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Species in the genus Acentrogobius: [ 53 ] records

bernadoui, Coryphopterus Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1905:207, Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 28 (no. 1391); ref. 2530] Probably Korea. Holotype (unique): USNM 51499. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:130 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Gobius caninus Valenciennes 1837 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:356 [ref. 7348]). •Synonym of Creisson caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Endruweit 2024:77 [ref. 41040]). •Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

brevirostris, Gobius Günther [A.] 1861:41 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2005.10.3.1. •Valid as Ctenogobius brevirostris (Günther 1861) -- (Wu & Ni in Kuang et al. 1986:297 [ref. 26639]). •Valid as Amoya brevirostris (Günther 1861) -- (Parenti 2021:91 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Creisson brevirostris (Günther 1861) -- (Endruweit 2024:76 [ref. 41040] with question). •Valid as Acentrogobius brevirostris (Günther 1861) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius brevirostris (Günther 1861). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: southeast China and northern Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

calamianensis, Ctenogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1934:83 [Notes on fishes in the Zoological Museum of Stanford University. 1. The fishes of the Herre Philippine expedition of 1931.; ref. 2108] Tide pool on an islet in Culion harbor, Calamianes, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 26388. Paratypes: CAS-SU 16960 (1). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:148 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:110 [ref. 12291]. •Species inquirenda -- (Parenti 2021:439 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Acentrogobius calamianensis (Herre 1934) -- (Pezold 2022:68 [ref. 39351]). Current status: Uncertain as Acentrogobius calamianensis (Herre 1934). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Calamianes (Philippines). Habitat: brackish, marine.

caninus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:86 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: MNHN A-1369 (1), 7193 to 7194 (1, 1); RMNH 1867 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:28 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Gobius caninus Valenciennes 1837 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:356 [ref. 7348]). •Valid as Creisson caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Endruweit 2024:77 [ref. 41040]). •Valid as Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Maugé 1986:358 [ref. 6218], Wu & Ni in Kuang et al. 1986:286 [ref. 26639] with authors as Cuvier & Valenciennes, Ataur Rahman 1989:309 [ref. 24860], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:476 [ref. 23876], Kottelat et al. 1993:141 [ref. 23448], Randall 1995:795 [ref. 22357], Rainboth 1996:197 [ref. 22772], Larson & Williams 1997:367 [ref. 23967], Yoshigou & Yoshino 1999:4 [ref. 24397], Johnson 1999:748 [ref. 25471], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:635 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1243 [ref. 25182], Kottelat 2001:60 [ref. 25482], Sakai et al. 2001:108 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3594 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1243 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S118 [ref. 27377], Ataur Rahman 2003:336 [ref. 31338], Hoese & Larson 2006:1616 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:145 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:258 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:953 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:188 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:189 [ref. 34464], Allen 2015:7 [ref. 33699], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2015:78 [ref. 34319], Prokofiev 2016:636 [ref. 35020], Allen 2017:108 [ref. 35601], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:254 [ref. 36460], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:435 [ref. 39830], Thu & Thao 2023:640 [ref. 40499], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1092 [ref. 40796], Thao et al. 2024:154 [ref. 42458]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sri Lanka east to Vietnam, Caroline Islands and Fiji, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

cenderawasih, Acentrogobius Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2012:1166, Figs. 1-3 [Reef fishes of the East Indies.; ref. 31980] East Wandammen Peninsula, 2°33.390'S, 134°39.221'E, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, depth 20-25 meters. Holotype: MZB 20576. Paratypes: MZB 20585 (1), WAM P.33045-012 (2). Plus visual sightings. •Valid as Acentrogobius cenderawasih Allen & Erdmann 2012 -- (Allen & Erdmann 2012:953 [ref. 31980], Allen 2015:7, 11 [ref. 33699], Allen 2017:108 [ref. 35601], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1093 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius cenderawasih Allen & Erdmann 2012. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to Philippines. Habitat: marine.

