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Species in the genus Diplecogaster: [ 20 ] records

bimaculatus, Cyclopterus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Pennant) 1788:29, Pl. 86 (fig. 355) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Seas of England. No types known. Based on 'The bimaculated sucker' of Pennant 1776:397, Pl. 22 [ref. 18528]. •Valid as Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1354 [ref. 13677], Hofrichter 1995:137 [ref. 30502], Santos et al. 1997:102 [ref. 23531], Hofrichter & Patzner 1997:21 [ref. 23741], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:56 [ref. 26753], Fricke et al. 2007:100 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:134 [ref. 30517], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:174 [ref. 31251] as bimaculata bimaculata, Lipej & Dulčić 2010:32 [ref. 36649] as bimaculatus, Parin et al. 2015:371[ref. 33547], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962], Fricke et al. in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2809 [ref. 34618], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2017:210 [ref. 35501], Fricke & Wirtz 2017:6 [ref. 35696], Artüz & Fricke 2019:554 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:205 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36864], Kovačić et al. 2020:31 [ref. 37519], Abliazov et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38576] as bimaculata bimaculata, Bañón & Maño 2021:63 [ref. 38883], Kovačić et al. 2021:55 [ref. 39014], Borg et al. 2023:17 [ref. 42080], Fricke & Wirtz 2023:8 [ref. 40196], Renoult et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40491] as cf. bimaculata, Alkhalili et al. 2025:7974 [ref. 42636]). Current status: Valid as Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; northeastern Atlantic: Norway and Faroes south to Gibraltar. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bimaculatus, Lepidogaster Gosse [P. H.] 1855-56:167 [A manual of marine zoology for the British Isles; ref. 23093] Midway between Tenby (Wales) and Ord Point. No types known. Not available. Original genus should have been spelled Lepadogaster. Lepadogaster bimaculata is a common species in Great Britian and the name was widely used in 19th century English literature. Gosse's name is considered an incorrect subsequent spelling (also lacking a description or figure). Misspelling. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae.

couchii, Lepidogaster Saville-Kent [W.] 1883:55 [Marine and freshwater fishes of the British islands v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 18380] Devonshire and Cornish coasts, British Isles. No types known. Original genus should have been Lepadogaster. On Official Index (Opinion 638); suppressed for purpose of priority but not homonymy. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1354 [ref. 13677], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ctenocrypta, Diplecogaster Briggs [J. C.] 1955:32, Fig. 85 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Off La Luz, Gran Canaria Island, Canary Islands [eastern Atlantic], depth 90 fathoms. Holotype (unique): ZMUC P9037. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:85 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Diplecogaster ctenocrypta Briggs 1955 -- (Briggs 1990:475 [ref. 15498], Hofrichter 1995:156 [ref. 30502], Hofrichter & Patzner 1997:21 [ref. 23741], Fricke et al. 2015:6, 13 [ref. 33962], Fricke et al. in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2809 [ref. 34618], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2017:210 [ref. 35501], Fricke & Wirtz 2017:6 [ref. 35696], Fricke & Wirtz 2023:8 [ref. 40196]). Current status: Valid as Diplecogaster ctenocrypta Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands. Habitat: marine.

desfontanii, Lepadogaster Risso [A.] 1827:275, Pl. 14 (fig. 39) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MZUF 5584-0093 [ex MNHN] (10). Type catalog: Vanni 1991:223 [ref. 20099], Nocita & Vanni 1998:69 [ref. 36144]. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1354 [ref. 13677], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

elegans, Lepadogaster Nardo [G. D.] 1860:79 [Prospetti sistematici degli animali delle provincie Venete et del mare Adriatico; ref. 18470] Name only, not available. •In the synonymy of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae.

euxinica, Diplecogaster bimaculata Murgoci [A. A.] 1964:229, Fig. 1 [Revue Roumaine de Biologie, Série de Zoologie v. 9 (no. 5); ref. 2663] Western Black Sea, Romania. Holotype: MGAB 55. Paratypes: (13) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2007:100 [ref. 29533]). •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788), but a valid subspecies euxinica as described -- (Briggs 1973:653 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1354 [ref. 13677], Parin et al. 2015:471 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Diplecogaster euxinica Murgoci 1964 -- (Fricke et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33962], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2017:210 [ref. 35501], Fricke & Wirtz 2017:6 [ref. 35696], Fricke & Wirtz 2023:7 [ref. 40196], Iftime & Oţel 2025:33 [ref. 42600]). Current status: Valid as Diplecogaster euxinica Murgoci 1964. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Black Sea endemic. IUCN (2025): Least Concern. Habitat: brackish, marine.

latirostris, Lepadogaster Costa [O. G.] 1840:Lepadogaster p. 4 [Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1; ref. 976] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Published 3 Jan 1840. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

listellus, Lepadogaster Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 113 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Italy. No types known. Available as above with brief description. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

megalops, Diplecogaster Briggs [J. C.] 1955:31, Fig. 84 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Off Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 120 fathoms. Holotype: ZMUC P9031. Paratypes: CAS-SU 18734 (1), ZMUC P9032-33 (2). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:85 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Diplecogaster megalops Briggs 1955 -- (Briggs 1986:379 [ref. 5643], Hofrichter 1995:151 [ref. 30502], Hofrichter & Patzner 1997:21 [ref. 23741], Fricke et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33962] once as melagops, Bilecenoğlu et al. 2017:210 [ref. 35501], Fricke & Wirtz 2017:6 [ref. 35696], Briggs 2022:440 [ref. 39965], Fricke & Wirtz 2023:7 [ref. 40196]). Current status: Valid as Diplecogaster megalops Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) endemic. Habitat: marine.

mirbeli, Lepadogaster Risso [A.] 1820:249 [Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 91; ref. 18636] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

norvegicus, Lepadogaster Düben [M. W. von] 1845:112 [Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens förhandlingar, Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien. v. 1 (1844); ref. 17421] Norway. No types known. Reidentified as Lepadogaster bimaculatus Pennant in Düben & Koren 1846:11 [ref. 21662]. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ocellatus, Lepadogaster Risso [A.] 1810:74 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

pectoralis, Diplecogaster bimaculata Briggs [J. C.] 1955:30, Fig. 83 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Off La Luz, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, depth about 100 fathoms. Holotype: ZMUC P9034. Paratypes: BMNH 1890.2.26.123 (1); IOM uncat. (1); CAS-SU 18735 (1); ZMUC P9035-36 (2). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:85 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1355 [ref. 13677], Briggs 1990:474 [ref. 15498], Arruda 1997:124 [ref. 24952]). •Valid as Diplecogaster pectoralis Briggs 1955 -- (Wirtz et al. 2013:132 [ref. 32972], Fricke et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33962], Fricke et al. in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2809 [ref. 34618], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2017:210 [ref. 35501], Fricke & Wirtz 2017:6 [ref. 35696], Carneiro et al. 2019:205 [ref. 37250], Fricke & Wirtz 2023:8 [ref. 40196]). Current status: Valid as Diplecogaster pectoralis Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

raninus, Lepadogaster Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 113 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Italy. No types known. Apparently an available name based on Cyclopterus raninus Chiereghini (manuscript), with a short description. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

reticulatus, Lepadogaster Risso [A.] 1810:77 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

roseioculus, Diplecogaster Fricke [R.] & Wirtz [P.] 2023:3, Figs. 1-4 [Taxa (Journal of Taxonomy and Systematics) v. 1; ref. 40196] About 500 meter southeast of Ilheu Santana, São Tomé Island Group, São Tomé and Principe, eastern Atlantic Ocean, circa 0°14.23'N, 6°45.84'E, depth 40 meters. Holotype (unique): SMNS 27756. Combined with a feminine genus, the adjective should be roseiocula. •Valid as Diplecogaster roseiocula Fricke & Wirtz 2023. Current status: Valid as Diplecogaster roseiocula Fricke & Wirtz 2023. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic Ocean: São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

tonstricula, Diplecogaster Fricke [R.], Wirtz [P.] & Brito [A.] 2015:7, Figs. 1-6 [Journal of Natural History v. 50 (nos. 11-12); ref. 33962] Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Dakar, Senegal, 1.3 km south-southwest of La Pointe des Almades, 14°43.806ʹN, 17°32.046ʹW, depth 28 meters. Holotype: ZSM 40089. Paratypes: CCML, ZSM. •Valid as Diplecogaster tonstricula Fricke, Wirtz & Brito 2015 -- (Fricke et al. in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2809 [ref. 34618], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2017:210 [ref. 35501], Fricke & Wirtz 2017:6 [ref. 35696], Carballo et al. 2021:82 [ref. 39250], Fricke & Wirtz 2023:8 [ref. 40196]). Current status: Valid as Diplecogaster tonstricula Fricke, Wirtz & Brito 2015. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Canary Islands (Spain) and Senegal. Habitat: marine.

umutturali, Diplecogaster Bilecenoğlu [M.], Yokeş [M. B.] & Kovačić [M.] 2017:212, Figs. 1-3 [Zoology in the Middle East v. 63 (no. 3); ref. 35501] Akıncı Burnu, Turkish Levant coast, Iskenderun Bay, 36°19'30"N, 35°47'00"E, depth 0.3 meters. Holotype: ESFM-PIS/2005-005. Paratypes: ESFM-PIS. •Valid as Diplecogaster umutturali Bilecenoğlu, Yokeş & Kovačić 2017 -- (Fricke & Wirtz 2023:8 [ref. 40196]). Current status: Valid as Diplecogaster umutturali Bilecenoğlu, Yokeş & Kovačić 2017. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Turkish Levant coast. Habitat: marine.

urifasciatus, Lepadogaster Costa [O. G.] 1840:Lepadogaster p. 9 [Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1; ref. 976] Gulf of Salerno, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Published 3 May 1840. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.