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Species in the genus Redigobius: [ 45 ] records


amblyrhynchus, Stigmatogobius Bleeker [P.] 1878:207 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Serie 2) v. 12; ref. 17117] Jakarta and Tjisakat, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: (6) apparently lost. •Valid as Redigobius amblyrhynchus (Bleeker 1878) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:151 [ref. 23448], Larson 2005:348 [ref. 28521] as Redigobius sp.?). •Nomen dubium in Redigobius Herre 1927 -- (Larson 2010:185 [ref. 30783]). •Species inquirenda -- (Parenti 2021:444 [ref. 38603]). •Species inquindae in Redigobius Herre 1927 -- (Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32898]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Uncertain. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

amblystoma, Stigmatogobius Zander [C. D.] 1972:109, Figs. 1-3 [Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut v. 69; ref. 7660] Vakvella, southwestern Sri Lanka. Holotype: ZMH H4635. Paratypes: ZMH H4636 (2). Type catalog: Wilkens 1977:160 [ref. 22013]. •As Redigobius sp. -- (Larson 2005:348 [ref. 28521]). •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:351 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

australis, Gillichthys Ogilby [J. D.] 1894:367 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 9 (pt 2); ref. 3267] Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.3171. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:161-162 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Redigobius macrostoma (Günther 1861) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:806 [ref. 22532] as australia, Larson 2001:208 [ref. 25522], Hoese & Larson 2006:1681 [ref. 29097], Larson 2010:161 [ref. 30783], Kuiter 2018:90 [ref. 36369], Parenti 2021:352 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius macrostoma (Günther 1861). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

balteata, Vaimosa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:419 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] Majalibit Inlet, Waigio [Waigiu] Island, East Indies. Holotype: FMNH 17386. Paratypes: CAS-SU 24463 (1). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:138, 155 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:118 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:84 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Redigobius balteatus (Herre 1935) -- (Senou & Yano 1991:4 [ref. 24603], Kottelat et al. 1993:151 [ref. 23448], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1240 [ref. 25182], Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522], Sakai et al. 2001:116 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3601 [ref. 26293], Allen et al. 2002:283 [ref. 25930], Nakabo 2002:1240 [ref. 26193], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S118 [ref. 27377], Tan & Lim 2004:111 [ref. 27716], Hoese & Larson 2006:1681 [ref. 29097], Larson 2010:129 [ref. 30783], Larson et al. 2013:207 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:339 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:350 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:169 [ref. 39971], Jamandre 2023:169 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius balteatus (Herre 1935). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Mozambique), Mayotte and Madagascar east to Micronesia, north to northern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

balteatops, Acentrogobius Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:200, Pl. 9 (fig. G) [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 13; ref. 4122] Inhaca, Mozambique, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 206. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] (1) not researched. •Valid as Redigobius balteatops (Smith 1959) -- (Maugé 1986:382 [ref. 6218], Hoese 1986:802 [ref. 5670], Pethiyagoda 1991:247 [ref. 20075]). •Questionably a synonym of Redigobius balteatus (Herre 1935) -- (Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522]), •Synonym of Redigobius balteatus (Herre 1935) -- (Parenti 2021:350 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:169 [ref. 39971]), Current status: Synonym of Redigobius balteatus (Herre 1935). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bikolana, Vaimosa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:151, Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Creek at barrio Puru, Legaspi, Albay Province, Philippines. Syntypes: BSMP 13232 (6) destroyed, seen by Koumans. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:185 [ref. 2676]. •Valid as Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:269 [ref. 6441], Hoese 1986:803 [ref. 5670], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:578 [ref. 25598], Allen & Coates 1990:111 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:192 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:151 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:207 [ref. 22772], Larson & Williams 1997:370 [ref. 23967], Takahashi et al. 1997:48 [ref. 24971], Mizuno et al. 1999:12 [ref. 25311], Johnson 1999:749 [ref. 25471] as cf bikolanus, Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1241 [ref. 25182], Buden et al. 2001:7 [ref. 25496], Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522], Larson & Murdy 2001:3601 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:116 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:283 [ref. 25930], Nakabo 2002:1241 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:642 [ref. 27495], Tan & Lim 2004:111 [ref. 27716], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:197 [ref. 28107] as cf. bikolanus, Hoese & Larson 2006:1681 [ref. 29097], Allen et al. 2008:174 [ref. 30265], Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783], Motomura et al. 2010:218 [ref. 31256], Schliewen 2011:212 [ref. 31738], Matsui et al. 2014:8 [ref. 33344], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:171 [ref. 33932], Miesen et al. 2016:94 [ref. 34492], Labatos 2017:5 [ref. 36239], Pusey et al. 2017:77 [ref. 35250], Sulaiman et al. 2018:46 [ref. 35802], Fricke et al. 2018:339 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:288 [ref. 36673], Ng et al. 2019:533 [ref. 36606], Sonoyama et al. 2020:107 [ref. 37637], Keith et al. 2021:126 [ref. 38257], Parenti 2021:350 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:445 [ref. 39830], Larson 2022:170 [ref. 39971], Sreeraj & Sen 2022:2 [ref. 39413], Jamandre 2023:169 [ref. 40455], Furuhashi et al. 2024:17 [ref. 41415]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Vietnam and the Philippines, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, north to central Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

cardonensis, Vaimosa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1940:358, Pl. 2 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 72 (no. 4); ref. 11010] Cardona, northern coast of Laguna de Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 32980. Paratypes: (34) BMNH 1938.12.1.208-212 (6) from Herre, CAS-SU 32981 (30). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:118 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker 1854) -- (Larson 2010:179 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:353 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker 1854). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chinensis, Vaimosa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:287 [Hong Kong Naturalist v. 6 (nos 3-4); ref. 13700] Tide pool at Hong Kong. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 30966. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:149 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:118 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:350 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chrysosoma, Lophogobius Bleeker [P.] 1875:114 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 10; ref. 12599] Bandjermasin, Borneo; Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 4489 (4). •Valid as Redigobius chrysosoma (Bleeker 1875) -- (Allen 1991:192 [ref. 21090], Kottelat et al. 1993:151 [ref. 23448], Larson & Williams 1997:370 [ref. 23967], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:70 [ref. 25191], Allen et al. 2000:129 [ref. 27467] with author as Günther 1861, Larson 2001:207 [ref. 25522], Larson & Murdy 2001:3601 [ref. 26293] as chrysosomus, Allen et al. 2002:284 [ref. 25930], Hoese & Larson 2006:1681 [ref. 29097], Allen et al. 2008:175 [ref. 30265], Larson 2010:142 [ref. 30783], Larson et al. 2013:207 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Huang et al. 2014:113 [ref. 33161] as chrysosomus, Sulaiman et al. 2018:46 [ref. 35802], Parenti 2021:351 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:445 [ref. 39830], Jamandre 2023:169 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius chrysosoma (Bleeker 1875). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines, north to Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dewaali, Gobius Weber [M.] 1897:145 [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 10; ref. 14640] Umgeni River, interior of Kwaulu-Natal, South Africa. Lectotype: ZMA 103238. Paralectotypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 415-416 (2, 2); ZMA 103239-40 (5, 12), 103272 (1). Type catalog: Matthes 1964:181 [ref. 19237], Nijssen et al. 1982:99 [ref. 19236]. Lectotype selected by Matthes 1964:181 [ref. 19237]. The original spelling was dewaali. •Valid as Redigobius dewaalii (Weber 1897) -- (Maugé 1986:382 [ref. 6218], Larson 2001:207 [ref. 25522]). •Valid as Redigobius dewaali (Weber 1897) -- (Hoese 1986:803 [ref. 5670], Skelton 1993:366 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:365 [ref. 27406] as dewaali, Larson 2010:146 [ref. 30783], Schliewen 2011:212 [ref. 31738], Parenti 2021:351 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:170 [ref. 39971], Whitfield 2025:264 [ref. 42563]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius dewaali (Weber 1897). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeastern Africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Mozambique, east to Madagascar. IUCN (2016): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dispar, Gobius Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:264 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Lake Buhi and Lake Batu, Kolabos and Lebmanan brooks, Albay Province Luzon Island, Philippines. Syntypes: (several) ?BMNH 1868.7.10.? (4); ZMB 6700 (11), 6702-03 (8, 4) Batu, 6737-38 (2) Buhi. •Valid as Redigobius dispar (Peters 1868) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:151 [ref. 23448], Larson 2001:207 [ref. 25522], Larson 2010:150 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:351 [ref. 38603], Jamandre 2023:169 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius dispar (Peters 1868). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater.

flavescens, Gobius De Vis [C. W.] 1884:689 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.434 (2). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:161 [ref. 2676]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Gobius flavescens Fabricius 1779, replaced by Parvigobius immeritus Whitley 1930. •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522], Hoese & Larson 2006:1681 [ref. 29097], Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:350 [ref. 38603]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fotuno, Redigobius Kobayashi [H.], Sumarto [B. K. A.], Mokodongan [D. F.], Lawelle [S. A.], Masengi [K. W. A.] & Yamahira [K.] 2024:[2], Figs. 2-6, 9a [Ichthyological Research v. 72 (no. 1); ref. 41112] Fotuno Fountain, Wakumoro Village, Muna Island, Sulawesi Tenggara Province, Indonesia, 5°04'39.7"S, 122°30'25.7"E. Holotype: MZB 26796. Paratypes: (15) MZB, NSMT. •Valid as Redigobius fotuno Kobayashi, Sumarto, Mokodongan, Lawelle, Masengi & Yamahira 2024. Current status: Valid as Redigobius fotuno Kobayashi, Sumarto, Mokodongan, Lawelle, Masengi & Yamahira 2024. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Muna Island, Sulawesi Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.

horiae, Vaimosa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:280 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 2125] Freshwater Creek on Bab-el-Thuap Island, Palau Islands [Pelew Islands]. Lectotype: CAS-SU 29070 (largest specimen). Paralectotypes: FMNH 47241 (2), CAS-SU 29070 (now 1), 29071 (9). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:150 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:119 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:84 [ref. 12367]. Lectotype selected by Larson 2010:185 [ref. 30783]. •Synonym (in part) of Redigobius roemeri (Weber 1911) -- (Larson 2001:208 [ref. 25522]). •Synonym (in part) of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522], Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783]). •Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Beeker 1854) in part -- (Larson 2010:179 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:353 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker 1854). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

immeritus, Parvigobius Whitley [G. P.] 1930:122 [Australian Zoologist v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 4669] Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.434 (2). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:161 [ref. 2676]. Replacement name for Gobius flavescens De Vis 1884, preoccupied by Gobius flavescens Fabricius 1779. •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522], Hoese & Larson 2006:1681 [ref. 29097], Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:350 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

isognathus, Stigmatogobius Bleeker [P.] 1878:203 [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Serie 2) v. 12; ref. 17117] Singapore. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4486 or 4451. •Valid as Pseudogobius isognathus (Bleeker 1878) -- (Rainboth 1996:207 [ref. 22772]). •Valid as Redigobius isognathus (Bleeker 1878) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:151 [ref. 23448], Tan & Lim 2004:111 [ref. 27716], Larson et al. 2008:144 [ref. 29532]). •As Redibobius sp. -- (Larson 2005:348 [ref. 28521]). •Questionably the same as Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:350 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

johnstoniensis, Gobius Koumans [F. P.] (ex De Vis) 1940:166 [Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden) v. 22; ref. 2676] Johnstone River, Innisfail, Queensland, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.447. Paralectotypes: AMS I.446 (1), I.448 (1). Apparently not available from Koumans. Based on manuscript name of De Vis found on specimens. A description is provided, but Koumans treated the specimens from Johnston River as (or probably) Stigmatogobius javanicus (Blkr.)." The name was not therefore treated as valid (name in synonymy) when proposed (Art. 11.5 of the Code). Subsequently made available back to Koumans 1940 by Whitley 1952:29, Fig. 6 [ref. 4717] as Stigmatogobius johnstoniensis. Lectotype selected by Whitley 1952:29 [ref. 4717]. •Synonymy of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522], Hoese & Larson 2006:1681 [ref. 29097]). •Synonym of Redigobius balteatus (Herre 1935) -- (Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius balteatus (Herre 1935). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae.

koumansi, Vaimosa Mukerji [D. D.] 1935:268, Pl. 6 (figs. 3-4) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 37 (pt 3); ref. 3054] Hill stream, Austen Straits, Andaman Islands. Holotype (unique): ZSI F11789/1 (lost). Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. See Das 2003:374 [ref. 27706] as kaumansi. •Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Beeker 1854) -- (Larson 2010:179 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:353 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker 1854). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

lekutu, Redigobius Larson [H. K.] 2010:153, Figs. 14-15 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 21 (no. 2); ref. 30783] Upper Lekutu River, near Kavula River, Vanua Levu, Fiji. Holotype: NTM S. 16756-001. Paratypes: many at AMS, NTM, QM, WAM. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Redigobius lekutu Larson 2010 -- (Parenti 2021:352 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius lekutu Larson 2010. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Oceania: Lekutu and Dreketi River systems, Vanua Levu island (Fiji). Habitat: freshwater.

leptochilus, Acentrogobius Bleeker [P.] 1875:131 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 10; ref. 12599] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4663. •Valid as Redigobius leptochilus (Bleeker 1875) -- (Larson 2001:208 [ref. 25522]). •Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Beeker 1854) -- (Larson 2010:179 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:353 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker 1854). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

leveri, Vaimosa Fowler [H. W.] 1943:1, Figs. 1-3 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 115; ref. 13200] Waivivesi [lapus for Nainivesi], Fiji Islands. Holotype: ANSP 70196 (with paratype). Paratypes: ANSP 70197 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:107 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Redigobius leveri (Fowler 1943) -- (Larson 2010:157 [ref. 30783], Parenti 2021:352 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius leveri (Fowler 1943). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Oceania: Viti Levu (Fiji). Habitat: marine.

macrognathos, Vaimosa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:145, Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Lake Taal, Batangas Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Syntypes: BSMP 13059 (13) destroyed, seen by Koumans. Additional material: (2) [one in BSMP presumed destroyed]. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:185 [ref. 2676]. •Questionably a synonym of Redigobius roemeri (Weber 1911) -- (Larson 2001:208 [ref. 25522] as macrognatha). •Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Beeker 1854) -- (Larson 2010:179 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:353 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker 1854). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

macrostoma, Gobius Günther [A.] 1861:44 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1953.12.31.6. Günther regarded Gobiopsis macrostomus Steindachner 1860 to predate his Gobius macrostoma when he considered them secondary homonyms, so Günther replaced his macrostoma with Gobius microphthalmus in the same work (Günther 1861:550 [ref. 1964]). The original spelling was macrostoma, implying a noun in apposition. However, the replacement name is not congeneric, and both macrostoma species have been treated as valid. •Treated as valid as Redigobius macrostoma (Günther 1861) [sometimes as macrostomus] -- (Kuiter 1993:357 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:805 [ref. 22532], Larson & Hoese in McDowall 1996:223 [ref. 22909], Kuiter 1997:346 [ref. 25488], Johnson 1999:749 [ref. 25471], Larson 2001:208 [ref. 25522], Larson & Murdy 2001:3601 [ref. 26293] as macrostomus, Allen et al. 2002:284 [ref. 25930], Hoese & Larson 2006:1681 [ref. 29097], Hoese & Larson 2008:770 [ref. 30660], Larson 2010:161 [ref. 30783], Larson 2011:237 [ref. 31740], Kuiter 2018:90 [ref. 36369], Parenti 2021:352 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius macrostoma (Günther 1861). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: southern Queensland (Australia) to South Australia, including Tasmania. Habitat: brackish, marine.

maxillaris, Gobius Davies [D. H.] 1948:375, Fig. [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 1 (no. 5) (art. 30) (for May 1948); ref. 13047] Upper tidal reaches of the Knysna River, Cape Province, South Africa. Holotype: not researched. Paratypes: (4). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Gobius maxillaris Macleay 1878. •Synonym of Redigobius dewaali (Weber 1897) -- (Maugé 1986:382 [ref. 6218] as dewaalii, Hoese 1986:803 [ref. 5670], Parenti 2021:351 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:170 [ref. 39971]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Redigobius dewaali (Weber 1897). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

micrognathus, Stigmatogobius Visweswara Rao [V.] 1971:50, Figs. 3a, c [Journal of the Zoological Society of India v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 7657] Backwaters of Godavari Estuary, India. Holotype (unique): ZMAU. •Nomen dubium in Redigobius or Pseudogobius -- (Larson 2010:186 [ref. 30783], Larson & Hammer 2021:79 [ref. 38276]). •Species inquirenda -- (Parenti 2021:444 [ref. 38603]). •Species inquirenda in Pseudogobius -- (Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Uncertain. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: brackish.

microphthalmus, Gobius Günther [A.] 1861:550 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Replacement name for Gobius macrostoma on p. 44, preoccupied by Gobius macrostomus Steindachner 1860. •Synonym of Redigobius macrostoma (Günther 1861) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:806 [ref. 22532], Larson 2001:208 [ref. 25522] as macrostomus , Hoese & Larson 2006:1681 [ref. 29097], Larson 2010:161 [ref. 30783] as macrostomus, Kuiter 2018:90 [ref. 36369], Parenti 2021:352 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Redigobius macrostoma (Günther 1861). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

minutus, Stigmatogobius Takagi [K.] 1957:114, Pl. 6 (fig. e); Fig. 5 [Journal of the Tokyo University of Fisheries v. 43 (no. 1); ref. 4310] Tomari estuary, Satsuma Peninsula, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: LFBKU 38. Paratypes: (3, plus others) LFBKU 40 (8). •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522], Larson 2005:348 [ref. 28521], Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:351 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

montalbani, Vaimosa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:359, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 3); ref. 5609] Lake Nauján, Mindoro, Philippines. Holotype: CAS-SU 30967 (not separable from paratypes). Paratypes: (35) CAS-SU 30967 (now 59). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:151 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:119 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522], Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:350 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

nanus, Redigobius Larson [H. K.] 2010:166, Figs. 21-24 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 21 (no. 2); ref. 30783] Mangroves, Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia. Holotype: AMSI.25498-002. Paratypes: many at AMS, NTM, QM, WAM. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Redigobius nanus Larson 2010 -- (Larson et al. 2013:207 [ref. 32988], Pusey et al. 2017:77 [ref. 35250], Parenti 2021:352 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius nanus Larson 2010. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

novaehebudorum, Vaimosa Fowler [H. W.] 1944:180, Figs. 27-28 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 96; ref. 1451] New Hebrides [Vanuatu]. Holotype (unique): ANSP 71392. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:108 [ref. 13621]. Originally as novae-hebudorum. •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522], Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:351 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

osgoodi, Vaimosa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1935:420 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 18 (no. 12); ref. 2109] River flowing into Suva harbor, Viti Levu Island, Fiji Islands. Holotype: FMNH 17387. Paratypes: CAS-SU 24433 (1). Paratypes or additional material: CAS-SU 24464 (33). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:138-139 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:119 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:84 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522], Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:350 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

oyensi, Gobius de Beaufort [L. F.] 1913:137, Fig. 4 [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 19; ref. 14940] Indonesia. Lectotype: ZMA 113263. Paralectotypes: ZMA 108049 (1), 110110 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:100 [ref. 19236]. Lectotype selected by Larson 2010:174 [ref. 30783]. •Questionably a synonym of Redigobius leptochilus (Bleeker 1875) -- (Larson 2001:208 [ref. 25522]). •Valid as Redigobius oyensi (de Beaufort 1913) -- (Larson 2010:170 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Praveenraj et al. 2017:10854 [ref. 40099], Keith et al. 2021:128 [ref. 38257], Parenti 2021:352 [ref. 38603], Jamandre 2023:169 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius oyensi (de Beaufort 1913). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Nicobar Islands (India), Philippines, Indonesia, Micronesia and Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

pagoensis, Mahidolia Schultz [L. P.] 1943:240, Fig. 20 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180; ref. 3957] Stream at village of Pago Pago, Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Holotype: USNM 116113. Paratypes: MCZ 37289 [ex USNM 116114] (1), USNM 116114 (orig. 2, now 1). •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522], Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:351 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

penango, Pseudogobius Popta [C. M. L.] 1922:36 [Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden) v. 7 (art. 2); ref. 3550] Penango, Tenggara, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lectotype: SMF 6579. Syntypes: RMNH 10666 (1); SMF 6580-81 (2). Lectotype selected by Larson 2010:179 [ref. 30783]. •Valid as Redigobius penango (Popta 1922) -- (Miesen et al. 2016:94 [ref. 34492], Parenti 2021:352 [ref. 38603], Kobayashi et al. 2024:9 [ref. 41112]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius penango (Popta 1922). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Sulawesi (Indonesia) [anadromous]. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pongolensis, Mugilogobius Kok [H. M.] & Blaber [S. J. M.] 1977:163, Fig. 1-2 [Zoologica Africana v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 7260] Nsimbu River, Pongolo floodplain, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 807. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 808-817 (1 ea., total 10). •Valid as Redigobius pongolensis (Kok & Blaber 1977) -- (Maugé 1986:382 [ref. 6218]). •Synonym of Redigobius dewaalii (Weber 1897) -- (Hoese 1986:803 [ref. 5670], Larson 2001:207 [ref. 25522], Parenti 2021:351 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:170 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius dewaali (Weber 1897). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

reticularis, Gobius Weber [M.] 1911:39, Fig. 7 [Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Frankfurt-a.-M. v. 34 (no. 1); ref. 14827] Wokam, Aru Island, Aru Islands, Maluku, Indonesia. Lectotype: ZMA 112661. Paralectotypes: SMF 6701 (1), 6702 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:100 [ref. 19236]. Lectotype selected by Larson 2010:184 [ref. 30783] •Synonym of Redigobius roemeri (Weber 1911) -- (Larson 2001:208 [ref. 25522]). •Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker 1854) -- (Larson 2010:179 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:353 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker 1854). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

rivalis, Vaimosa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:149, Pl. 11 (fig. 1) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Talakop Creek at foot of Mount Isarog, Calabanga, and Hinaginanan River, both in Camarines Sur Province, Philippines. Syntypes and additional material: (23) BSMP 13061 (16) and 13602 (8) destroyed, seen by Koumans. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:185 [ref. 2676] but with different numbers than in original. •Incertae sedis, perhaps a Redigobius or Eugnathogobius -- (Larson 2001:72 [ref. 25522]). •Nomen dubium in Redigobius or Eugnathogoboius -- (Larson 2010:186 [ref. 30783]). •Specis inquiendae in Redigobius Herre 1927 -- (Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32898]). •Uncertain as Redigobius rivalis (Herre 1927) -- (Parenti 2021:352 [ref. 38603]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Uncertain as Redigobius rivalis (Herre 1927). Gobiidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Camarines Sur (Philippines) [if valid].

roemeri, Gobius Weber [M.] 1911:39, Fig. 8 [Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Frankfurt-a.-M. v. 34 (no. 1); ref. 14827] Panua Bori River, near Sungi Manumbai, Wokam, Aru Island, Aru Islands, Maluku, Indonesia. Lectotype: SMG 6703. Paralectotypes: ZMA 110976 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:100 [ref. 19236]. Species originally spelled as römeri. Lectotype selected by Larson 2010:184 [ref. 30783]. •Valid as Redigobius roemeri (Weber 1911) -- (Roberts 1978:66 [ref. 8886] as romeri, Allen 1991:192 [ref. 21090] as romeri, Kottelat et al. 1993:151 [ref. 23448], Larson 2001:208 [ref. 25522], Larson & Murdy 2001:3601 [ref. 26293]). •Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Beeker 1854) -- (Larson 2010:179 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:353 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker 1854). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

samberanoensis, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1867:417 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 2; ref. 14040] Samberano River, Madagascar. Syntypes: (2). As sambiranoensis and samberanensis in literature. •Questionably a synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Maugé 1986:361 [ref. 6218]). •See Fricke 1999:497 [ref. 24106]. •Belongs to the genus Redigobius -- (D. Hoese/H.K. Larson data). •Synonym of Mugilogobius fuscus (Herre 1940) -- (Larson 2022:161 [ref. 39971] with question). •Synonym of Mugilogobius mertoni (Weber 1911) -- (Larson 2022:162 [ref. 39971] with qustion). •Valid as Redigobius samberanoensis (Bleeker 1867) -- (Fricke et al. 2018:339 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:353 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius samberanoensis (Bleeker 1867). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Madagascar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

sapanga, Vaimosa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:152, Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Sapanga Creek, Angat, Bulacan Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Syntypes: (21) BSMP 13229 (19) destroyed, seen by Koumans. Additional material: BSMP (5) presumed destroyed. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:185 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Beeker 1854) -- (Larson 2010:179 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:353 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker 1854). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

sternbergi, Gobius Smith [H. M.] 1902:169, fig'd [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 21 [1901]; ref. 10225] Lake Buhi, Luzon Island, Philippines. Syntypes: USNM 50536 (6, now 3). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:128-129 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Redigobius dispar (Peters 1868) -- (Larson 2001:207 [ref. 25522], Larson 2010:150 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:351 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius dispar (Peters 1868). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater.

tambujon, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1854:319 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 16935] Panimbang River, Perdana, Banten; Tjiliwong River, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 4458. Paralectotypes: RMNH (2) whereabouts unknown. Lectotype selected by Larson 2010:184 [ref. 30783] •Valid as Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:152 [ref. 23448], Larson 2010:179 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2019:288 [ref. 36673], Keith et al. 2021:130 [ref. 38257], Parenti 2021:353 [ref. 38603], Jamandre 2023:169 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker 1854). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Andaman Islands east to Palau, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Solomon Islands, north to Philippines, south to northern Australia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

vergeri, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1867:418 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 2; ref. 14040] Samberano River, Madagascar. Holotype (unique): RMNH (not found). •Questionably a synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Maugé 1986:361 [ref. 6218]). •Nomen dubium in Redigobius (Larson 2010:186 [ref. 30783]). •Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852) -- (Larson 2022:158 [ref. 39971] with question). •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2022:170 [ref. 39971] with question). •Valid as Redigobius vergeri (Bleeker 1867) -- (Fricke et al. 2018:339 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2021:353 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius vergeri (Bleeker 1867). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Madagascar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

versicolor, Stigmatogobius Smith [J. L. B.] 1959:197, Fig. 12 [Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 13; ref. 4122] Tidal stream, Mahé, Seychelles, western Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 209. Paratypes: (21) SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 44 (1). •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Maugé 1986:382 [ref. 6218], Hoese 1986:803 [ref. 5670], Larson 2001:205 [ref. 25522], Larson 2005:348 [ref. 28521], Larson 2010:134 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:351 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:170 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

wera, Lophogobius Popta [C. M. L.] 1922:27 [Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden) v. 7 (art. 2); ref. 3550] Wera River, Sumbawa Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, elevation 40-50 meters. Holotype (unique): SMF 6551. •Questionably a synonym of Redigobius leptochilus (Bleeker 1875) -- (Larson 2001:208 [ref. 25522]). •Synonym of Redigobius oyensi (de Beaufort 1913) -- (Larson 2010:170 [ref. 30783], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:352 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Redigobius oyensi (de Beaufort 1913). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: marine.


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