Ponticola (subgenus of Gobius) Iljin [B. S.] 1927:134 Masc. Gobius ratan Nordmann 1840. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Iljin 1930:59 [ref. 2297]. •Synonym of Gobius Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Ponticola as described -- (Vasil'eva 1999:160 [ref. 24865]). •Synonym of Neogobius Iljin 1927 -- (Miller 1973:502 [ref. 6888], Miller & Vasil'eva 2003:163 [ref. 27344], Vasil'eva 2003:S48 [ref. 28444]). •Synonym of Neogobius Iljin 1927, but a valid subgenus Ponticola as describedas described -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:228 [ref. 28183]). •Valid as Ponticola Iljin 1927 -- (Neilson & Stepien 2009:665 [ref. 30119], Neilson & Stepien 2009:97 [ref. 30497], Thacker 2011:131 [ref. 31731], Freyhof 2011:285 [ref. 31742], Parin et al. 2014:497 [ref. 33547], Vasil'eva et al. 2015:189 [ref. 33862], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:899 [ref. 34062], Vasil'eva et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34347], Esmaeili et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35254], Çiçek et al. 2018:25 [ref. 36267], Esmaeili et al. 2018:66 [ref. 36089], Eagderi et al. 2020:22 [ref. 37931], Parenti 2021:74 [ref. 38603], Zarei et al. 2022:401 [ref. 39354], Zarei et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39602], Epitashvili et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40224]). Current status: Valid as Ponticola Iljin 1927. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.