]. Unneeded new name for Cyprinus benacensis Pollini 1816 (= Gobio benacensis). Name appeared on p. 77 in second edition [also on p. 38]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bianco & Taraborelli 1984:526 [ref. 21913], Bănărescu et al. 1999:81 [ref. 24850]). •Synonym of Gobio benacensis (Pollini 1816) -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Romanogobio benacensis (Pollini 1816). Current status: Synonym of Romanogobio benacensis (Pollini 1816). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

polysticta, Pseudogobio Tominaga [K.] & Kawase [S.] 2019:[6], Figs. 2b, 3c-d, 4b, 5e-h, 8, 9a [Ichthyological Research v. 66 (no. 4); ref. 36681] Hirose River, Kitakami River system, Esashi, Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 128091. Paratypes: CBM, FAKU, KPM, KUN, LBM, MPMJ, NRM, NSMT, OMNH, RMNH, WMNH. Plus additional non-type material. Combined with a masculine genus, the adjective should be polystictus. •Valid as Pseudogobio polystictus Tominaga & Kawase 2019. Current status: Valid as Pseudogobio polystictus Tominaga & Kawase 2019. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Honshu, Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

polytaenia, Leucogobio Nichols [J. T.] 1925:6 [American Museum Novitates No. 181; ref. 15553] Niang-tze-kwan, Shansi Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8421. Paratypes and/or Nichol's specimens: AMNH 11004 (5); FMNH 14681-83 (1, 1, 1); MCZ 32651 [ex AMNH] (2); ZMA 114894 (3). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:30 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:52 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage and Dabry de Thiersant 1874), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:342 [ref. 20623]). •Valid as Gnathopogon polytaenia (Nichols 1925) -- (Lu et al. 1977:481 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:79 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:304 [ref. 23878], Wang et al. 2001:132 [ref. 26566], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Gnathopogon polytaenia (Nichols 1925). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

productus, Pseudogobio Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1881:1035, Unnumbered plate fig. 6 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1880; ref. 3456] Hong Kong [may be in error]. Syntypes: ZMB 10734 (2). •Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871 -- (Berg 1949:670 [ref. 20661], Mai 1978:201 [ref. 13511], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:221 [ref. 23876], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:381 [ref. 23878], Dai & Yang 2002:307 [ref. 26615], Kottelat 2006:50 [ref. 28831], Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477], Tang et al. 2018:360 [ref. 35798]). Current status: Synonym of Saurogobio dabryi Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

prosopyga, Gobio gobio morpha Berg [L. S.] 1914:442 [ ref. 274] Original not seen. Infrasubspecific, not available. •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae.

psegma, Abbottina Jordan [D. S.] & Fowler [H. W.] 1903:835, Fig. 5 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 26 (no. 1334); ref. 2463] Yodo River at Osaka, in Settsu, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 7721. Paratypes: AMS I.6924 (8); CAS-SU 7144 (9), 7148 (72); USNM 50765 (17). Additional material: ANSP 28470-79 (10), 28481-88 (8, missing); CAS 60931 [ex 10716] (14). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:29 [ref. 12291], Böhlke 1984:88 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky 1855) -- (Okada 1961:420 [ref. 6363], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:33 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1998:81 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:349 [ref. 23878], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:321 [ref. 30085], Kottelat 2013:69 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477] as sigma, Dyldin & Orlov 2016:657 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky 1855). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

pseudoelongatus, Microphysogobio Zhao [Y.-H.] & Zhang [C.-G.] 2001:589, Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 26 (no. 4); ref. 25676] Fangcheng River, Guangxi, China Holotype: ASIZB [now NZMC] 70974. Paratypes: ASIZB [now NZMC] 70975-76 (2). Type catalog: Ye et al. 2015:36 [ref. 33808]. •Valid as Microphysogobio pseudoelongatus Zhao & Zhang 2001 -- (Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989], Ye et al. 2015:36 [ref. 33808], Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio pseudoelongatus Zhao & Zhang 2001. Gobionidae. Distribution: Fangcheng River basin, Guangxi Province, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

pugnax, Pseudorasbora Kawase [S.] & Hosoya [K.] 2015:290, Figs. 1, 2, 3a [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 25 (no. 4); ref. 33755] Gifu, Mino, Ise Bay area, Nagara River system, Japan. Holotype: KUN-P 43543. Paratypes: FRLM, GPM-Z, KUN, RMNH.PISC, MPM, LBM, NSMT-P. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Pseudorasbora pugnax Kawase & Hosoya 2015. Current status: Valid as Pseudorasbora pugnax Kawase & Hosoya 2015. Gobionidae. Distribution: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

pumila, Pseudorasbora Miyadi [D.] 1930:445, Fig. 1 B [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 12 (no. 2); ref. 16308] Miyagi, Shita, Shinai-Numa pond, Japan. Lectotype: FAKU-P 0178a. Lectotype selected by Kawase & Hosoya 2015:294 [ref. 33755]. •Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), but a valid subspecies -- (Okada 1961:461 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Pseudorasbora pumila Miyadi 1930 -- (Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:56 [ref. 6441], Kawamura & Hosoya 1997:57 [ref. 24066], Watanabe 1998:262 [ref. 23491], Watanabe et al. 2000:43 [ref. 24482], Kawase & Hosoya 2015:294 [ref. 33755]). •Valid as Pseudorasbora pumila Miyadi 1930, subspecies pumila -- (Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:300 [ref. 25598], Nakabo 2000:266 [ref. 25086], Pietsch et al. 2001:140 [ref. 25688], Matsuura et al. 2000:112 [ref. 26000]). Current status: Valid as Pseudorasbora pumila Miyadi 1930. Gobionidae. Distribution: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

punctatus, Gnathopogon Nichols [J. T.] 1925:7 [American Museum Novitates No. 181; ref. 15553] Near Nanping, Fukien Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8423. •Synonym of Gnathopogon wolterstorffi (Regan 1908) -- (Lu et al. 1977:491 [ref. 2850]). •Synonym of Squalidus wolterstorffi (Regan 1908) -- (Bănărescu 1992:316 [ref. 40251], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:316 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2013:164 [ref. 32989]). •Not in Zhang et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Squalidus wolterstorffi (Regan 1908). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

punctatus, Microphysogobio Sun [Z.-X.], Tang [W.-Q.] & Zhao [Y.-H.] 2024:171, Figs. 3C-D, 5, 6 [ZooKeys No. 1214; ref. 41617] Huangshahe River, a tributary of the Lijiang River, Lingchuan County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, 25.3202379°N, 110.42292216°E, elevation 166 meters. Holotype: ASIZB 240329. Paratypes: ASIZB, IHB, SHOU. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Microphysogobio punctatus Sun, Tang & Zhao 2024. Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio punctatus Sun, Tang & Zhao 2024. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Xijiang River drainage, Pearl River basin, and upper Xiangjiang River drainage, middle Yangtze River basin, southeastern China. Habitat: freshwater.

punctatus, Saurogobio Tang [Q.-Y.], Li [X.-B.], Yu [D.], Zhu [Y.-R.], Ding [B.-Q.], Liu [H.-Z.] & Danley [P. D.] 2018:351, Figs. 2a-c [Journal of Fish Biology v. 92 (no. 2); ref. 35798] Chishui River, a tributary in the upper Yangtze River, Chishui City, Guizhou Province, south-western China, 28°36'N, 105°42'E. Holotype: IHCAS 2014070313. Paratypes: IHCAS. •Valid as Saurogobio punctatus Tang, Li, Yu, Zhu, Ding, Liu & Danley 2018 -- (Guo 2021:285 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Saurogobio punctatus Tang, Li, Yu, Zhu, Ding, Liu & Danley 2018. Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

pusillus, Leuciscus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:216, Pl. 102 (figs. 4, 4a-b) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 2639a (largest of 3). Paralectotypes: RMNH 2639b-c (2 of 3). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:165 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Okada 1961:456 [ref. 6363], Bănărescu 1999:207 [ref. 24846], Kottelat 2006:47 [ref. 28831]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

qianjiangensis, Hemibarbus Yu [T.] in Chen et al. 1990:123, Fig. 99 [ ref. 22905] Tonglu, Zhejiang, China. Holotype: Shanghai Fish. Univ. A014403. Paratypes: Shanghai Fish. Univ. A014404-06 (3). •Valid as Hemibarbus qianjiangensis Yu 1990 -- (Yue 1995:120 [ref. 22652], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:244 [ref. 23878]). Current status: Valid as Hemibarbus qianjiangensis Yu 1990. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

rapidus, Microphysogobio Chae [B.-S.] & Yang [H.-J.] 1999:17, Figs. 1-2 [Korean Journal of Biological Sciences v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 24129] Yong-gang River (tributary of Naktong River), Toegang-ri, Sabol-myon, Sangju-shi, Kyongsangbuk-do, South Korea (36°31'49"N, 128°16'01"E). Holotype: BEKU 15025. Paratypes: BEKU 15001-15010 (10), 15011-15014 (4), 15015-15024 (10). •Valid as Microphysogobio rapidus Chae & Yang 1999 -- (Kim & Yang 1999:8 [ref. 25425], Kim & Park 2002:150 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 511 [ref. 26218], Ying et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31333], Jiang et al. 2012:212 [ref. 32321]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio rapidus Chae & Yang 1999. Gobionidae. Distribution: Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

rarus, Gobiocypris Ye [M.-R.] & Fu [T.-Y.] 1983:434 [436], Fig. 1 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 8 (no. 4); ref. 6669] Liusha River, tributary of the Dadu River at Jiuxiang, Hanyuan County, Sichuan Province, China, elevation 1060 meters. Holotype: Sichuan Agri. College, Ya'an, China 6-0526. Paratypes: ASIZB (2); IHASW 6-0217 (1), 6-0506 (1), 6-0513 (1), 6-0522 (1), 6-1219 (1); SAC 6-0510 to 12 (3), 6-0516 to 17 (2), 6-0523 (1), 6-0525 (1), 6-1212 to 13 (2). Type catalog: Zhang 1996:498 [ref. 24036]. English description on p. 436. •Valid as Gobiocypris rarus Ye & Fu 1983 -- (Ding 1994:133 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:546 [ref. 25213], Chen in Chen 1998:94 [ref. 23556], Chen & Chu in Chen et al. 1998:51 [ref. 23878], Yue & Chen 1998:74 [ref. 26415], Zhang et al. 2016:49 [ref. 34477], Guo 2021:227 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Gobiocypris rarus Ye & Fu 1983. Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

rasborina, Otakia Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1900:345, Pl. 9 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1213); ref. 2502] Lake Biwa, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 49401. •Synonym of Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel), subspecies caerulescens (Sauvage 1883) -- (Okada 1961:427 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Gnathopogon caerulescens (Sauvage 1883) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:348 [ref. 20623] as coerulescens). Current status: Synonym of Gnathopogon caerulescens (Sauvage 1883). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

rathbuni, Zezera Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1905:518, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 29 (no. 1433); ref. 10646] Shanghai, China. Holotype (unique): USNM 52078. •Synonym of Coreius heterodon (Bleeker 1864) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:326 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Coreius heterodon (Bleeker 1864). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

rivularis, Gobio Basilewsky [S.] 1855:231 [Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 10; ref. 200] Lakes and rivers, northern China. Holotype or syntypes: ZIN 6227 (1). •Valid as Pseudogobio rivularis (Basilewsky 1855) -- (Berg 1949:665 [ref. 20661], Coad 1995:19 [ref. 23608]). •Valid as Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky 1855) -- (Kuroda 1953:275 [ref. 39545], Okada 1961:420 [ref. 6363], Lu et al. 1977:518 [ref. 2850], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:56 [ref. 6441], Wang 1984:29 [ref. 22951], Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:111 [ref. 13584], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:316 [ref. 25598], Zheng et al. 1989:141 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:210 [ref. 23876], Mitrofanov et al. 1992:176 [ref. 37756], Ding 1994:290 [ref. 21531], Yang & Chen 1995:50 [ref. 23555], Vidthayanon & Kottelat 1995:463 [ref. 22173], Zhu 1995:82 [ref. 25213], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:33 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1996:158 [ref. 22943], Cheng & Zhou 1997:174 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:228 [ref. 24032], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:734 [ref. 24702], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Chen in Chen 1998:140 [ref. 23556], Naseka 1998:81 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:348 [ref. 23878], Nakabo 2000:269 [ref. 25086], Matsuura et al. 2000:43 [ref. 26000], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Kottelat 2001:36 [ref. 25780], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Wang et al. 2001:135 [ref. 26566], Kim & Park 2002:134 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:269 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:156, 509 [ref. 26218], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:62 [ref. 28183], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:321 [ref. 30085], Jiang & Zhang 2013:181 [ref. 32958], Kottelat 2013:69 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:657 [ref. 34853], He et al. 2017:852 [ref. 38410], Huan et al. 2017:852 [ref. 38591], Zhang et al. 2019:249 [ref. 36699], Dyldin et al. 2021:22 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:65 [ref. 38158] with question, Fu et al. 2021:9569 [ref. 39347], Guo 2021:271 [ref. 38617], Chen et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40668], Dyldin et al. 2023:[19] [ref. 40328], Kawase et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40913], Okada et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40941]). Current status: Valid as Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky 1855). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: China, southern Japan. Widely introduced. Habitat: freshwater.

rivuloides, Gobio Nichols [J. T.] 1925:5 [American Museum Novitates No. 181; ref. 15553] Niang-tze-kwan, Shansi Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8420. Paratypes: AMNH 10581 (8), FMNH 14672-74 (3), MSNM 26 [ex MSNM 4420 and ex AMNH] (1), ZMA 110496 (1). Type catalog: Conci & Michelangeli 1974:224 [ref. 21560], Nijssen et al. 1982:28 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:41 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Lu et al. 1977:500 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:78 [ref. 25213]). •Valid as Romanogobio rivuloides (Nichols 1925) -- (Naseka 1996:160 [22943]). •Valid as Gobio rivuloides Nichols 1925 -- (Wang 1984:27 [ref. 22951], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:297 [ref. 23878], Wang et al. 2001:127 [ref. 26566], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Gobio rivuloides Nichols 1925. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

roseus, Hemibarbus Dabry de Thiersant [P.] 1872:188, Pl. 46 (fig. 2) [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. No types known. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

roulei, Megagobio Tchang [T.-L.] 1930:48, Fig. 2 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 55 (no. 1); ref. 4366] Szechuan, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1934-0055 or ZMFMIB (now ASIZB) 7095. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:89-90 [ref. 19574], Zhang 1996:498 [ref. 24036], Ye et al. 2015:34 [ref. 33808].. •Synonym of Rhinogobio ventralis Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874 -- (Lu et al. 1977:511 [ref. 2850], Ding 1994:284 [ref. 21531], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:337 [ref. 23878], Ye et al. 2015:34 [ref. 33808], Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:245 [ref. 36699]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobio ventralis Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

sakaryaensis, Gobio Turan [D.], Ekmekçi [F. G.], Luskova [V.] & Mendel [J.] 2012:57, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa No. 3257; ref. 31870] Tozman Stream, 40°04'N, 30°30'E, Bilecik Province, Turkey. Holotype: FFR 2504. Paratypes: FFR 2505 (1). Plus additional non-type material at IUSHM. Type catalog: Kaya et al. 2021:412 [ref. 38688]. •Valid as Gobio sakaryaensis Turan, Ekmekçi, Luskova & Mendel 2012 -- (Çiçek et al. 2015:145 [ref. 35151], Turan et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34433], Turan et al. 2017:285 [ref. 35675], Çiçek et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36267], Turan et al. 2018:373 [ref. 36211], Saç et al. 2019:38 [ref. 36493], Çiçek et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:380 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:192 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobio sakaryaensis Turan, Ekmekçi, Luskova & Mendel 2012. Gobionidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Sakarya River basin and Tozman Stream (Black Sea tributaries) and Lake Sapanca region (Marmara Sea tributary) (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

sarmaticus, Gobio gobio Berg [L. S.] 1949:643 [Freshwater fishes of the U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries No. 29; ref. 20661] Tributaries of Dniester, southern Bug and Dnieper rivers, Ukraine. Syntypes: (several) Station Biol. de Dniepr; no types at ZIN. Based on infrasubspecific Gobio gobio carpathicus natio sarmaticus Slastenenko 1934. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24850]). •Valid as Gobio sarmaticus Berg 1949 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:98 [ref. 29996]). Current status: Valid as Gobio sarmaticus Berg 1949. Gobionidae. Distribution: Ukraine. Habitat: freshwater.

sarmaticus, Gobio gobio carpathicus natio Slastenenko [E. P.] 1934:348, 352, Pl. 1 (figs. 4-5) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 59 (no. 4); ref. 18721] Tributaries of Dniester, southern Bug and Dnieper rivers, Ukraine. Syntypes: (several) Station Biol. de Dniepr; no types at ZIN. Appeared above as infrasubspecific, but available from and dates to Berg 1949. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Berg 1949:643 [ref. 20661]). •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). •In the synonymy of Gobio sarmaticus Berg 1949. Current status: Synonym of Gobio sarmaticus Berg 1949. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

saxatilis, Gobio Koch [C. L.] 1840:40 [Animalia vertebrata. Fauna Ratisbonensis; ref. 18429] Unneeded new name for Cyprinus gobio Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952], Kottelat & Persat 2005:213 [ref. 28378]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

scaphignathus, Georgichthys Nichols [J. T.] 1918:17 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 31; ref. 3171] Futsing, Fukien Province, China. Holotype (unique): AMNH 7028 [not 7038]. •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:294 [ref. 20624]). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873) -- (Lu et al. 1977:474 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:277 [ref. 23878]). •Not in Zhang et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

schlegelii, Barbus Günther [A.] 1868:135 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Japan and Taiwan. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1865.5.2.14 (1 of 2) Taiwan, 1865.5.2.59 (1). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:26 [ref. 31432]. Based on literature sources and specimens; regarded by Kottelat 2006:35 [ref. 28831] as a replacement name for Gobio barbus Temminck & Schkegel 1846 and types are incorrect.. •Synonym of Hemibarbus barbus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Okada 1961:444 [ref. 6363], Okamura & Machida 1987:105 [ref. 22279]). •Synonym of Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776) -- (Lu et al. 1977:444 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:237 [ref. 23878] as schlegeli, Kottelat 2006:35 [ref. 28831], Ho & Shao 2011:26 [ref. 31432], Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:660 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas 1776). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

sciistius, Leuciscus Abbott [J. F.] 1901:487, Fig. [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1221); ref. 2] Pei-ho River, Tien-Tsin, China. Holotype: USNM 49548 [ex CAS-SU 6301]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6302 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:33 [ref. 12291]. Description states one paratype (mistakenly reported as 3202) was sent to USNM (now USNM 49548); specimen sent apparently was the holotype, formerly SU 6301. •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:294 [ref. 20624], Lu et al. 1977:474 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:277 [ref. 23878]). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys sciistius (Abbott 1901) -- (Li et al. 2022:345 [ref. 39293], Dyldin et al. 2023:[24] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Sarcocheilichthys sciistius (Abbott 1901). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Amur River, Huaihe River, Yellow River and Haihe River basins (China, Mongolia, Russia and Korea). Habitat: freshwater.

