Mesogobius (subgenus of Gobius) Bleeker [P.] 1874:317 Masc. Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas 1814. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Mesogobius Bleeker 1874 -- (Miller 1973:501 [ref. 6888], Pinchuk 1977:595 [ref. 8999], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1054 [ref. 13677], Vasil'eva 1998:136 [ref. 23591], Larson 2001:47 [ref. 25522], Vasil'eva 2003:S48 [ref. 28444], Miller in Miller 2004:106 [ref. 27853], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:225 [ref. 28183],Nielsen & Stepien 2006:67 [ref. 31437], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:554 [ref. 29996], Neilson & Stepien 2009:97 [ref. 30497], Thacker 2011:131 [ref. 31731], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:187 [ref. 31737], Freyhof 2011:284 [ref. 31742], Parin et al. 2014:491 [ref. 33547], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:898 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:64 [ref. 36089], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Mesogobius Bleeker 1874. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.