chefuensis, Gobius Wu [H.-W.] & Wang [K. F.] 1931:6, Fig. 4 [Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China. (Zoological Series) v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 16407] Chefoo, Shantung Province, China. Syntypes: Mus. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China 7279, 7445. •Synonym of Gobius pflaumii Bleeker 1853 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:359 [ref. 7348] as pflaumi). •Synonym of Acentrogobius pflaumii (Bleeker 1853) -- (Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius pflaumii (Bleeker 1853). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

chlorostigma, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1849:27 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Jakarta, Surabaya, Kammal, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6177 (some of 28). Appeared without distinguishing features in list in Bleeker 1849:5 [ref. 320]. •Synonym of Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Hoese & Larson 2006:1617 [ref. 29097], Kottelat 2013:398 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38603], Endruweit 2024:75 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

chusanensis, Ctenogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1940:295, Pl. 1 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 73 (no. 3); ref. 2132] Mud puddles on islet across the tidal stream from Tinghai, Chusan Island [Zhoushan Island], Zhejiang, China. Holotype: CAS-SU 32995. Paratypes: CAS-SU 32996 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:110 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Amoya chusanensis (Herre 1940). •Valid as Acentrogobius chusanensis (Herre 1940)-- (Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38603], Pezold 2022:68 [ref. 39351]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius chusanensis (Herre 1940). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Zhoushan Island (Zhejiang, China). Habitat: brackish.

dasi, Oxyurichthys Talwar [P. K.], Chatterjee [T. K.] & Dev Roy [M. K.] 1982:483, Fig. 1 [Records of the Zoological Survey of India v. 79 (pt 3-4); ref. 8416] Sippighat, South Andaman Island, Andaman Islands. Holotype: ZSI F7610/2. Paratypes: ZSI F7611 (1). See Das 2003:373 [ref. 27706]. •Not an Oxyurichthys -- (D. Hoese/H. K. Larson data). •Valid as Oligolepis dasi (Talwar, Chatterjee & Dev Roy 1982) -- (Menon & Rema Devi 1991:464 [ref. 20061]). •Possibly in "Amoya" (Pezold & Larson 2015:5 [ref. 33894]). •Valid as Amoya dasi (Talwar, Chatterjee & Dev Roy 1982) -- (Parenti 2021:91 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Acentrogobius dasi (Talwar, Chatterjee & Dev Roy 1982). Current status: Uncertain as Acentrogobius dasi (Talwar, Chatterjee & Dev Roy 1982). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northeastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands (India). Habitat: marine.

dayi, Acentrogobius Koumans [F. P.] 1941:224 [Memoirs of the Indian Museum v. 13 (pt 3); ref. 2677] Karachi, Pakistan. Lectotype: ZSI 160. Paralectotypes: ZSI F5604/2 (2). Type information: Talwar 1976:98 [ref. 21521]. Lectotype selected by Talwar 1976:98 [ref. 21521]. •Valid as Acentrogobius dayi Koumans 1941 -- (Coad 1991:27 [ref. 15702], Randall 1995:325 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23922], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S118 [ref. 27377], Larson & Wright 2003:130 [ref. 27481], Jawad et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34964], Ali et al. 2018:336 [ref. 36183], Eagderi et al. 2019:57 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:33 [ref. 39965], Al-Zawar et al. 2024:27 [ref. 41263], Muhammad et al. 2025:2 [ref. 41959]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius dayi Koumans 1941. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman east to Pakistan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

decaryi, Gobius criniger var. Pellegrin [J.] 1932:295, Fig. 3 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 57 (no. 4); ref. 16390] Marsh west of Fort Dauphin, Madagascar. Syntypes: MNHN 1932-0111 to 0115 (14). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:30 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Yongeichthys nebulosus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Maugé 1986:387 [ref. 6218]). •Probably in genus Acentrogobius -- (Larson & Wright 2003:130 [ref. 27481]). •Questionably a synonym of Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:398 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Acentrogobius decaryi (Pellegrin 1932) -- (Jawad et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34964], Fricke et al. 2018:323 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:33 [ref. 39965]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius decaryi (Pellegrin 1932). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar endemic. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ferox, Acentrogobius Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:200, Fig. 15 [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 13; ref. 4122] Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 191. Paratypes: (5) AMS I.19411-001 (1), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 32579 (3). •Questionably a synonym of Acentrogobius simplex (Sauvage 1880) -- (Maugé 1986:358 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Acentrogobius simplex (Sauvage 1880) -- (Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:34 [ref. 39965]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius simplex (Sauvage 1880). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

gracilis, Ctenogobius Bleeker [P.] 1875:127 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 10; ref. 12599] Singapore. Syntypes: (65) RMNH 6180 (some of 33), ?4508 (7). •Valid as Amoya gracilis (Bleeker 1875) -- (Larson & Williams 1997:367 [ref. 23967], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:635 [ref. 25122], Hoese & Larson 2006:1623 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2013:190 [ref. 32988], Taki et al. 2021:433 [ref. 39830]). •Valid as Acentrogobius gracilis (Bleeker 1875) -- (Allen & Swainston 1988:134 [ref. 25477], Allen 1997:216 [ref. 23977], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3594 [ref. 26293], Larson et al. 2008:145 [ref. 29532], Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38603], Sreeraj & Sen 2022:[2] [ref. 38996]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius gracilis (Bleeker 1875). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Sundarbans (India) east to Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, north to South China Sea, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

grammatogaster, Ctenogobius Bleeker [P.] 1875:124 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 10; ref. 12599] Singapore. Syntypes: RMNH 4494 (3). •Synonym of Acentrogobius madraspatensis (Day 1868) -- (Larson et al. 2008:145 [ref. 29532], Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius madraspatensis (Day 1868). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

grandinosus, Gobius Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.] 1850:177, Pl. 5 (fig. 4) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Macao, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1366. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:33 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Creisson caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Endruweit 2024:77 [ref. 41040]). •Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38603]) Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

griseus, Gobius Day [F.] 1876:285, Pl. 63 (fig. 3) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Backwaters, Madras, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.8300 (1, syntype); BMNH 1889.2.1.4267-73 (half skins); MZUF 4705 (1); NMW 33905 (1); RMNH 16911 (1); ZSI 188 (3), 2827 (1, destroyed). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:297 [ref. 25110]. •Valid as Acentrogobius griseus (Day 1876) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:925 [ref. 20764], Mishra et al. 1999:88 [ref. 25315], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius griseus (Day 1876). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: South Asia: India. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hemigymnopomus, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1856:50 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 1 (6); ref. 352] Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 6167 (2). •Synonym of Acentrogobius janthinopterus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:92 [ref. 34492], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius janthinopterus (Bleeker 1853). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

horai, Ctenogobius Fowler [H. W.] 1925:645 [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 30 (pt 3); ref. 15537] Tuticorin, Madras, India. Holotype (unique): ANSP 51261. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:107 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Amoya horai (Fowler 1925) -- (Pezold 2022:68 [ref. 39351]). •Valid as Acentrogobius horai (Fowler 1925) -- (Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius horai (Fowler 1925). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: South Asia: Madras (India). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

janthinopterus, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1853:702 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16833] Wahai, Ceram, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6167. •Valid as Creisson janthinopterus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Endruweit 2024:76 [ref. 41040]). •Valid as Acentrogobius janthinopterus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:249 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:566 [ref. 25598], Kottelat et al. 1993:141 [ref. 23448], Myers 1999:244 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:635 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1243 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:108 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3594 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1243 [ref. 26193], Tan & Lim 2004:110 [ref. 27716], Hoese & Larson 2006:1616 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:145 [ref. 29532], Shao et al. 2008:261 [ref. 29952], Allen & Erdmann 2012:954 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:188 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:156 [ref. 33932], Miesen et al. 2016:92 [ref. 34492], Prokofiev 2016:636 [ref. 35020] dated 1852, Koeda et al. 2016:88 [ref. 35333], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1093 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius janthinopterus (Bleeker 1853). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sumatra (Indonesia) east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

limarius, Acentrogobius Allen [G. R.], Erdmann [M. V.] & Hadiaty [R. K.] 2015:35, Figs. 1-3 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 15; ref. 33804] Bay on southwest coast of Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 00°53.969'S, 130°30.995'E, depth 26 meters. Holotype: MZB 22708. Paratypes: MZB, WAM. •Valid as Acentrogobius limarius Allen, Erdmann & Hadiaty 2015 -- (Fujiwara et al. 2020:355 [ref. 38634], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1094 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius limarius Allen, Erdmann & Hadiaty 2015. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands (Japan); West Papua (Indonesia) and Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea) Habitat: marine.