semibarbus, Barbus Günther [A.] 1889:224 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 4 (no. 21); ref. 2016] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Replacement name for Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker 1871, preoccupied by Barbus maculatus Valenciennes 1842 when both are in Barbus. However, use of maculatus can be maintained on the basis of Art. 59.3. •Synonym of Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker 1871 -- (Lu et al. 1977:447 [ref. 2850], Yue 1995:120 [ref. 22652], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:242 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:661 [ref. 34853]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

septentrionalis, Coripareius Nichols [J. T.] 1925:2 [American Museum Novitates No. 181; ref. 15553] Paotow [Pao-t'ou], Yellow River, a little west of the Shansi boundary, Inner Mongolia, China. Holotype: AMNH 8416. Paratypes: FMNH 14669 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:27 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Coreius septentrionalis (Nichols 1925) -- (Lu et al. 1977:504 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:80 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:170 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:328 [ref. 23878], Yue & Chen 1998:142 [ref. 26415], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Coreius septentrionalis (Nichols 1925). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

shangtungensis, Pseudogobio Mori [T.] 1929:383 [Japanese Journal of Zoology v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 15911] Tsi-nan, Shantung, northern China. Holotype (unique): not researched. •Synonym of Microphysogobio chinssuensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:204 [ref. 20622]). •Synonym of Huigobio chinssuensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:346 [ref. 23878]). Current status: Synonym of Microphysogobio chinssuensis (Nichols 1926). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

shansiensis, Gobio Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1966:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 2275; ref. 8003] Hwang-ho drainage, Niang-tze-Kwan, Shansi Province, northern China. Holotype: AMNH 20493. Paratypes: AMNH 20494 (7). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Lu et al. 1977:500 [ref. 2850]). •Valid as Gobio shansiensis Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966 -- (Bănărescu 1992:320 [ref. 40251]). •Valid as Romanogobio shansiensis (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966) -- (Naseka 1996:160 [ref. 22943]). •Synonym of Gobio rivuloides Nichols 1925 -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:297 [ref. 23878]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio rivuloides Nichols 1925. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

shingtsonensis, Hemibarbus Shaw [T.-H.] 1930:117, Fig. 7 [Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping (Zoological Series) v. 1 (no. 7); ref. 16145] Small river at Shing-Tsong, Chekiang, China. Holotype (unique): ZMFMIB (now ASIZB) 4454. •Synonym of Hemibarbus longirostris (Regan 1908) -- (Lu et al. 1977:449 [ref. 2850], Yue 1995:121 [ref. 22652], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:247 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Hemibarbus longirostris (Regan 1908). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

shiraii, Pungtungia Oshima [M.] 1957:15, Fig. 1 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 6 (nos 1-2); ref. 12162] Tama River, near Denyenchofu, Japan. Holotype (unique). •Valid as Pungtungia shiraii Oshima 1957 -- (Okada 1961:414 [ref. 6363]). Current status: Valid as Pungtungia shiraii Oshima 1957. Gobionidae. Distribution: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

sibiricus, Gobio gobio Nikolskij [G. V.] 1936:470, Fig. 1b [Trudy Instituta Zoologii / Akademii Nauk SSSR No. 3; ref. 13729] Minusinsk channel of the Yenisei River [upper parts of Yenisei and Ob river basins, western Siberia, Russia; Nura River, Kazakhstan]. Lectotype: ZMMU P-24392. Paralectotypes: (54) ZMMU P-1593 (38, a different species), P-1626 (16). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:21-21 [ref. 25714]. For remarks on systematics see Kottelat 2006:33 [ref. 28831]. Lectotype selected by Martynova & Vasil'eva 2021:696 [ref. 40548]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies cynocephalus Dybowski 1869 -- (Berg 1949:643 [ref. 20661], Naseka 1998:82 [ref. 23590], Sideleva 2001:52 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2003:10 [ref. 27815]). •Valid as Gobio sibiricus Nikolskij 1936 -- (Kottelat 2006:32 [ref. 28831], Parin et al. 2014:78 [ref. 33547], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34453], Romanov et al. 2017:821 [ref. 35687], Sheraliev et al. 2020:[2] 236 [ref. 37518], Martynova & Vasil'eva 2021:696 [ref. 40548], Çiçek et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40326], Dyldin et al. 2023:[20] [ref. 40328], Vasil'eva et al. 2023:862 [ref. 40544]). Current status: Valid as Gobio sibiricus Nikolskij 1936. Gobionidae. Distribution: North and Central Asia: Yenisei and Ob River basins, Siberia, Russia, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Habitat: freshwater.

sihuensis, Gobio Chu [Y.-T.] 1932:22, Figs. 11, 23 [Fishes of the West Lake; ref. 16479] West Lake, Hangchow, China. No types known. •Valid as Gnathopogon sihuensis (Chu 1932) -- (Lu et al. 1977:489 [ref. 2850]). •Valid as Squalidus sihuensis (Chu 1932) -- (Ding 1994:270 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:80 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:167 [ref. 26385]). •Synonym of Squalidus nitens (Günther 1873) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:319 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34477], Guo 2021:241 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus nitens (Günther 1873). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

similis, Gnathopogon Nichols [J. T.] 1929:4, Fig. 3 [American Museum Novitates No. 377; ref. 15912] Tsinan, Shantung Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 9653. •Synonym of Squalidus intermedius (Nichols 1929) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:321 [ref. 23878]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus intermedius (Nichols 1929). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

similis, Gobio Chichkoff [G.] 1929:158 [Godishnik na Sofijskiya Universitet = Annuaire de l'Université de Sofia. Series: Fiziko-Matematiceski Fakultet = Faculté des Sciences Physiques et Mathématiques. v. 25 (no. 2) (1928-29); ref. 19631] Isker River, Danube basin, Bulagria. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gobio kesslerii Dybowski 1862 -- (Berg 1949:653 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:62 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Romanogobio kesslerii (Dybowski 1862). Current status: Synonym of Romanogobio kesslerii (Dybowski 1862). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

sinensis, Sarcochilichthys Bleeker [P.] 1871:31, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam) v. 12 (art. 2); ref. 6421] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-5075. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-5068 (1), 0000-5069 (1), 0000-5073 (1), 0000-5074 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:90 [ref. 19574]. Lectotype selected by Banarescu & Nalbant 1967:310 [ref. 20624]. Original genus should have been Sarcocheilichthys. •As Pseudogobio (Sarcochilichthys) chinensis [sic] in Günther 1889:224 [ref. 2016] -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:271 [ref. 23878]). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Bleeker 1871, subspecies sinensis Bleeker 1871 -- (Cheng & Zhou 1997:161 [ref. 26385], Zhang et al. 2016:79 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Bleeker 1871 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:309 [ref. 20624], Lu et al. 1977:470 [ref. 2850], Wang 1984:22 [ref. 22951], Zheng et al. 1989:128 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:195 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:255 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:76 [ref. 25213], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:41 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1996:157 [ref. 22943], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:86 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:271 [ref. 23878], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Wang et al. 2001:125 [ref. 26566], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:71 [ref. 28183], Parin et al. 2014:93 [ref. 33547], An et al. 2020:216 [ref. 37481], Guo 2021:216 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

sinensis, Tylognathus Kner [R.] 1867:354, Pl. 15 (fig. 5) [Reise der öesterreichischen Fregatte "Novara" v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18426] Shanghai, China. Syntypes: NMW (3). •Synonym of Pseudogobio rivularis (Basilewsky 1855) -- (Berg 1949:665 [ref. 20661]). •Synonym of Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky 1855) -- (Lu et al. 1977:518 [ref. 2850], Mitrofanov et al. 1992:176 [ref. 37756], Cheng & Zhou 1997:174 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:348 [ref. 23878], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:321 [ref. 30085], Kottelat 2013:69 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:657 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky 1855). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

skadarensis, Gobio gobio lepidolaemus natio Karaman [S.] 1937:60 [Glasnik Skopskog Nauchnog Drustva [Glasnik -- Bulletin de la Société Scientifique de Skopje]. v. 17; ref. 15282] Skadar Lake, in present Montenegro and Albania. Not available, infrasubspecific. Further research is needed on publication in an available way. Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:99 [ref. 29996] treat as available as above, dating to 1936. •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bănărescu 1992:318 [ref. 40251], Kottelat 1997:61 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24850]). •Valid as Gobio skadarensis Karaman 1936 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:99 [ref. 29996] dating to Karaman 1936, Mendel et al. 2008:1070 [ref. 29637], Barbieri et al. 2015:53 [ref. 35029], Shumka et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40747]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Valid as Gobio skadarensis Karaman 1937. Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Skadar Lake basin (Greece, Montenegro and Albania). Habitat: freshwater.

skywalkeri, Romanogobio Friedrich [T.], Wiesner [C.], Zangl [L.], Daill [D.], Freyhof [J.] & Koblmüller [S.] 2018:340, Figs. 2-3 [Zootaxa 4403 (no. 2); ref. 35869] Mur River at Unteraich, Styria province, Austria, 47.403°N, 15.240°E. Holotype: NMW 99058. Paratypes: FSJF, NMW •Valid as Romanogobio skywalkeri Friedrich, Wiesner, Zangl, Daill, Freyhof & Koblmüller 2018 -- (Jung et al. 2019:181 [ref. 36879]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio skywalkeri Friedrich, Wiesner, Zangl, Daill, Freyhof & Koblmüller 2018. Gobionidae. Distribution: Europe: upper Mur River, Danube River basin, Austria. Habitat: freshwater.

soldatovi, Chilogobio Berg [L. S.] 1914:492, Fig. [ ref. 274] Amur River. Original not seen. For remarks on systematics see Kottelat 2006:49 [ref. 28831] and see Parin et al. 2014:93 [ref. 33547]. •Valid as Chilogobio soldatovi Berg 1914 -- (Berg 1949:662 [ref. 20661]). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:294 [ref. 20624], Lu et al. 1977:476 [ref. 2850], Kim 1997:548 [ref. 24032]). •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys soldatovi (Berg 1914) -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:42 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1996:155 [ref. 22943], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:86 [ref. 23590], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:72 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:49 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:45 [ref. 28933], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:328 [ref. 30085], An et al. 2020:217 [ref. 37481]). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys czerskii (Berg 1914) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:279 [ref. 23878]). •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys sciistius (Abbott 1901) -- (Li et al. 2022:345 [ref. 39293]). Current status: Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys sciistius (Abbott 1901). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Amur River basin (China, Mongolia, Russia and Korea) (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

soldatovi, Gobio gobio var. Berg [L. S.] 1914:461, Fig. 63 [ ref. 274] Amur River at Chepchiki channel. Lectotype: ZIN 16226. Original not seen. Lectotype established in Berg 1949:650 [ref. 20661]. See Kottelat 2006:33 [ref. 28831] for remarks on systematics. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:650 [ref. 20661], Lu et al. 1977:494 [ref. 2850]). •Valid as Gobio soldatovi Berg 1914 -- (Bănărescu 1992:319 [ref. 40251], Zhu 1995:77 [ref. 25213], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:35 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1996:159 [ref. 22943], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:737 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:82 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:288 [ref. 23878], Pietsch et al. 2001:139 [ref. 25688], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:65 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:33 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:36 [ref. 28933], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:324 [ref. 30085], Parin et al. 2014:78 [ref. 33547], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34453], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:660 [ref. 34853], Dyldin et al. 2020:111 [ref. 37569], Dyldin et al. 2021:22 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:65 [ref. 38158], Dyldin et al. 2023:[21] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Gobio soldatovi Berg 1914. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Mongolia, Russia, China, including Sakhalin Island (Russia). Habitat: freshwater.

