Tukugobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:119 Masc. Rhinogobius carpenteri Seale 1910. Type by original designation. In the absence of a phylogenetic analysis of the genera of the Rhinogobius-group, we still use Rhinogobius sensu lato. •Valid as Tukugobius Herre 1927 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:203 [ref. 7303], Larson 2001:42 [ref. 25522], Endruweit 2017:558 [ref. 35366], Endruweit 2024:207 [ref. 41040]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius Gill 1859 -- (Chen et. al 1998:255 [ref. 23655], Parenti & Thomas 1998:270 [ref. 24299], Chen et al. 1999:20 [ref. 23908], Chen & Kottelat 2003:88 [ref. 27103], Yang et al. 2008:380 [ref. 29924], Pezold 2011:95 [ref. 31727], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:201 [ref. 34477], Suzuki et al. 2019:22 [ref. 36545]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius Gill 1859. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae.