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Species in the genus Favonigobius: [ 23 ] records

aliciae, Aboma Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:10, Pl. 7 [Bulletin of the Raffles Museum No. 12; ref. 10994] Singapore harbor. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 30952. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:152 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:107 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker 1849) -- (Kottelat 2013:417 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Favonigobius aliciae (Herre 1936) -- (Rainboth 1996:199 [ref. 22772], Larson et al. 2008:149 [ref. 29532]). •Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Taki et al. 2021:433 [ref. 39830], Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

atribranchiostegus, Rhinogobius Koumans [F. P.] 1940:135 [Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden) v. 22; ref. 2676] Den Pasar, southern Bali, Indonesia. Holotype: USNM 56333. Not intended as a new name, see Rhinogobius melanobranchus Fowler 1934. •Synonym of Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler 1934) -- (Larson 2022:86 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler 1934). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

auriga, Ctenogobius (Aurigobius) Whitley [G. P.] 1959:317 [Australian Zoologist v. 12 (pt 4); ref. 4729] Heron Island, Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.4001. Paratypes: AMS IB.4002-03 (2) •Synonym of Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay 1881) -- (Gill & Miller 1990:517 [ref. 16711], Hoese & Larson 2006:1650 [ref. 29097], Parenti 2021:154 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay 1881). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bacescui, Pomatoschistus Nalbant [T. T.] & Mayer [R. F.] 1975:237, Pl. 2 (fig. 5) [Travaux du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" v. 16; ref. 17766] Bagamoyo, about 45 miles north of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Holotype (unique): MGAB 359. •Unlikely to be a Pomatoschistus -- (McKay & Miller 1997:1459 [ref. 24951]). •Valid as Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:416 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Larson 2022:87 [ref. 39971], Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

baliuroides, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1849:26 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Sumanap, eastern Madura, Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH (apparently lost). Appeared without distinguishing features in list in Bleeker 1849:5 [ref. 320]. •Synonym of Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:417 [ref. 32989] with question). •Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603] with question). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chaimi, Silhouettea Goren [M.] 1978:197, Fig. 4 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 59 (nos 3/4); ref. 1851] Nabek, Sinai, Egypt, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Holotype: HUJ 10064 [ex HUJ 7579b]. Paratypes: HUJ 11222 [ex 7579c] (orig. 3, now 2), 7581 (1); SMF 13821 (1), 13837 (1). Type catalog: Golani 2006:35 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Acentrogobius chaimi Goren 1978 -- (Miller 1988:269 [ref. 26483]). •Valid as Silhouettea chaimi Goren 1978 -- (Goren 1979:53 [ref. 1852], Dor 1984:250 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:66 [ref. 25356]). •Synonym of Papillogobius melanobranchus (Fowler 1934) -- (Kovačić & Bogorodsky 2013:370 [ref. 32441]). •Synonym of Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler 1934) -- (Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:86 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler 1934). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

cylindricus, Ctenogobius Bleeker [P.] 1875:129 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 10; ref. 12599] Singapore. Syntypes: (2) RMNH 4495 (largest plus 1 other of 3). •Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Larson et al. 2008:148 [ref. 29532]). •Synonym of Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:417 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ennorensis, Acentrogobius Menon [A. G. K.] & Rema Devi [K.] 1980:54, Pls. A-B; Fig. 1 [Matsya No. 6; ref. 8572] Ennore estuary, Madras, India, Bay of Bengal. Holotype: ZSI F.555. Paratypes: (7). See Das 2003:372 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Acentrogobius ennorensis Menon & Rema Devi 1980 -- (Rema Devi 1993:167 [ref. 24020]). •Synonym of Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:417 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:934 [ref. 20764] dated 1853, Parenti 2021:156 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: India (if valid). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

exquisitus, Favonigobius Whitley [G. P.] 1950:32, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1948-49; ref. 12979] Toukley, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IB.1413. •Valid as Papillogobius exquisitus (Whitley 1950) -- (Gill & Miller 1990:523 [ref. 16711], Gill 1993:177 [ref. 21981]). •Valid as Favonigobius exquisitus Whitley 1950 -- (Kuiter 1993:349 [ref. 23929], Larson & Murdy 2001:3597 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2006:1649 [ref. 29097], Hoese 2015:1578 [ref. 34304], Parenti 2021:154 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Favonigobius exquisitus Whitley 1950. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Western Australia and South Australia, and New Zealand. Habitat: brackish, marine.

gymnauchen, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1860:84, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 8 (art. 1); ref. 374] Tokyo, Japan. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4465. •Valid as Gobius gymnauchen Bleeker 1860 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:359 [ref. 7348]). •Valid as Ctenogobius gymnauchen (Bleeker 1860) -- (Cheng & Zhou 1997:381 [ref. 26385]). •Valid as Favonigobius gymnauchen (Bleeker 1860) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:250 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:569 [ref. 25598], Kim 1997:464 [ref. 24032], Sato et al. 1998:41 [ref. 24972], Myers 1999:255 [ref. 23965], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1239 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:239 [ref. 25480], Sakai et al. 2001:111 [ref. 25693], Shimizu 2001:41 [ref. 25799], Kim & Park 2002:388 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:1239 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:399, 660 [ref. 26218], Hagiwara 2003:40 [ref. 27188], Matsui et al. 2014:9 [ref. 33344], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:259 [ref. 36460], Kim et al. 2020:169 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:104 [ref. 37637], Parenti 2021:154 [ref. 38603], Furuhashi et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40140], Thu & Thao 2023:642 [ref. 40499], Zarei et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40314], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1116 [ref. 40796], Endruweit 2024:78 [ref. 41040], Toyama et al. 2025:37 [ref. 42086]). Current status: Valid as Favonigobius gymnauchen (Bleeker 1860). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Vietnam and southern China to Korea and Japan. Records from Iran and India based on misidentifications (H. K. Larson, pers. comm., June 2023). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

koseirensis, Gobius Klunzinger [C. B.] 1871:474 [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 21; ref. 2622] Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea. Types: ZMB 8014 (1). Original description leaves it unclear if based on a unique holotype or on syntypes. •Valid as Gobius koseirensis Klunzinger 1871 -- (Dor 1984:247 [ref. 29757]). •Species inquirenda -- (Parenti 2021:441 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Larson 2022:87 [ref. 39971] with question). Current status: Uncertain as Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

lateralis, Gobius Macleay [W.] 1881:602 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 5 (pt 4); ref. 2869] King George Sound, Western Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16386-001 [ex MAMU F893] (3). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:158 [ref. 2676], Stanbury 1969:208 [ref. 19518]. •Valid as Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay 1881) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:225 [ref. 24556], Gill & Miller 1990:516 [ref. 16711], Gill 1993:177 [ref. 21981], Kuiter 1993:348 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:167 [ref. 25479], Gomon et al. 1994:790 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:352 [ref. 25488], Willis et al. 1999:189 [ref. 24629], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Hoese & Larson 2006:1649 [ref. 29097], Hoese & Larson 2008:758 [ref. 30660], Larson 2011:237, 238 [ref. 31740], Hammer et al. 2015:374 [ref. 34092], Hoschke et al. 2019:160 [ref. 36626], Parenti 2021:154 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay 1881). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lentiginosus, Gobius Richardson [J.] 1844:3, Pl. 1 (figs. 5-6) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Syntypes: (3?) BMNH 1844.9.13.29-30 (2) •Valid as Acentrogobius lentiginosus (Richardson 1844) -- (Paulin et al. 1989:225 [ref. 24556], Willis et al. 1999:189 [ref. 24629]). •Valid as Favonigobius lentiginosus (Richardson 1844) -- (Johnson 1999:748 [ref. 25471], Larson & Murdy 2001:3597 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2006:1649 [ref. 29097], Larson 2011:238 [ref. 31740], Hoese 2015:1579 [ref. 34304], Parenti 2021:154 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Favonigobius lentiginosus (Richardson 1844). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Zealand. Habitat: brackish, marine.

littoreus, Gobius Day [F.] 1888:261 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1888 (pt 3) (art. 4) (for 1 May 1888); ref. 14480] Madras, India. Syntypes: BMNH 1889.2.1.3444 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:161 [ref. 23762] as litoreus. •Synonym of Favonigobius neilli (Day 1868) -- (Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish.

melanobranchus, Rhinogobius Fowler [H. W.] 1934:82, Figs. 24-25 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1417] Den Pasar, southern Bali, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ANSP 56333. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:135 [ref. 2676] but as Rhinogobius atribranchiostegus in main heading, Böhlke 1984:108 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Papillogobius melanobranchus (Fowler 1934) -- (Kovačić & Glolani 2008:417 [ref. 33214], Gill & Miller 1990:522 [ref. 16711], Randall et al. 1994:248 [ref. 21645], Randall 1995:340 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23922], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Larson et al. 2008:148 [ref. 29532], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:187 [ref. 31737], Bogorodsky et al. 2011:218 [ref. 31666], Kovačić & Bogorodsky 2013:370 [ref. 32441], Kottelat 2013:349 [ref. 32989], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[21] 259 [ref. 36492], Kovačić 2020:78 [ref. 37932], Golani 2021:76 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:42 [ref. 39014], Kovačić et al. 2022: 72 [ref. 39303], Kovačić et al. 2023:132 [ref. 40094], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:20 [ref. 40247]). •Valid as Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler 1934) -- (Hoese 1986:788 [ref. 5670], Larson & Williams 1997:368 [ref. 23967], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3597 [ref. 26293], Allen & Adrim 2003:58 [ref. 26830], Hoese & Larson 2006:1650 [ref. 29097], Shibukawa 2009:274 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:969 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:197 [ref. 32988], Fricke et al. 2014:164 [ref. 33932], Sadeghi et al. 2017:643 [ref. 35641], Golani & Fricke 2018:153 [ref. 36273], Eagderi et al. 2019:63 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2021:154 [ref. 38603], Esmaeili et al. 2022:483 [ref. 39253], Larson 2022:86 [ref. 39971], Momose 2022:10 [ref. 39316], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:213 [ref. 40377], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1116 [ref. 40796], Çiçek et al. 2024:303 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler 1934). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf and Seychelles east to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to northern Australia. Eastern Mediterrranean Sea immigrant. IUCN (1996): Near Threatened; (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

neilli, Gobius Day [F.] 1868:152 [4] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868 (pt 1); ref. 14070] Backwaters and along the sea-shore, Madras, India. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.8312 (1, syntype); BMNH 1868.4.15.9 (1), BMNH 1889.2.1.4304-4309 (6, dry); MZUF 4702 (1); NMW 33897 (1); ZSI 79 (1, lost), 158 (1, lost), 173 (1, lost), 2777 (1, lost). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:166 [ref. 2676], Whitehead & Talwar 1976:162 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:300 [ref. 25110]. On p. 4 of separate. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Maugé 1986:367 [ref. 6218], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:934 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Favonigobius neilli (Day 1868) -- (Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:417 [ref. 32989], Larson 2022:87 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

obliquus, Gobius lateralis var. McCulloch [A. R.] & Ogilby [J. D.] 1919:249, Pl. 34 (fig. 4) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 12 (no. 10); ref. 15219] Rose Bay, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.9732. Paratypes: (several) AMS I.9733-9735 (5). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:163-164 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay 1881) -- (Gill & Miller 1990:517 [ref. 16711], Gomon et al. 1994:790 [ref. 22532], Hoese & Larson 2006:1650 [ref. 29097], Parenti 2021:154 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay 1881). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

opalescens, Ctenogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:15, Pl. 11 [Bulletin of the Raffles Museum No. 12; ref. 10994] Singapore. Holotype: CAS-SU 30956. Paratypes: (34) BMNH 1937.9.22.2-4 (3?) from Herre, FMNH 47008 (3), CAS-SU 16966 (24). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:152 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:111 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:29 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Favonigobius opalescens (Herre 1936) -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3597 [ref. 26293], Shibukawa et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:183 [ref. 27510], Larson et al. 2008:148 [ref. 29532], Prokofiev 2016:646 [ref. 35020], Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Favonigobius opalescens (Herre 1936). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Singapore. Habitat: marine.

phaiospilosoma, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1849:30 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Pasuruan, Java and Sumanap, Madura, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4456. •Synonym of Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:294 [ref. 24904] as phiopsilosoma, Kottelat 2013:407 [ref. 32989] with question, Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:232 [ref. 37983]). •Valid as Favonigobius phaiospilosoma (Bleeker 1849) -- (Hoese & Hammer 2021:110 [ref. 38350], Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Favonigobius phaiospilosoma (Bleeker 1849). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

punctatus, Papillogobius Gill [H. S.] & Miller [P. J.] 1990:509, Fig. 4 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 14 (pt 4); ref. 16711] Joel Terrace, Swan-Avon Estuary, Western Australia, depth 1.5 meters. Holotype: WAM P.29724-001. Paratypes: AMS I.29327-001 (5); WAM P.29723-001 (5), P.29725-001 (1), P.29726-001 (5), P.29727-001 (1), P.28728-001 (2), P.29737-001 (6, c&s). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:40 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:44 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Papillogobius punctatus Gill & Miller 1990 -- (Gill 1993:177 [ref. 21981], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847]). •Valid as Favonigobius punctatus (Gill & Miller 1990) -- (Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Hoese & Larson 2006:1650 [ref. 29097], Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Favonigobius punctatus (Gill & Miller 1990). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Swan River estuary (Western Australia). Habitat: brackish, marine.

reichei, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1854:509 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 5965] Padang, Sumatra [Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4672. •Valid as Oplopomus reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Goren 1989:237 [ref. 16646]). •Valid as Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Gill & Miller 1990:522 [ref. 16711], Randall & Goren 1993:18 [ref. 21131], Kottelat et al. 1993:148 [ref. 23448], Goren & Dor 1994:65 [ref. 25356], Myers 1999:257 [ref. 23965], Nakabo 2000:1240 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:239 [ref. 25480], Nakabo 2002:1240 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S119 [ref. 27377], Kovačić & Bogorodsky 2013:369 [ref. 32441], Kottelat 2013:417 [ref. 32989], Prokofiev 2016:649 [ref. 35020] dated 1853, Zajonz et al. 2019:97 [ref. 36871], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:20 [ref. 40247]). •Valid as Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1849) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:250 [ref. 6441], Hoese 1986:788 [ref. 5670], Maugé 1986:367 [ref. 6218], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:570 [ref. 25598], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:934 [ref. 20764], Rema Devi 1993:173 [ref. 24020], Fricke 1999:511 [ref. 24106], Rema Devi et al. 1999:162 [ref. 24758], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:637 [ref. 25122], Larson & Murdy 2001:3597 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:111 [ref. 25693], Tan & Lim 2004:111 [ref. 27716], Adrim et al. 2004:126 [ref. 27715], Larson et al. 2008:148 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:274 [ref. 30449], Motomura et al. 2010:211 [ref. 31256], Bogorodsky et al. 2011:218 [ref. 31666], Allen & Erdmann 2012:969 [ref. 31980], Koeda et al. 2016:91 [ref. 35333], Sadeghi et al. 2017:643 [ref. 35641], Fricke et al. 2018:330 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:153 [ref. 36273], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:260 [ref. 36460], Suresh et al. 2018:283 [ref. 36495], Arndt & Fricke 2019:16 [ref. 36883], Eagderi et al. 2019:63 [ref. 37020], Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:433 [ref. 39830], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[8] [ref. 39245], Larson 2022:87 [ref. 39971], Momose 2022:10 [ref. 39316], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:214 [ref. 40377], Jamandre 2023:168 [ref. 40455], Allen & Erdmann 2024:1117 [ref. 40796], Çiçek et al. 2024:304 [ref. 40789], Koreeda et al. 2024:2 [ref. 40823], Esmaeili et al. 2025:3 [ref. 41988], Kim et al. 2025:364 [ref. 42569], Whitfield 2025:259 [ref. 42563]). Current status: Valid as Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Marshall Islands and New Guinea, north to southern Korea and Kyushu (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. IUCN (2017): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

robinsoni, Rhinogobius Fowler [H. W.] 1934:428, Fig. 13 [Annals of the Natal Museum v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 16422] KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): ANSP 53437. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:109 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:417 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Hoese 1986:788 [ref. 5670], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202], Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:87 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

zanzibarensis, Gobius Liénard [F.] in Sauvage 1891:365, Pl. 41 (fig. 1) [Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar; ref. 14503] Zanzibar [? Madagascar]. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2397. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:41 [ref. 19958]. •Questionably a synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Maugé 1986:358 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:417 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854) -- (Maugé 1986:367 [ref. 6218], Parenti 2021:155 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:87 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.