soldatovi, Paraleucogobio Berg [L. S.] 1914:486, Fig. 74 [ ref. 274] Mouth of Ussuri River, Russia. Lectotype: ZIN 16031. Original not seen. Lectotype established by use of "type" by Berg 1949:660, caption to Fig. 414 [ref. 20661]. •Valid as Paraleucogobio soldatovi Berg 1914 -- (Berg 1949:660 [ref. 20661]). •Synonym of Gnathopogon strigatus (Regan 1908) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:350 [ref. 20623], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:34 [ref. 22798], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:737 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:81 [ref. 23590], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:63 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:31 [ref. 28831]). •Doubtfully a synonym of Gnathopogon mantschuricus (Berg 1914) -- (Bogutskaya et al. 2008:322 [ref. 30085]). •Synonym of Paraleucogobio strigatus (Regan 1908) -- (Lu et al. 1977:456 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:257 [ref. 23878]). Current status: Synonym of Paraleucogobio strigatus (Regan 1908). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

songloensis, Hemibarbus Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen & Ngô 2002:194, Fig. 88 [Freshwater fishes of Viet Nam. Volume I. Family Cyprinidae v. 1; ref. 28301] Sông Lô, Hà Giang, Viêt Nam. Holotype: VNCNTTS I: H.01.48.02.01. Paratypes: VNCNTTS I: H.01.48.02.02 - 03 (4). •Valid as Hemibarbus songloensis Nguyen 2002. Current status: Valid as Hemibarbus songloensis Nguyen 2002. Gobionidae. Distribution: Song Lom at ha Giang, Ha Giang Province, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

soochowensis, Hemibarbus Shaw [T.-H.] 1930:183, Fig. 19 [Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, Peiping (Zoological Series) v. 1 (no. 10); ref. 16209] Soochow, China. Holotype (unique): ZMFMIB (now ASIZB) 4307. •Synonym of Paracanthobrama guichenoti Bleeker 1864 -- (Lu et al. 1977:451 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:250 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Paracanthobrama guichenoti Bleeker 1864. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

splendidus, Coreoleuciscus Mori [T.] 1935:161, Pl. 11 (fig. 1) [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 3043] Kan River at Waiyo, central Chosen, Korea. Holotype: Keijo Imperial Univ. (not researched). Additional specimens: (35). •Valid as Coreoleuciscus splendidus Mori 1935 -- (Naseka 1996:155 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:200 [ref. 24032], Kim & Lee 2001:46 [ref. 25334], Kim & Park 2002:104 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 512 [ref. 26218], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681], Song & Bang 2015:140 [ref. 33705], Jeon et al. 2022:[3] [ref. 39225]). Current status: Valid as Coreoleuciscus splendidus Mori 1935. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: northern and central Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

springeri, Abbottina Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1973:239, Figs. 126, 126a-b [Das Tierreich v. 93; ref. 173] Pusan, Sinch'on-ni, about 25 kilometers west-northwest of Pusan, 35°16.5'N, 128°50.7'E, South Korea. Holotype: USNM 162675. Paratypes: USNM 204079 (2). •Valid as Abbottina springeri Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973 -- (Naseka 1996:158 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:230 [ref. 24032], Kim & Lee 2001:46 [ref. 25334], Kim & Park 2002:136 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:156, 510 [ref. 26218]). •Valid as Biwia springeri (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973) -- (Kawase & Hosoya 2010:1 [ref. 30778]). Current status: Valid as Biwia springeri (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973). Gobionidae. Distribution: Korean Peninsula. Habitat: freshwater.

stankoi, Gobio persus Karaman [M. S.] 1974:4 [Folia Balcanica, Zavod za Ribarstvo ba NR Makedonija. Skopje. v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 7431] Vardar River, near Skopje, Macedonia. Syntypes: ?MMNHS (13). •Synonym of Gobio elimeius Kattoulas, Stephanidis & Economidis 1973 -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Romanogobio stankoi Karaman 1974 -- (Arsovska et al. 2021:39 [ref. 38694]). •Synonym of Romanogobio elimeius (Kattoulas, Stephanidis & Economidis 1973) -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:104 [ref. 29996], Friedrich et al. 2018:345 [ref. 35869]). Current status: Synonym of Romanogobio elimeius (Kattoulas, Stephanidis & Economidis 1973). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

stankoi, Gobio uranoscopus Dimovski [A.] & Grupche [R.] 1976:82, 89, Fig. 1 [Godishen Zbornik Biologija Fakultet na Univerzitetot Kiril i Metodij Skopje" v. 29; ref. 22991] Upper Tsrna Reka and Bregalnitsa rivers, Treska and Lepenets rivers, and Vardar River from Gostivar to Skopje, Montenegro. Syntypes: MMNHS (79). Original not seen. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Gobio persus stankoi Karaman 1974. •Synonym of Gobio elimeius Kattoulas, Stephanidis & Economidis 1973 -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Gobio uranoscopus (Agassiz 1828) -- (Bănărescu 1992:320 [ref. 40251], Bănărescu et al. 1999:183 [ref. 24853]). •Synonym of Romanogobio uranoscopus (Agassiz 1828). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Romanogobio uranoscopus (Agassiz 1828). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

strigatus, Leucogobio Regan [C. T.] 1908:59, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 4 Feb. 1908); ref. 14334] Chong-ju, South Korea. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.12.10.46-48 (3). •Valid as Gobio strigatus (Regan 1908) -- (Berg 1949:658 [ref. 20661]). •Valid as Gnathopogon strigatus (Regan 1908) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:350 [ref. 20623], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:34 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1996:154 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:209 [ref. 24032], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:737 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:81 [ref. 23590], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Kim & Park 2002:113 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 508 [ref. 26218], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:63 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:31 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:34 [ref. 28933], Dyldin et al. 2023:[19] [ref. 40328] with question). •Valid as Paraleucogobio strigatus (Regan 1908) -- (Lu et al. 1977:456 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:75 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:158 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:257 [ref. 23878], Wang et al. 2001:122 [ref. 26566], Zhang et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Paraleucogobio strigatus (Regan 1908). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Mongolia, Russia, China and Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

styani, Pseudogobio Günther [A.] 1889:224 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 4 (no. 21); ref. 2016] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] at Kiu-kiang, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1889.6.7.10-13 (4). •Valid as Coripareius styani (Günther 1889) -- (Nichols 1925:1 [ref. 15553]). •Synonym of Coreius heterodon (Bleeker 1864) -- (Lu et al. 1977:503 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:326 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Coreius heterodon (Bleeker 1864). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

suifuensis, Pseudogobio Wu [H.-W.] 1930:71, Fig. 2 [Sinensia v. 1 (no. 6); ref. 16240] Suifu, Szechwan Province, China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Microphysogobio tungtingensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:201 [ref. 20622]). •Valid as Microphysogobio suifuensis (Wu 1930) -- (Bănărescu 1992:326 [ref. 40251]). •Synonym of Microphysogobio kiatingensis (Wu 1930) -- (Ding 1994:294 [ref. 21531], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:358 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2006:88 [ref. 28831], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:196 [ref. 34842], Zhang et al. 2019:252 [ref. 36699]). Current status: Synonym of Microphysogobio kiatingensis (Wu 1930). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

suwae, Gnathopogon Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:166 [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 2486] Lake Suwa at Kamisuwa, Shinshu, Japan. Holotype: FMNH 58708 [ex CM 7814]. Paratypes: (13) AMNH 26743 (2), CAS-SU 23541 (7), UMMZ 142988-89 (2, 1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:72 [ref. 12305], Böhlke 1953:32 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:40 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:346 [ref. 20623]). •Synonym of Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), but a valid subspecies -- (Nakabo 2000:268 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:268 [ref. 26001]). Current status: Synonym of Gnathopogon elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

taczanowskii, Ladislavia Dybowski [B. N.] 1869:954, Pl. 17 (fig. 7) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 19; ref. 1169] Onon and Ingoda rivers, Amur River basin, Russia. Syntypes: BMNH 1871.7.19.26 (1) Onon R., NMW 50793 (1). •Valid as Ladislavia taczanowskii Dybowski 1869 -- (Berg 1949:667 [ref. 20661], Lu et al. 1977:466 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:75 [ref. 25213], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:37 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1996:155 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:202 [ref. 24032], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:738 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:83 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:266 [ref. 23878], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Kim & Park 2002:106 [ref. 25913] as Ladislabia, Choi et al. 2003:157, 507 [ref. 26218] as taczanowski, Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:67 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:37 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:38 [ref. 28933], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:325 [ref. 30085], Zhang et al. 2016:73 [ref. 34477], Dyldin et al. 2023:[22] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Ladislavia taczanowskii Dybowski 1869. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Mongolia, Russia, China and Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

taeniatus, Leucogobio Günther [A.] 1896:214 [16], Pl. 2 (fig. A) [Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk 1896, v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 2019] Headwaters of Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. On p. 16 of separate. •Synonym of Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Yue in Chen et al. 1998:305 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2019:227 [ref. 36699]). •Synonym of Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:342 [ref. 20623]). Current status: Synonym of Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

taeniellus, Leucogobio Nichols [J. T.] 1925:7 [American Museum Novitates No. 181; ref. 15553] Streams in Min River basin, near Nanping, Fukien Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8422. •Synonym of Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:342 [ref. 20623]). •Valid as Gnathopogon taeniellus (Nichols 1925) -- (Lu et al. 1977:483 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:79 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:307 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Gnathopogon taeniellus (Nichols 1925). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

tafangensis, Pseudogobio Wang [K.-F.] 1935:33, Fig. 2 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 4582] Stream in Ta-Fang, Yenchow, Chekiang, China. Holotype: SSCN 15401. Paratypes: SSCN 15402 (1). •Valid as Microphysogobio tafangensis (Wang 1935) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:207 [ref. 20622], Zheng et al. 1989:147 [ref. 21202], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:369 [ref. 23878], Kim & Yang 1999:3 [ref. 25425], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[19] [ref. 36342]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio tafangensis (Wang 1935). Gobionidae. Distribution: Qiantang River basin, Zhejiang Province, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

tama, Biwia Oshima [M.] 1957:16, Fig. 2 [Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 6 (nos 1-2); ref. 12162] Tama River, Denyenchofu, Japan. Holotype (unique): not researched. •Valid as Biwia tama Oshima 1957 -- (Okada 1961:455 [ref. 6363]). •Not treated in genus Biwia by Kawase & Hosoya 2010 [ref. 30778]. Current status: Valid as Biwia tama Oshima 1957. Gobionidae. Distribution: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

tanaiticus, Romanogobio albipinnatus Naseka [A. M.] 2001:114, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences v. 287; ref. 26835] River Severski Donetz, 7-8 kilometers upstream from Izium, Ukraine. Holotype: NMNHU 3661-1. Paratypes: NMNHU 3458 (12), 3634 (4), 3640-41 (6, 6), 3661 (6), 4810 (15); ZIN 23754 (1), 52276 (1). Type catalog: Manilo 2021:28 [ref. 39358]. •Synonym of Romanogobio albipinnatus (Lukasch 1933) -- (Parin et al. 2014:90 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Romanogobio tanaiticus Naseka 2001 -- (Naseka & Freyhof 2004:18 [ref. 27663], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:70 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:106 [ref. 29996]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio tanaiticus Naseka 2001. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Europe: Don River system (Ukraine and Russia). Habitat: freshwater.

tauricus, Gobio Vasil'eva [E. D.] in Vasil'eva, Vasil'ev & Boltachev 2005:775 [English 737], Fig. 1a [Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 45 (no. 6) (for 5 Oct. 2005); ref. 28515] Chornaya River, 7 kilometers above Morozovka at the pioneer camp Alsu, Crinea. Holotype: ZMUU P-21444. Paratypes: ZMUU P-21357 (8). Plus non-type material. Name published a few days earlier than Gobio delyamurei Freyhof & Naseka 2005. •Synonym of Gobio delyamurei Freyhof & Naseka 2005 -- (Kottelat & Bogutskaya 2006:292 [ref. 28513]). •Valid as Gobio tauricus Vasil'eva 2005 -- (Mendel et al. 2008:1072 [ref. 29637], Dyldin et al. 2023:[21] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Gobio tauricus Vasil'eva 2005. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Europe: Chornaya River (Crimea). Habitat: freshwater.

tchangi, Gobio Li [Z.-Q.] 2015:178, Fig. [ ref. 34478] China. Holotype: 56774 (H3076). Paratypes: Needs translation. •Valid as Gobio tchangi Li 2015. Current status: Valid as Gobio tchangi Li 2015. Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

tenuicorpus, Gobio gobio Mori [T.] 1934:13, Pl. 4 (figs. 2a-2b) [Report of the first scientific expedition to Manchoukuo, Tokyo, Sec. 5, Zoology Pt 1; ref. 3042] Hsing-lung-shan, Hebei, China. Holotype (unique): not researched. For remarks on systematics see Kottelat 2006:34 [ref. 28831]. •Synonym of Gobio albipinnatus Lukasch 1933, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Berg 1949:654 [ref. 20661]). •Valid as Gobio tenuicorpus Mori 1934 -- (Lu et al. 1977:501 [ref. 2850], Wang 1984:28 [ref. 22951], Zhu 1995:78 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:300 [ref. 23878], Wang et al. 2001:129 [ref. 26566], Kottelat 2006:33 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:36 [ref. 28933], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:324 [ref. 30085], Zhang et al. 2016:72 [ref. 34477], Dyldin et al. 2023:[21] [ref. 40328]). •Valid as Romanogobio tenuicorpus (Mori 1934) -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:39 [ref. 22798], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:85 [ref. 23590], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:70 [ref. 28183]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio tenuicorpus (Mori 1934). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Russia, Mongolia and China. Habitat: freshwater.

tenuicorpus, Pseudopungtungia Jeon [S.-R.] & Choi [K.-C.] 1980:41, Pl. (fig. 1) [Korean Journal of Zoology v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 8709] Juchon River of Namhan River system, tributary of South Han River, Anheung Myeon, Hoengseong Gun, Gangwon Do, South Korea. Holotype: EWNHM 80201 [ex SMU 2011 [ex KIFB 7801] ]. Paratypes: EWNHM 80202 [ex SMU 2012 and ex KIFB 7804] (2), 90203 [ex SMU 2013 and ex KIFB 7802]; KIFB 7803 (1), 7805-09 (5). Type catalog: Jeon 2001:89 [ref. 25360]. •Valid as Pseudopungtungia tenuicorpus Jeon & Choi 1980 -- (Naseka 1996:153 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:199 [ref. 24032] as tenuicorpa, Kim & Park 2002:102 [ref. 25913] as tenuicorpa, Choi et al. 2003:158, 507 [ref. 26218], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681]). Current status: Valid as Pseudopungtungia tenuicorpus Jeon & Choi 1980. Gobionidae. Distribution: Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

tenuis, Pseudorasbora parva Nichols [J. T.] 1929:10, Fig. 6 [American Museum Novitates No. 377; ref. 15912] Tsinan, Shantung Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 9656. Paratypes: AMNH 56135 (7). Additional material: AMNH 10839 (8). •Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Lu et al. 1977:463 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:263 [ref. 23878], Bănărescu 1999:207 [ref. 24846], Kottelat 2006:47 [ref. 28831], Kottelat 2013:147 [ref. 32989]). •Not in Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

thacmoensis, Hemibarbus Nguyen [V. H.] in Nguyen & Ngô 2002:197, Fig. 90 [Freshwater fishes of Viet Nam. Volume I. Family Cyprinidae v. 1; ref. 28301] Thac Mo, Na Hang, Tuyên Quang, Viêt Nam. Holotype: VNCNTTS I: H.01.48.06.01. Paratypes: VNCNTTS I: H.01.48.06.02 (1). •Valid as Hemibarbus thacmoensis Nguyen 2002 (Kottelat 2013:111 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Hemibarbus thacmoensis Nguyen 2002. Gobionidae. Distribution: Waterfall, Gâm River system, Na Hang, Tuyên Quang, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

tienmusanensis, Leucogobio Chu [Y.-T.] 1931:37, Figs. 19, 19A [The China Journal v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 17997] Tien-mu-san, Chekiang, China. Syntypes: St. John's Univ. 237,27, t.1-3; West-Lake Mus. •Synonym of Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:342 [ref. 20623]). •Synonym of Gnathopogon taeniellus (Nichols 1925) -- (Lu et al. 1977:483 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:307 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Gnathopogon taeniellus (Nichols 1925). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

tientaiensis, Hemibarboides Wang [K.-F.] 1935:60, Fig. 9 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 4582] Tientai, China. Holotype: SSCN 15367. Paratypes: SSCN (20+). •Synonym of Belligobio nummifer (Boulenger 1901) -- (Lu et al. 1977:459 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:259 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Belligobio nummifer (Boulenger 1901). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

tsinanensis, Leucogobio Mori [T.] 1928:63, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Japanese Journal of Zoology v. 2 (no. 1) (art. 4); ref. 15862] Lung-shan, Shantung, northern China. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gnathopogon imberbis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:342 [ref. 20623]). •Valid as Gnathopogan tsinanensis (Mori 1928) -- (Lu et al. 1977:484 [ref. 2850], Zhu 1995:79 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:164 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:309 [ref. 23878], Wang et al. 2001:130 [ref. 26566], Zhang et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Gnathopogon tsinanensis (Mori 1928). Gobionidae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater.

tsuchigae, Gnathopogon Jordan [D. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1925:170 [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 2486] Ping-yang River, northern Korea. Holotype (unique): FMNH 58712 [ex CM 7818]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:72 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:41 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), but a valid subspecies -- (Hosoya & Jeon 1984:41 [ref. 17431], Kim 1997:214 [ref. 24032], Kim & Lee 2001:46 [ref. 25334], Kim & Park 2002:120 [ref. 25913]). •Synonym of Squalidus chankaensis Dybowski 1872, but a valid subspecies -- (Choi et al. 2003:158, 506 [ref. 26218]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

tumenensis, Mesogobio Chang [Y.-L.] in Cheng, Hwang, Chang & Dai 1980:43, Fig. 17 [The fishes of the River Tu-men; ref. 21317] Tu-men River, Jilin Province, China. Holotype: ASIZB [now NZMC] 770648. Paratypes: (48) ASIZB [now NZMC] and Inst. Hydrobiol. Jilin: 770077 (1), 770300 (1), 770435 (1), 770533 (1), 770541-43 (3), 770574 (1), 770642-49 (8), 770655 (1), 770667 (1), 770670 (1), 770812-13 (2), 771115 (1), 771245-46 (2), 771247-51 (5), 771252-67 (16). Type catalog: Zhang 1996:498-499 [ref. 24036], Ye et al. 2015:35 [ref. 33808]. •Valid as Mesogobio tumenensis Chang 1980 -- (Zhu 1995:77 [ref. 25213], Kim 1997:238 [ref. 24032], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:284 [ref. 23878], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178] as tumensis, Kim & Park 2002:145 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 509 [ref. 26218] as tumensis, Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:67 [ref. 28183], He et al. 2015:35 [ref. 33808], Ye et al. 2015:35 [ref. 33808], Zhang et al. 2016:74 [ref. 34477], Dyldin et al. 2023:[22] [ref. 40328]). Current status: Valid as Mesogobio tumenensis Chang 1980. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: China and Russia. Habitat: freshwater.

tungi, Gobiobotia Fang [P.-W.] 1933:265, Fig. 1 [Sinensia v. 3 (no. 10); ref. 16482] Hsia-chiao-kou, near western Tien-mu-shan, Chekiang, China. Holotype (unique): WLMH. •Valid as Gobiobotia tungi Fang 1933 -- (Chen & Cao 1977:557 [ref. 825], Zhu 1995:100 [ref. 25213], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:398 [ref. 23878], Zhang et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia tungi Fang 1933. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

tungting, Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis Nichols [J. T.] & Pope [C. H.] 1927:354 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 54 (art. 2); ref. 5747] Huping, Tungting Lake, Hunan Province, China. Holotype: AMNH 8387. Paratypes: AMNH 10526-27 (26, 8), 10530 (1), 10534 (1); ZMA 114608 [ex AMNH] (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:35 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873) -- (Lu et al. 1977:474 [ref. 2850], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:277 [ref. 23878]). •Not in Zhang et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis (Günther 1873). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

tungtingensis, Pseudogobio Nichols [J. T.] 1926:4, Fig. 4 [American Museum Novitates No. 214; ref. 15600] Huping, Tungting Lake [Lake Dongting, Hubin], Hunan Province, China. Holotype (unique): AMNH 8447. •Valid as Microphysogobio tungtingensis (Nichols 1926) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:201 [ref. 20622], Zhu 1995:82 [ref. 25213] as tuntingensis, Naseka 1996:162 [ref. 22943], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:739 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:83 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:366 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:44 [ref. 26178], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:68 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:88 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:40 [ref. 28933], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342], Dyldin et al. 2020:91, 94 [ref. 37569], Sun et al. 2024:165 [ref. 41617]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio tungtingensis (Nichols 1926). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Xiangjiang River drainage and Lake Dongting, middle Yangtze River basin, and Xijiang River drainage, Pearl River basin, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

tungussicus, Gobio gobio Borisov [P. G.] 1928:105 [English p. 165], Pl. 6 (figs. 14-15) [Trudy Kommissii po izučeniyu Yakutskoi Avtonomnoi Sovietskoi Socialisticheskoi Respubliki [= Travaux de la Commission pour l'Etude de la République Autonome Soviétique Socialiste Iakoute] v. 9; ref. 16360] Lena River near Zhigansk, Sakha-Yakutia, Arctic basin, Russia. Syntypes: (3) ZIN 21791 (1, lost). For remarks on systematics see Kottelat 2006:33 [ref. 28831]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Berg 1949:646 [ref. 20661], Chereshnev 1996:600 [ref. 24659], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:737 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:82 [ref. 23590]). •Mention -- (Kottelat 2006:87 [ref. 28831]). ▐ Synonym of Gobio soldatovi Berg 1914 -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:65 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:33 [ref. 28831] with question, Ocock et al. 2006:36 [ref. 28933], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:324 [ref. 30085] with question, Dyldin & Orlov 2016:660 [ref. 34853]). ▐ Valid as Gobio tungussicus Borisov 1928 -- (Dyldin et al. 2020:111 [ref. 37569], Dyldin et al. 2023:[21] [ref. 40328] with question). Current status: Valid as Gobio tungussicus Borisov 1928. Gobionidae. Distribution: North Asia: Lena River system (Russia). Habitat: freshwater.

typus, Rhinogobio Bleeker [P.] 1871:29, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam) v. 12 (art. 2); ref. 6421] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5037. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:89 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Rhinogobio typus Bleeker 1871 -- (Lu et al. 1977:507 [ref. 2850], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:206 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:279 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:81 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1996:162 [ref. 22943], Chen in Chen 1998:137 [ref. 23556], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:332 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:241 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:250 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobio typus Bleeker 1871. Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

uchidai, Microphysogobio tungtingensis Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1973:264, Fig. 139 [Das Tierreich v. 93; ref. 173] Pusan, Sinch'on'ni, South Korea, 35°16'30"N, 128°50'42"E. Holotype: USNM 162674. Paratypes: USNM 204099 (5). •Valid as Microphysogobio uchidai Bănărescu & Nalbant 1973 -- (Kim 1997:244 [ref. 24032], Chae & Yang 1999:20 [ref. 24129]). •Synonym of Microphysogobio yaluensis (Mori 1928) -- (Kim & Yang 1999:6 [ref. 25425], Kim & Yang 2000:159 [ref. 25433]). Current status: Synonym of Microphysogobio yaluensis (Mori 1928). Gobionidae. Distribution: South Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

uchidai, Pseudorasbora parva Okada [Y.] & Kubota [S. S.] 1957:99, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Faculty of Science Hokkaido University Series VI Zoology v. 13 (nos. 1-4); ref. 12099] Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Syntypes: FRLM (20). Paratype shown in Fig. 1 but holotype not established. •Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), but a valid subspecies uchidai Okada & Kubota 1957 as described -- (Okada 1961:464 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Kottelat 2013:147 [ref. 32989], Okada & Kubota 2015:297 [ref. 33755]). •Synonym of Pseudorasbora pumila Miyadi 1930, but a valid subspecies uchidai Okada & Kubota 1957 -- (Kawase & Hosoya 2015:296 [ref. 33755]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudorasbora pumila Miyadi 1930. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

umbrifer, Paraleucogobio Lin [S.-Y.] 1931:86 [Carps and carp-like fishes; ref. 4019] Xijang basin, China. Syntypes: BLG (Kottelat listing) 2826. •Valid as Paracanthobrama umbrifer (Lin 1931) -- (Lu et al. 1977:451 [ref. 2850], Zheng et al. 1989:124 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:191 [ref. 23876], Zhu 1995:74 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:155 [ref. 26385]). •Valid as Hemibarbus umbrifer (Lin 1931) -- (Yue 1995:121 [ref. 22652], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:248 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:27 [ref. 25482] as cf. umbrifer, Kottelat 2013:110 [ref. 32989] with question, Kottelat 2015:41 [ref. 33971] as cf. umbrifer, Zhang et al. 2016:73 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Hemibarbus umbrifer (Lin 1931). Gobionidae. Distribution: China and Vietnam and Nam Theun. Habitat: freshwater.

uranoscopus, Cyprinus Agassiz [L.] 1828:1048, Pl. 12 (figs. 1a-d) [Isis (Oken) v. 21 (no. 10); ref. 15798] Isar River near Munich, Germany. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-5825. Paralectotypes: MHNN 0000-0955 (5); ZMB 3305 (4). Type catalog: Kottelat 1984:148 [ref. 21784]. Lectotype selected by Bănărescu 1970:165 [ref. 22996]. •Valid as Gobio uranoscopus (Agassiz 1828) -- (Berg 1949:651 [ref. 20661], Lelek 1987:197 [ref. 22962], Naseka 1996:159 [ref. 22943], Kottelat 1997:62 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu et al. 1999:183 [ref. 24853], Naseka 2001:1380 [ref. 25947], Koščo et al. 2005:69 [ref. 37103], Mustafić et al. 2005:82 [ref. 37102], Povz et al. 2005:88 [ref. 37101], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:169 [ref. 28369]). •Valid as Romanogobio uranoscopus (Agassiz 1828) -- (Naseka & Freyhof 2004:21 [ref. 27663], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:107 [ref. 29996], Takácz 2012:54 [ref. 36272], Ćaleta et al. 2015:34 [ref. 34877], Friedrich et al. 2018:340 [ref. 35869], Ćaleta et al. 2019:155 [ref. 37026], Jung et al. 2019:182 [ref. 36879], Nagy et al. 2023:357 [ref. 40348]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio uranoscopus (Agassiz 1828). Gobionidae. Distribution: Europe: Danube River drainage, Bavaria (Germany) east to Romania. Habitat: freshwater.

ussuriensis, Gobio Berg [L. S.] 1914:475, Figs. 70-71 [ ref. 274] Ussuri, lower Amur River, Russia. Original not seen. •Valid as Gobio ussuriensis Berg 1914 -- (Berg 1949:657 [ref. 20661]). •Synonym of Gnathopogon chankaensis (Dybowski 1872) -- (Lu et al. 1977:486 [ref. 2850], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:43 [ref. 22798]). •Synonym of Squalidus chankaensis Dybowski 1872 -- (Reshetnikov et al. 1997:742 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:87 [ref. 23590], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:313 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2006:50 [ref. 28831]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus chankaensis Dybowski 1872. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

vaillanti, Rhinogobio Sauvage [H.-E.] 1878:87 [2] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 2; ref. 3878] Kiangsi Province, China, elevation 3000 meters. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8235. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:89 [ref. 19574]. On p. 2 of separate. •Valid as Pseudogobio vaillanti (Sauvage 1878) -- (Lu et al. 1977:513 [ref. 2850], Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:100 [ref. 26639], Zheng et al. 1989:136 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:218 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:296 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:84 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:375 [ref. 23878], Wang et al. 2001:138 [ref. 26566], Yang et al. 2002:281 [ref. 26246], Jiang & Zhang 2013:181 [ref. 32958], Zhang et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34477], Cao et al. 2017:628 [ref. 36461], Tominaga & Kawase 2019:[19] [ref. 36681], Guo 2021:277 [ref. 38617]). •Valid as Pseudogobio vaillanti (Sauvage 1878), subspecies vaillanti (Sauvage 1878) -- (Cheng & Zhou 1997:177 [ref. 26385]). Current status: Valid as Pseudogobio vaillanti (Sauvage 1878). Gobionidae. Distribution: Upper Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

variegatus, Leuciscus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:213, Pl. 102 (figs. 2, 2a-b) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 4976a (largest). Paralectotypes: RMNH D1846 (1, stuffed), 24093 [ex 4976b-e] (4). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:163 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Kuroda 1953:275 [ref. 39545], Okada 1961:416 [ref. 6363], Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:306 [ref. 20624], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:55 [ref. 6441], Okamura & Machida 1987:106 [ref. 22279], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:312 [ref. 25598], Naseka 1996:155 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:204 [ref. 24032], Watanabe 1998:262 [ref. 23491], Nakabo 2000:267 [ref. 25086], Matsuura et al. 2000:122 [ref. 26000], Kim & Park 2002:108 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:267 [ref. 26001]). Current status: Valid as Sarcocheilichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Japan and Korea. Habitat: freshwater.

