Istigobius (subgenus of Gobius) Whitley [G. P.] 1932:301 Masc. Gobius (Istigobius) stephensoni Whitley 1932. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Istigobius Whitley 1932 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:252 [ref. 6441], Murdy & Hoese 1985 [ref. 5237], Hoese 1986:793 [ref. 5670], Maugé 1986:374 [ref. 6218], Birdsong et al. 1988:193 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:19 [ref. 13605], Miller & Smith 1989:280 [ref. 25535], Gill 1994:59 [ref. 23557], Larson & Murdy 2001:3585, 3589 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2006:1660 [ref. 29097], Thacker 2011:130 [ref. 31731], Kottelat 2013:411 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:334 [ref. 35805], Hoese & Erdmann 2018:70 [ref. 35978], Golani & Fricke 2018:157 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:285 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:187 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Istigobius Whitley 1932. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.