lopezi, Mindorogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1945:13 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 58; ref. 2139] Mangrove swamp at Hacienda Waterous, Mangarin, Mindoro, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 36822. Paratypes: CAS-SU 36823 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:115 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Acentrogobius moloanus (Herre 1927) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius moloanus (Herre 1927). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

madraspatensis, Gobius Day [F.] 1868:152 [4] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868 (pt 1); ref. 14070] Backwaters and probably in the sea, Madras, India. Syntypes (3) and/or Day specimens: AMS B.8090 (1, syntype?) Madras; BMNH 1868.4.15.5-8 (4), 1889.2.1.4301-4302 (2, dry), 1889.2.1.4378-79 (2, dry); ZSI 180 (1, lost), A.217 (1), 2820 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:299 [ref. 25110]. On p. 4 of separate. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Valid as Amoya madraspatensis (Day 1868) -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:635 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Hoese & Larson 2006:1623 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:145 [ref. 29532], Larson et al. 2013:190 [ref. 32988]). •Valid as Acentrogobius madraspatensis (Day 1868) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:925 [ref. 20764], Rema Devi 1993:171 [ref. 24020], Larson & Murdy 2001:3594 [ref. 26293], Adrim et al. 2004:126 [ref. 27715], Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius madraspatensis (Day 1868). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: South Asia: India. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

magnisquamatus, Rhinogobius caninus form Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:188 [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Several localities, Philippines. Syntypes: BSMP (46) presumed destroyed. •Synonym of Creisson caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Endruweit 2024:77 [ref. 41040]). •Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

margariturus, Gobius Richardson [J.] 1846:205 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Macao, China. Holotype: Cambridge Philos. Inst. (apparently lost). •Species inquirenda -- (Parenti 2021:442 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.

modestus, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1849:28 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Surabaya, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Appeared without distinguishing features in list in Bleeker 1849:5 [ref. 320]. •Species inquirenda in Gobiidae --.(Kottelat 2013:396 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:442 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.

modiglianii, Gobius Perugia [A.] 1893:252 [2] [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 13; ref. 14534] Kifa-juc, Engano Island, Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: MSNG 12659 (6). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:343-344 [ref. 10350]. On p. 2 of separate. •Synonym of Acentrogobius janthinopterus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius janthinopterus (Bleeker 1853). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

moloanus, Aparrius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:207, Pl. 16 (fig. 3) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Molo, Iloilo Province, Panay Island, Philippines; Capiz, San Jose, Philippines. Syntypes: (12) BSMP 12369 and 24389-92 (5) destroyed, seen by Koumans. Additional material: BSMP (4) presumed destroyed. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:187 [ref. 2676]. Species spelling when in Amoya needs study. •Valid as Amoya moloanus (Herre 1927) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:141 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:198 [ref. 22772], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:635 [ref. 25122] as moloana, Hoese & Larson 2006:1623 [ref. 29097], Shibukawa 2009:263 [ref. 30449] as moloana). •Valid as Acentrogobius moloanus (Herre 1927) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:249 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:566 [ref. 25598], Nakabo 2000:1246 [ref. 25182], Larson & Murdy 2001:3594 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:108 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1246 [ref. 26193], Larson et al. 2008:145 [ref. 29532], Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:93 [ref. 34492], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38603], Sreeraj & Sen 2022:[4] [ref. 38996]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius moloanus (Herre 1927). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Sundarban (Bay of Bengal, India) east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

multifasciatus, Rhinogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:190, Pl. 14 (fig. 1) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Jaro River mouth, Iloilo, Panay Island, Philippines. Syntypes: (65) BSMP (presumed destroyed). •Synonym of Acentrogobius signatus (Peters 1855) -- (Allen 2015:7 [ref. 33699], Allen 2017:110 [ref. 35601]). •Valid as Acentrogobius multifasciatus (Herre 1927) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:249 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:567 [ref. 25598], Nakabo 2000:1246 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:108 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1246 [ref. 26193], Shibukawa 2009:259 [ref. 30449], Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202], Furuhashi et al. 2020:25 [ref. 38446], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38603], Momose 2022:8 [ref. 39316]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius multifasciatus (Herre 1927). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Sea east to Indonesia, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan) and Amami Islands (Japan). Habitat: brackish, marine.

