Gobionellus Girard [C. F.] 1858:168 Masc. Gobius lanceolatus Bloch 1783. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently designated by Bleeker 1874:325 [ref. 437] as "Sp. typ. Gobius lanceolatus Bl. (Sp. typ. Girardiana Gobionellus hastatus non satis cognita)." See also Ctenogobius. •Valid as Gobionellus Girard 1858 -- (Gilbert & Randall 1979 [ref. 6929], Maugé 1986:371 [ref. 6218], Pezold & Gilbert 1987 [ref. 6777], Pezold & Grady 1989 [ref. 13579], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:809 [ref. 21590], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:441 [ref. 24550], Larson 2001:42 [ref. 25522], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1791[ref. 27111], Pezold 2004:260 [ref. 27685], Pezold 2004:282 [ref. 27686], Harrison et al. 2007:523 [ref. 30083], Pezold 2011:95 [ref. 31727], Van Tassell 2011:144 [ref. 31732], Schliewen 2011:211 [ref. 31738] in Gobionellidae). Current status: Valid as Gobionellus Girard 1858. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae.