Arenigobius Whitley [G. P.] 1930:122 Masc. Gobius bifrenatus Kner 1865. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Gobionellus Girard 1858 -- (Maugé 1986 [ref. 6218]), but see Ctenogobius. •Valid as Arenigobius Whitley 1930 -- (Scott 1976:191 [ref. 7055], Gomon et al. 1994:783 [ref. 22532], Hoese & Larson 2006:1623 [ref. 29097], Hoese & Larson 2008:752 [ref. 30660], Thacker 2011:130 [ref. 31731], Larson 2011:239 [ref. 31740], Hoese 2015:1576 [ref. 34304], Kuiter 2018:86 [ref. 36369], Parenti 2021:94 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Arenigobius Whitley 1930. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.