nigromaculatus, Acentrogobius Koreeda [R.] & Motomura [H.] 2025:3, Figs. 1-5 [Ichthyological Research Online First; ref. 42582] Bandokorobana, Minamikyushu, Satsuma Peninsula, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, 31°14'50"N, 130°26'00"E, depth 0.1 meter. Holotype: KAUM-I 178667. Paratypes: (25) KAUM-I, NSMT. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Acentrogobius nigromaculatus Koreeda & Motomura 2025. Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius nigromaculatus Koreeda & Motomura 2025. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Rodrigues Island (Mauritius), Raja Ampat Island and Saipan (Indonesia), Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea), Iriomote-jima, Amami-oshima and Yaku-shima Islands, and Kyushu, Japan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

notophthalmus, Ctenogobius Bleeker [P.] 1875:126 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 10; ref. 12599] Singapore; Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: (3) RMNH 4999 (3 of 4). •Valid as Ctenogobius notophthalmus Bleeker 1875 -- (Wu & Ni in Kuang et al. 1986:294 [ref. 26639]). •Synonym of Acentrogobius madraspatensis (Day 1868) -- (Larson et al. 2008:145 [ref. 29532], Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius madraspatensis (Day 1868). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

pellidebilis, Acentrogobius Lee [Y.-J.] & Kim [I. S.] 1992:14, Fig. 1 [Korean Journal of Ichthyology v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 24034] Soho-ri, Samho-myon, Yongam-gun, Chollanam-do, Korea, 34°45'N, 126°30'E. Holotype: CUB 7038. Paratypes: CUB 8343-47 (5), 12001-05 (5). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Acentrogobius pellidebilis Lee & Kim 1992 -- (Kim 1997:462 [ref. 24032], Kim & Park 2002:387 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:398, 657 [ref. 26218], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius pellidebilis Lee & Kim 1992. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Korea. Habitat: marine.

pflaumii, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1853:42, Pl. (figs. 3, 3a-b) [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 7); ref. 340] Nagasaki, Japan. Syntypes: (2) RMNH 4496 (2 largest of 3). •Apparently entered also as Amoya pflaumi [sic] (Bleeker 1853) [? same species] -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:635 [ref. 25122]). •Valid as Rhinogobius pflaumi (Bleeker 1853) -- (Wang et al. 2001:263 [ref. 26566]). •Valid as Gobius pflaumii Bleeker 1853 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:359 [ref. 7348]). •Valid as Acanthogobius pflaumii (Bleeker 1853) -- (Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:13 [ref. 24670] as pflaumi). •Valid as Ctenogobius pflaumi (Bleeker 1853) -- (Cheng & Zhou 1997:379 [ref. 26385]). •Valid as Acentrogobius pflaumii (Bleeker 1853) [sometimes as pflaumi] -- (Yanagisawa 1978:313 [ref. 7028], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:249 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:567 [ref. 25598], Lee & Kim 1992:18 [ref. 24034], Kim 1997:461 [ref. 24032], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:752 [ref. 24702], Vasil'eva 1998:126 [ref. 23591], Sato et al. 1998:42 [ref. 24972], Mizuno et al. 1999:12 [ref. 25311], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:635 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1246 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:108 [ref. 25693], Shimizu 2001:41 [ref. 25799], Kim & Park 2002:386 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:1246 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:398, 657 [ref. 26218] as pflaumi, Francis et al. 2003:105 [ref. 27058], Vasil'eva 2003:S42 [ref. 28444], Francis et al. 2004:678 [ref. 27965], Hoese & Larson 2006:1616 [ref. 29097], Hoese & Larson 2008:751 [ref. 30660], Larson 2011:239 [ref. 31740], Larson 2011:239 [ref. 31740], Matsui et al. 2014:9 [ref. 33344], Parin et al. 2015:476 [ref. 33547], Hoese 2015:1575 [ref. 34304], Kim et al. 2020:169 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:102 [ref. 37637], Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38603], Vasil'eva et al. 2025:[6] [ref. 42434]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius pflaumii (Bleeker 1853). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Philippines, China, Korea, Japan and Russia. Introduced (invasive) in Australia and New Zealand. Habitat: brackish, marine.

philipi, Gobius Tirant [G.] 1883:[19] [Bulletin de la Société des Études Indo-chinoises. Saigon. 1883; ref. 17920] Hué, Vietnam. Lectotype: MHNL 4200-0055 [2738]. On p. 19 of reprint in Chevey 1929 [ref. 16215]. Lectotype selected by Kottelat 1987:18 [ref. 11434]. •Synonym of Creisson caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Endruweit 2024:77 [ref. 41040]). •Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 1987:19, 21 [ref. 11434] as philippi, Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

punctatus, Rhinogobius Oshima [M.] 1926:22 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 3314] Haiho, Hainan Island, China. Syntypes: (6, one described) whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Ctenogobius punctatus (Oshima 1926) -- (Wu & Ni in Kuang et al. 1986:296 [ref. 26639], Kottelat 2013:426 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202] with question, Parenti 2021:310 [ref. 38603] with question, Pezold 2022:68 [ref. 39351]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish.

quadriporus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:87 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Suriname [probably erroneous]. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1264. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:38 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Creisson caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Endruweit 2024:77 [ref. 41040]). •Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38603]) Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

quinquemaculatus, Acentrogobius Allen [G. R.] 2017:104, Figs. 1-3, 4A [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 23 (no. 3); ref. 35601] Alotau, Papua New Guinea, off Nawae Construction Company shipyard, 4.8 km east of main Alotau wharf, 10°18.215'S, 150°24.710'E, depth 3-16 meters. Holotype: WAM P.34764-001. Paratypes: USNM, WAM. •Valid as Acentrogobius quinquemaculatus Allen 2017 -- (Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38603], Momose 2022:9 [ref. 39316], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1094 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius quinquemaculatus Allen 2017. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Amami Islands (southern Japan); Papua New Guinea, including New Britain. Habitat: marine.

raveni, Gobius Nichols [J. T.] 1952:2 [American Museum Novitates No. 1594; ref. 12793] Fiji Islands. Holotype: AMNH 18591. Paratypes: AMNH 15294 (2). •Species inquirenda -- (Parenti 2021:442 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.

sealei, Creisson Smith [H. M.] 1931:41 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 79 (no. 2873); ref. 4047] Menam Chao Phraya at Paknam, central Thailand. Holotype (unique): KUMF 0179 (was to be USNM 90318, not sent). Type catalog: Monkolprasit 1969:7 [ref. 23217]. •Synonym of Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:398 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38603], Endruweit 2024:75 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

similis, Rhinogobius Smith [H. M.] 1931:43 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 79 (no. 2873); ref. 4047] Ban Don Bight, Gulf of Thailand. Holotype: USNM 90320. Paratypes: KUMF 1081 (1). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:130 [ref. 2676], Vilasri et al. 2018:66 [ref. 36451]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859, replaced by Rhinogobius simulans Smith 1931. •Synonym of Creisson caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Endruweit 2024:77 [ref. 41040]). •Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202], Vilasri et al. 2018:66 [ref. 36451], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38603]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

simplex, Gobius Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:48 [9] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3887] Bagamoyo, eastern Tanzania. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1349. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:39 [ref. 19958]. On p. 9 of separate. •Valid as Acentrogobius simplex (Sauvage 1880) -- (Maugé 1986:358 [ref. 6218], Larson & Wright 2003:130 [ref. 27481], Jawad et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34964], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:34 [ref. 39965]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius simplex (Sauvage 1880). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania). Habitat: brackish, marine.

