Neogobius (subgenus of Gobius) Iljin [B. S.] 1927:135 [ref. 5613]. Masc. Gobius fluviatilis Pallas 1814. Type by monotypy. Iljin credits genus to Berg as a museum name, but name was made available by Iljin as above. •Synonym of Gobius Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Neogobius as described -- (Vasil'eva 1999:160 [ref. 24865]). •Valid as Neogobius Iljin 1927 -- (Miller 1973:501 [ref. 6888], Pinchuk 1977:587 [ref. 8999], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1057 [ref. 13677], Birdsong et al. 1988:202 [ref. 7303], Vasil'yeva & Vasil'ev 1994:747 [ref. 22082], Vasil'eva 1998:137 [ref. 23591], Larson 2001:47 [ref. 25522], Ahnelt & Duchkowitsch 2001:217 [ref. 25591], Ahnelt & Duchkowitsch 2003:6 [ref. 27148], Miller & Vasil'eva 2003:163 [ref. 27344], Vasil'eva 2003:S48 [ref. 28444], Ahnelt & Duchkowitsch 2004:914 [ref. 27535], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:227 [ref. 28183], Nielsen & Stepien 2006:67 [ref. 31437], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:554, 576 [ref. 29996], Kavačić & Engín 2008:73 [ref. 29624], Neilson & Stepien 2009:96 [ref. 30497], Neilson & Stepien 2009:665 [ref. 30119], Scharpf 2009:13 [ref. 30400], Thacker 2011:131 [ref. 31731], Van Tassell 2011:170 [ref. 31732], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:187 [ref. 31737], Freyhof 2011:284 [ref. 31742]). Current status: Valid as Neogobius Iljin 1927. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.