venatus, Gobio Bonaparte [C. L.] 1839:fasc. 25, punt. 129, Pl. 110 bis (fig. 5) [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 4895] Piedmonte; Savena River near Bologna, Italy. Syntypes: ANSP 6560-64 (5), USNM 10167 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:94 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bianco & Taraborelli 1984:526 [ref. 21913], Bănărescu et al. 1999:81 [ref. 24850]). •Synonym of Gobio benacensis (Pollini 1816) -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ventralis, Rhinogobio Sauvage [H.-E.] & Dabry de Thiersant [P.] 1874:11 [Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie et Paléontologie) (Sér. 6) v. 1 (art. 5); ref. 15665] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7830. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:89 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Megagobio ventralis (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Naseka 1996:157 [ref. 22943]). •Valid as Rhinogobio ventralis Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874 -- (Lu et al. 1977:511 [ref. 2850], Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:108 [ref. 13584], Ding 1994:284 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:81 [ref. 25213], Chen in Chen 1998:139 [ref. 23556], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:337 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Zhang et al. 2016:77 [ref. 34477] with second author as Dabry, Zhang et al. 2019:245 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:255 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobio ventralis Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874. Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

vietnamensis, Saurogobio dabryi Mai [D. Y.] 1978:202 [Identification of the fresh-water fishes of North Viet Nam v. 1; ref. 13511] Northern Vietnam. Syntypes: DVZUT. •Synonym of Saurogobio immaculatus Koller 1927 -- (Kottelat 2001:40 [ref. 25482] but misspelled vietnmamensis by Kottelat on p. 4, Kottelat 2013:159 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:80 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Saurogobio immaculatus Koller 1927. Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

vietnamensis, Squalidus chankaensis Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1964:457, Fig. 1 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 36 (no. 4); ref. 9196] Nam-Lung River, tributary of Noire River at Phong-Thô, Vietnam. Holotype: MNHN 1935-0344. Paratypes: MNHN 1935-0345 (1), 1935-0346 (1). •Synonym of Squalidus chankaensis Dybowski 1872, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Mai 1978:191 [ref. 13511]). •Synonym of Squalidus atromaculatus (Nichols & Pope 1927) -- (Kottelat 2001:43 [ref. 25482], Kottelat 2001:81 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:164 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Squalidus atromaculatus (Nichols & Pope 1927). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

vietnamica, Microphysogobio Mai [D. Y.] 1978:199, Fig. 91 [Identification of the fresh-water fishes of North Viet Nam v. 1; ref. 13511] Northern Vietnam. Holotype (unique): DVZUT. •Status uncertain, as Microphysogobio vietnamica Mai 1978 -- (Kottelat 2001:30 [ref. 25482], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333], Kottelat 2013:124 [ref. 32989], Huang et al. 2017:[13] [ref. 35245]). •Valid as Microphysogobio vietnamica Mai 1978 -- (Sun et al. 2024:182 [ref. 41617]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio vietnamica Mai 1978. Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Guangdong Province, southern China and northern Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

virescens, Fundulus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:225, Pl. 102 (fig. 6) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Nagasaki, Japan. No types known. Based on a drawing and manuscript of Burger (Boeseman 1947:168 [ref. 12876]). •Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:38 [ref. 22798], Naseka 1998:84 [ref. 23590], Bănărescu 1999:207 [ref. 24846], Kottelat 2006:47 [ref. 28831], Kottelat 2013:147 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

vittatus, Sarcocheilichthys An [C.-T.], Zhang [E] & Shen [J.-Z.] 2020:206, Figs. 1, 2a [Zootaxa 4768 (no. 2); ref. 37481] Stream flowing into Fu-He, a feeder river of Lake Poyang, Qingni Town, Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, South China, 27°48'59"N, 116°36'39"E. Holotype: IHB 201804018393. Paratypes: IHB. •Valid as Sarcocheilichthys vittatus An, Zhang & Shen 2020. Current status: Valid as Sarcocheilichthys vittatus An, Zhang & Shen 2020. Gobionidae. Distribution: Lake Poyang basin, South China, Habitat: freshwater.

vladykovi, Gobio Fang [P.-W.] 1943:403 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 15 (no. 6); ref. 1306] Liman Cahoul, Romania. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1925-0004. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:88 [ref. 19574]. New species name for the supposed hybrid Gobio gobio carpathicus x Gobio persa carpathorossicus described by Vladykov 1831:285 [ref. 16343]. •Synonym of Gobio albipinnatus Lukasch 1833, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lelek 1987:187 [ref. 22962], Naseka et al. 1999:37, 58 [ref. 24848]). •Synonym of Gobio albipinnatus Lukasch 1933 -- (Kottelat 1997:59 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Romanogobio albipinnatus (Lukasch 1933) -- (Naseka 2001:1374 [ref. 25947]). •Synonym of Romanogobio albipinnatus (Lukasch 1933), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Naseka 2001:111 [ref. 26835]). •Valid as Romanogobio vladykovi (Fang 1943) -- (Naseka & Freyhof 2004:18 [ref. 27663], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:108 [ref. 29996], Takácz 2012:54 [ref. 36272], Ćaleta et al. 2015:34 [ref. 34877], Friedrich et al. 2018:340 [ref. 35869], Bogutskaya et al. 2019:111 [ref. 36545], Ćaleta et al. 2019:155 [ref. 37026], Jung et al. 2019:180 [ref. 36879], Nagy et al. 2023:357 [ref. 40348]). Current status: Valid as Romanogobio vladykovi (Fang 1943). Gobionidae. Distribution: Europe: Danube River drainage (Germany to Romania). Habitat: freshwater.

volgensis, Gobio Vasil'eva [E. D.], Mendel [J.], Vasil'ev [V. P.], Lusk [S.] & Lusková [F. G.] in Mendel et al. 2008:1073, Supplemetary Fig. SM_2 [Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution v. 47; ref. 29637] Moskva River at Staraya Ruza City, Moskovskaya District, Russia. Holotype: ZMUU P-21861. Paratypes: ZMMU P-21865 (4), 21910 (4). Plus non-type specimens. Supplemental data and figure online at doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.03.005. •Valid as Gobio volgensis Vasil'eva, Mendel, Vasil'ev, Lusk & Lusková 2008 -- (Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2016:78 [ref. 34453], Dyldin et al. 2020:109, 11 [ref. 37569], Martynova & Vasil'eva 2021:695 [ref. 40548], Pozdeev et al. 2022:5 [ref. 39511], Dyldin et al. 2023:[21] [ref. 40328], Vasil'eva et al. 2023:862 [ref. 40544]). Current status: Valid as Gobio volgensis Vasil'eva, Mendel, Vasil'ev, Lusk & Lusková 2008. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eurasia: Volga River basin (Finland and Russia). Habitat: freshwater.

vulgaris, Gobio Heckel [J. J.] 1836:Pl. 21 [Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 1 (no. 10); ref. 18254] Not available, name only in table. •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:60 [ref. 22952], Bănărescu et al. 1999:81 [ref. 24850], Vasil'eva et al. 2004:772 [ref. 27962], Kottelat & Persat 2005:213 [ref. 28378]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae.

vulgaris, Gobio Gistel [J.] 1848:106 [Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs; ref. 1822] Appeared as C. gobio ober Gobio vulgarus, apparently a replacement name to avoid Strickland tautonymy. •In the synonymy of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Gobio gobio (Linnaeus 1758). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

wakiyae, Sarcocheilichthys Mori [T.] 1927:100 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 15802] Choko, southern Korea. Holotype (unique): not researched. •Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846), but a valid subspecies -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1967:306 [ref. 20624], Kim 1997:204 [ref. 24032], Kim & Lee 2001:46 [ref. 25334], Choi et al. 2003:158, 511 [ref. 26218]). Current status: Synonym of Sarcocheilichthys variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1846). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

wangcangensis, Platysmacheilus Chen [Z.-G.], Yang [?] & Guo [Y.-S.] in Guo 2021:262, Figs. 71.1-71.7 [Colored atlas of fishes of Sichuan; ref. 38617] Dong River, Wangcang County, Sichuan, China. Holotype: CGYS 201205001. Paratypes: CGYS (14). See also p. 936-937 [ref. 38618]. •Valid as Platysmacheilus wangcangensis Chen, Yang & Guo 2021. Current status: Valid as Platysmacheilus wangcangensis Chen, Yang & Guo 2021. Gobionidae. Distribution: Dong River drainage, upper Yangtze River basin, Sichuan, China. Habitat: freshwater.

wolterstorffi, Gobio Regan [C. T.] 1908:110, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 1 (no. 1) (art. 15); ref. 14335] Nankancho, near Tinghsiang, Shanxi, China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.11.26.3. •Valid as Gnathopogon wolterstorffi (Regan 1908) -- (Lu et al. 1977:491 [ref. 2850], Wang 1984:26 [ref. 22951], Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:98 [ref. 26639], Wu & Wu 1992:278 [ref. 21205], Wang et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26566]). •Valid as Squalidus wolterstorffi (Regan 1908) -- (Zheng et al. 1989:135 [ref. 21202], Jin in Pan et al. 1991:202 [ref. 23876], Ding 1994:272 [ref. 21531], Zhu 1995:80 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:168 [ref. 26385], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:316 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Chen & Chang 2007:72 [ref. 29029], Kottelat 2013:164 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:81 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:232 [ref. 36699], Guo 2021:239 [ref. 38617]). Current status: Valid as Squalidus wolterstorffi (Regan 1908). Gobionidae. Distribution: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

wulonghensis, Microphysogobio Xing [Y.-C.], Zhao [Y.-H.], Tang [W.-Q.] & Zhang [C.-G.] 2011:60, Fig. 2 [Zootaxa No. 2901; ref. 31333] Wulonghe River, 36°43'N, 120°44'E, Laiyang County, Shandong Province, China. Holotype: ASIZB [now NZMC] 176476. Paratypes: ASIZB [now NZMC] 43503 (1), 176473-75 (3), 176477-86 (10). Tye catalog: Ye et al. 2015:37 [ref. 33808]. •Valid as Microphysogobio wulonghensis Xing, Zhao, Tang & Zhang 2011-- (Jiang et al. 2012:212 [ref. 32321], Ye et al. 2015:37 [ref. 33808], Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Sun et al. 2021:[10] [ref. 38244]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio wulonghensis Xing, Zhao, Tang & Zhang 2011. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Wulong River basin (Shandong Province, northern China). Habitat: freshwater.

xiangjiangensis, Saurogobio Tang [J.-H.] 1980:437 [English p. 439], Fig. 2 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 8653] Jianghua, Xiang Jiang River system, Hunan, China. Holotype: FRIHP 75-0683. Paratypes: FRIHP 75-0637 (1), 75-0639-40 (2), 78-1190 (1), 79-1325-26 (2). •Valid as Saurogobio xiangjiangensis Tang 1980 -- (Bănărescu 1992:324 [ref. 40251], Zhu 1995:85 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:386 [ref. 23878], Tang et al. 2001:13 [ref. 25373], Dai & Yang 2002:310 [ref. 26615], Yang et al. 2003:169 [ref. 26806], Dai et al. 2014:290 [ref. 33444], Zhang et al. 2016:80 [ref. 34477], Tang et al. 2018:357 [ref. 35798]). Current status: Valid as Saurogobio xiangjiangensis Tang 1980. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yangtze River basin, China. Habitat: freshwater.

xianyouensis, Microphysogobio Huang [S.-P.], Chen [I-S.] & Shao [K.-T.] 2016:203, Figs. 2A, 4A [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 129; ref. 34842] Mulan River, Daji Township, Xianyou County, Fujian Province, China (25.367720, 118.641998). Holotype: NTOUP 2010-11-533. Paratypes: ASIZP, NTOUP. •Valid as Microphysogobio xianyouensis Huang, Chen & Shao 2016 -- (Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342], Sun et al. 2022:360 [ref. 39161]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio xianyouensis Huang, Chen & Shao 2016. Gobionidae. Distribution: Eastern Asia: Mulanxi River basin, Fujian Province, southern China. Habitat: freshwater.

yaluensis, Pseudogobio Mori [T.] 1928:59 [13] [Journal of the Chosen Natural History Society No. 6; ref. 15861] Yalu River at Tsao-ho-kou, Korea. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Additional specimens: (2). On p. 13 of separate. •Synonym of Pseudogobio rivularis (Basilewsky 1855) -- (Berg 1949:665 [ref. 20661], Mitrofanov et al. 1992:176 [ref. 37756]). •Valid as Microphysogobio yaluensis (Mori 1928) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966:206 [ref. 20622], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Naseka 1996:162 [ref. 22943], Kim 1997:241 [ref. 24032], Chae & Yang 1999:20 [ref. 24129], Kim & Yang 1999:6 [ref. 25425], Kim & Yang 2000:159 [ref. 25433], Kim & Lee 2001:46 [ref. 25334], Kim & Park 2002:148 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:157, 511 [ref. 26218], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681], Kottelat 2006:88 [ref. 28831], Ying et al. 2011:61 [ref. 31333], Jiang et al. 2012:212 [ref. 32321], Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2017:[13] [ref. 35245], Sun et al. 2021:[10] [ref. 38244]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio yaluensis (Mori 1928). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Yalu River basin (Korea). Habitat: freshwater.

yodoensis, Biwia Kawase [S.] & Hosoya [K.] 2010:2, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 21 (no. 1); ref. 30778] Lake Biwa/Yodo River basin, Oyamazaki, Kyoto, Japan. Holotype: KUN-P 40260. Paratypes: BMNH 2009.3.27.1 (1), KUN, LBM, NSMT, OMNH, RMNH, USNM. •Valid as Biwia yodoensis Kawase & Hosoya 2010. Current status: Valid as Biwia yodoensis Kawase & Hosoya 2010. Gobionidae. Distribution: Lake Biwia/Yodo River basin, Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

yuanjiangensis, Gobiobotia (Gobiobotia) longibarba Chen [Y.-Y.] & Cao [W.-H.] 1977:561, Fig. 10-8 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 825] Yuan-Jiang (upper Red River), Yunnan Province, China. Syntypes: IHB 58-4-34 (1), 58-4-41 (1), 58-4-44 (1), 58-4-49 (1), 58-4-52 (1), 58-4-62 (1), 58-4-65 (1) Yuan-Jiang, 64-4-572 to 573 (1, 1), 64-4-575 (1) He-kou. •Synonym of Gobiobotia longibarba Fang & Wang 1931, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:121 [ref. 13584], Zhu 1995:101 [ref. 25213], Chen in Chen 1998:143 [ref. 23556], He & Chen in Chen et al. 1998:404 [ref. 23878]). •Tentatively a valid species as Gobiobotia yuanjiangensis Chen & Cao 1977 -- (Kottelat 2001:26 [ref. 25482]). •Valid as Gobiobotia yuanjiangensis Chen & Cao 1977 -- (Kottelat 2013:107 [ref. 32989], Wang et al. 2024:20 [ref. 40908]). Current status: Valid as Gobiobotia yuanjiangensis Chen & Cao 1977. Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Red River basin, Yunnan, China and northern Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

yunnanensis, Abbottina Yao [?] & Yang [?] in Lu, Luo & Chen 1977:527, Fig. 9-65 [The cyprinid fishes of China v. 2; ref. 2850] Yuanjiang [Red River] and Hekou, Yunnan Province, China. Syntypes: IHB 64-5-0480 (1), 64-5-0486 to 0487 (2), 64-5-0492 (1), 64-5-0494 to 0496 (3) and 64-5-0499 (1) Yuanjiang, 64-4-0132 (1), 64-4-0136 (1), 64-4-0296 (1), 64-4-0638 (1), 64-4-0648 to 0649 (2), 64-4-0654 (1) and 64-5-0063 (1) Hekou. First author also seen as Yue. Initials not seen. •Valid as Abbottina yunnanensis Yao & Yang 1977 -- (Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:113 [ref. 13584]). •Valid as Microphysogobio yunnanensis (Yao & Yang 1977) -- (Bănărescu 1992:325 [ref. 40251], Zhu 1995:83 [ref. 25213], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:365 [ref. 23878], Kottelat 2001:30 [ref. 25482], Ying et al. 2011:66 [ref. 31333] as Yue and Yang, Zhang et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34477], Huang et al. 2016:207 [ref. 34842], Huang et al. 2017:table 1 [ref. 35245], Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342], Sun et al. 2024:183 [ref. 41617]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio yunnanensis (Yao & Yang 1977). Gobionidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: upper Red River [Yuanjiang] basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

zeni, Coreius Tchang [T.-L.] 1930:49, Fig. 3 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 55 (no. 1); ref. 4366] Szechuan, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1934-0054 or ASZIB [now NZMC] 097160. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:86 [ref. 19574], Ye et al. 2015:21 [ref. 33808]. •Synonym of Coreius guichenoti (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874) -- (Lu et al. 1977:505 [ref. 2850], Chen & Li in Chu & Chen 1989:109 [ref. 13584], Ding 1994:276 [ref. 21531], Chen in Chen 1998:135 [ref. 23556], Yue in Chen et al. 1998:329 [ref. 23878], Ye et al. 2015:21 [ref. 33808], Zhang et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34477], Zhang et al. 2019:237 [ref. 36699]). Current status: Synonym of Coreius guichenoti (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874). Gobionidae. Habitat: freshwater.

zezera, Pseudogobio Ishikawa [C.] 1895:127, Figs. 4-7 [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 7 (no. 82); ref. 14583] Lake Biwa, Japan. No types known. •Valid as Biwia zezera (Ishikawa 1895) -- (Kuroda 1953:275 [ref. 39545], Okada 1961:453 [ref. 6363], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:56 [ref. 6441], Okamura & Machida 1987:103 [ref. 22279], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:317 [ref. 25598], Naseka 1996:162 [ref. 22943], Watanabe 1998:263 [ref. 23491], Nakabo 2000:268 [ref. 25086], Matsuura et al. 2000:59 [ref. 26000], Kawase & Hosoya 2010:1 [ref. 30778], Jiang & Zhang 2013:181 [ref. 32958]). Current status: Valid as Biwia zezera (Ishikawa 1895). Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

zhangi, Microphysogobio Huang [S.-P.], Zhao [Y.-H.], Chen [I-S.] & Shao [K.-T.] 2017:[6], Figs. 1-2 [Zoological Studies v. 56 (no. 8); ref. 35245] Xiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, Quanzhou County, Guangxi Province, China, 25°56'00.0"N, 111°04'49.4"E. Holotype: ASIZB 204677. Paratypes: ASIZP, NTOUP. •Valid as Microphysogobio zhangi Huang, Zhao, Chen & Shao 2017 -- (Huang et al. 2018:[20] [ref. 36342], Sun et al. 2022:358 [ref. 39161], Sun et al. 2024:183 [ref. 41617]). Current status: Valid as Microphysogobio zhangi Huang, Zhao, Chen & Shao 2017. Gobionidae. Distribution: East Asia: Pearl and Yangtze River basins, Guangxi Province, southeast China. Habitat: freshwater.

zhenjiangensis, Platysmacheilus Ni [Y.], Chen [X.-H.] & Zhou [G.] 2005:122 [English 125], Fig. 1, Plate (figs. 1-5) [Journal of Shanghai Fisheries University v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 28395] Chang Jiang coast of Gaoqiao Town, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, China. Holotype: JS 1001. Paratypes: JS 1002-1007 (6, 3 dissected). •Valid as Platysmacheilus zhenjiangensis Ni, Chen & Zhou 2005 -- (Zhang et al. 2016:76 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Platysmacheilus zhenjiangensis Ni, Chen & Zhou 2005. Gobionidae. Distribution: Jiangsu Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.