simulans, Rhinogobius Smith [H. M.] 1931:64 [Copeia 1931 (no. 2); ref. 18295] Ban Don [Bandon] Bight, Gulf of Thailand, Peninsular Thailand. Holotype: USNM 90320. Paratypes: KUMF 0181 (1). Type catalog: Monkolprasit 1969:7 [ref. 23217]. Type information: Koumans 1940:130 [ref. 2676]. Replacement name for Rhinogobius similis Smith 1931, preoccupied by Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859. •Synonym of Creisson caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Endruweit 2024:77 [ref. 41040]). •Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

suluensis, Rhinogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:193, Pl. 14 (fig. 3) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Bungau, Sulu Province, Philippines. Syntypes: BSMP (6) destroyed, seen by Koumans. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:187 [ref. 2676]. •Valid as Amoya suluensis (Herre 1927) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:141 [ref. 23448], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:635 [ref. 25122]). •Valid as Yongeichthys suluensis (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2022:156 [ref. 39971]). •Valid as Acentrogobius suluensis (Herre 1927) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:249 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1244 [ref. 25182], Larson & Murdy 2001:3594 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:108 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1244 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:643 [ref. 27495], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:175 [ref. 27510], Heemstra et al. 2004:3328 [ref. 27945], Motomura et al. 2010:202 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:954 [ref. 31980], Kottelat 2013:398 [ref. 32989], Allen 2015:7 [ref. 33699], Fricke et al. 2014:156 [ref. 33932], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202], Allen 2017:108 [ref. 35601], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38603], Koreeda et al. 2022:25 [ref. 39102], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1094 [ref. 40796], Myers et al. 2025:77 [ref. 42065], Koreeda & Motomura 2025:10 [ref. 42582]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius suluensis (Herre 1927). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Saudi Arabia, eastern Mascarenes (Rodrigues); eastern Indonesia, Thailand, east to Philippines, Palau and Mariana Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Guinea. IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

therezieni, Acentrogobius Kiener [A.] 1963:328, Fig. 1 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 35 (no. 4); ref. 4903] Vilanandro, River, Madagascar. Holotype: MNHN 1963-0163. Paratypes: MNHN 1963-0164 (6). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:17 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Acentrogobius therezieni Kiener 1963 -- (Maugé 1986:358 [ref. 6218], Larson & Wright 2003:130 [ref. 27481], Jawad et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34964], Fricke et al. 2018:323 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:34 [ref. 39965]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius therezieni Kiener 1963. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Madagascar endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

turneri, Gnatholepis Roxas [H. A.] & Ablan [G. L.] 1940:78, Pl. 1 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 71 (no. 1); ref. 17253] Lingayen Gulf, Pangasinan Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP 41993 (destroyed in WWII). •Possibly a species of Acentrogobius or Exyrias -- (Randall & Greenfield 2001:1 [ref. 25675]). •Possibly genus Acentrogobius ? -- (Larson & Buckle 2012:5 [ref. 32272], Parenti 2021:440 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.

validus, Creisson Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1907:43, Fig. 16 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 26 (Doc. 606) (for 1906); ref. 2498] Cavite, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 9251. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:145 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:109 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Creisson janthinopterus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Endruweit 2024:76 [ref. 41040]). •Synonym of Acentrogobius janthinopterus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:79 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius janthinopterus (Bleeker 1853). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

vanderloosi, Acentrogobius Allen [G. R.] 2015:3, Figs. 1-3 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 14; ref. 33699] Alotau, 4.8 km east of main wharf, 10°18.256’S, 150°24.768’E, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, depth 14.5 meters. Holotype: WAM P.34319-010. Paratypes: WAM P.34319.011 (2). •Valid as Acentrogobius vanderloosi Allen 2015 -- (Allen et al. 2015:39 [ref. 33804], Allen 2017:108 [ref. 35601], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38603], Ragul et al. 2024:2 [ref. 41019], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1095 [ref. 40796]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius vanderloosi Allen 2015. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: southeastern India; Papua New Guinea and Raja Ampat Islands (West Papua, Indonesia). Habitat: marine.

veliensis, Ctenogobius Geevarghese [C.] & John [P. A.] 1982:656, Fig. 1 [Journal of Natural History v. 16 (no. 5); ref. 8476] Veli estuary in Trivandrum, southwestern coast of Kerala State, India. Holotype: Dept. Aquatic Biol. Fish. Univ. Kerala, India. Paratypes: (9) BMNH 1982.3.31.6-8 (3); Univ. Kerala.; ?USNM 232953 (1). •Valid as Amoya veliensis (Geevarghese & John 1982) -- (Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S118 [ref. 27377], Parenti 2021:92 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Acentrogobius veliensis (Geevarghese & John 1982). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius veliensis (Geevarghese & John 1982). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: India. Habitat: brackish.

venenatus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:85 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Puducherry, India. Syntypes: MNHN A-1121 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:41 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:398 [ref. 32989], Larson 2022:34 [ref. 39965], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38603], Endruweit 2024:75 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

violarisi, Acentrogobius Allen [G. R.] 2015:8, Figs. 4-6 [Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 14; ref. 33699] Alotau, 4.8 km east of main wharf, 10°18.256’S, 150°24.768’E, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, depth 15 meters. Holotype: WAM P.34319-004. Paratypes: WAM P.34319-005 (juveniles and female specimen). •Valid as Acentrogobius violarisi Allen 2015 -- (Allen 2017:108 [ref. 35601], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38603], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1095 [ref. 40796], Koreeda & Motomura 2025:9 [ref. 42582]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius violarisi Allen 2015. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea) endemic. Habitat: marine.

virgatulus, Ctenogobius Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:63, Fig. 9 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1244); ref. 2509] Misaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Sagami Sea, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 6451. Paratypes: (many) AMS I.6880; FMNH 3808 (1, missing); CAS-SU 6658 (20), 6592 (9), 6623 (8), 6640 (1). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:142 [ref. 2676] as cotypes in SU 6658, Böhlke 1953:111 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:29 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Gobius pflaumi Bleeker 1853 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:359 [ref. 7348]). •Synonym of Acentrogobius pflaumi (Bleeker 1853) -- (Yanagisawa 1978:313 [ref. 7028], Kim 1997:585 [ref. 24032], Vasil'eva 1998:126 [ref. 23591]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius pflaumi (Bleeker 1853) -- (Wang et al. 2001:35 [ref. 26566]). •Valid as Acentrogobius virgatulus (Jordan & Snyder 1901) -- (Matsui et al. 2014:9 [ref. 33344], Allen 2017:108 [ref. 35601], Sonoyama et al. 2020:102 [ref. 37637], Parenti 2021:81 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius virgatulus (Jordan & Snyder 1901). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan. Habitat: marine.

viridipunctatus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:62 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Mumbai, India. Syntypes: MNHN A-1122 (1), 1395 (2). Originally as viridi-punctatus. •Valid as Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:249 [ref. 6441], Ataur Rahman 1989:308 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:926 [ref. 20764], Rema Devi 1993:172 [ref. 24020], Kottelat et al. 1993:141 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:197 [ref. 22772], Suzuki et al. 1996:6 [ref. 24367], Larson & Williams 1997:367 [ref. 23967], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:635 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1243 [ref. 25182], Larson & Murdy 2001:3594 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:109 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:1243 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S118 [ref. 27377], Larson & Wright 2003:130 [ref. 27481], Ataur Rahman 2003:334 [ref. 31338], Hoese & Larson 2006:1617 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:145 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:260 [ref. 30449], Larson et al. 2013:188 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:398 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:190 [ref. 34464], Jawad et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34964], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:254 [ref. 36460], Eagderi et al. 2019:58 [ref. 37020], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 14 [ref. 38321], Parenti 2021:82 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:435 [ref. 39830], Larson 2022:34 [ref. 39965], Hasan et al. 2023:2211 [ref. 40412], Thu & Thao 2023:642 [ref. 40499], Endruweit 2024:75 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Persian Gulf east to Vietnam, Philippines and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

yokohamae, Gobius Günther [A.] 1877:437 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 56); ref. 2009] Yokohama Bay, Japan, depth 15 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1879.5.14.551. Also described as new in Günther 1880:67 [ref. 2011]. •Synonym of Acentrogobius pflaumii (Bleeker 1853) -- (Yanagisawa 1978:313 [ref. 7028] as pflaumi, Parenti 2021:80 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius pflaumii (Bleeker 1853). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

zonalternans, Gobius Day [F.] 1876:289 [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Adyair River, Madras, India. Syntypes: ZSI 109 (1, lost), 110 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:162 [ref. 23762]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Species inquirenda -- (Parenti 2021:444 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater.