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Species in the genus Tridentiger: [ 17 ] records


atriceps, Gobius (Ctenogobius) Regan [C. T.] 1905:364 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 16 (no. 93) (art. 42); ref. 15382] Inland Sea, Japan. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1905.6.7.34. •Synonym of Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Okada 1961:655 [ref. 6363] as articeps, Parenti 2021:377 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

bedfordi, Ctenogobius Regan [C. T.] 1908:62, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 4 Feb. 1908); ref. 14334] Chong-ju, South Korea. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.12.30.42-46 (2, plus smaller non-types, lost). •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Kim 1997:584 [ref. 24032], Vasil'eva 1998:146 [ref. 23591], Choi et al. 2003:664 [ref. 26218], Kottelat 2013:424 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Rhinogobius bedfordi (Regan 1908) -- (Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202], Suzuki et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37412], Parenti 2021:354 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Sicydium obscurum Temminck & Schlegel 1845 -- (Endruweit 2024:157 [ref. 41040]). •Synonym of Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Current status: Synonym of Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

bifasciatus, Tridentiger Steindachner [F.] 1881:190 [12], Pl. 7 (figs. 2, 2a) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 83 (1. Abth.); ref. 4231] Strielok Bay, Sea of Japan near Vladivostock, Japan Sea. Holotype (unique): NMW 76205. On p. 12 of separate. •Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Berg 1949:1103 [ref. 20662], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:348 [ref. 7348], Vasil'eva 1998:148 [ref. 23591]). •Valid as Tridentiger bifasciatus Steindachner 1881 -- (Akihito & Sakamoto 1989:106 [ref. 14124], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:608 [ref. 25598], Kim 1997:455 [ref. 24032], Sato et al. 1998:43 [ref. 24972], Fuller et al. 1999:463 [ref. 25838], Nakabo 2000:1256 [ref. 25182], Wang et al. 2001:275 [ref. 26566], Pietsch et al. 2001:146 [ref. 25688], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:47 [ref. 26178], Kim & Park 2002:378 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:1257 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:400, 666 [ref. 26218], Moyle 2002:437 [ref. 26449], Vasil'eva 2003:S53 [ref. 28444], Kim et al. 2004:56 [ref. 27747], Nelson et al. 2004:173 [ref. 27807], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:235 [ref. 28183], Love et al. 2005:163 [ref. 37547], Scharpf 2009:14 [ref. 30400], Page & Burr 2011:618 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:179 [ref. 32708], Cui et al. 2013:188 [ref. 32726], Matsui et al. 2014:7 [ref. 33344], Parin et al. 2014:505 [ref. 33547], Kells et al. 2016:308 [ref. 35888], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:193 [ref. 35257] with question, Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:269 [ref. 36460], Dyldin et al. 2021:37 [ref. 38804], Love et al. 2021:207 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:376 [ref. 38603], Bogan 2023:3 [ref. 40723], Page et al. 2023:125 [ref. 40505], Verhelst & Verreycken 2023:[2] 1254 [ref. 40967], Vasil'eva et al. 2025:[5] [ref. 42434], Chen et al. 2026:[5] [ref. 42818]). Current status: Valid as Tridentiger bifasciatus Steindachner 1881. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Vietnam and China to Korea, Russia and Japan. Introduced or invaded elsewhere, including California (U.S.A.), Argentina, Belgium and Anhui (China). IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

brevispinis, Tridentiger obscurus Katsuyama [I.], Arai [R.] & Nakamura [M.] 1972:600, Pl. 2 (figs. 1-4) [Bulletin of the National Science Museum (Tokyo) v. 15 (no. 4); ref. 7620] Minato River, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: NSMT-P 14549. Paratypes: NSMT-P 14400 (2), 14407 (2), 14411 (2), 14423 (4), 14438 (1), 14445 (12), 14449 (3), 14495 (11), 14548 (4), 14550-54 (1, 2, 19, 26, 2), 14558 (3). •Synonym of Tridentiger kuroiwae Jordan & Tanaka 1927, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:606 [ref. 25598], Mashiko & Yamane 1993:363 [ref. 22459], Pietsch et al. 2001:146 [ref. 25688], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:47 [ref. 26178], Kim & Park 2002:384 [ref. 25913]). •Synonym of Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Reshetnikov et al. 1997:757 [ref. 24702], Vasil'eva 1998:147 [ref. 23591]). •Valid as Tridentiger brevispinis Katsuyama, Arai & Nakamura 1972 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:271 [ref. 6441], Takahashi 1996:2 [ref. 24363], Kim 1997:459 [ref. 24032], Takahashi et al. 1997:49 [ref. 24971], Sato et al. 1998:43 [ref. 24972], Nakabo 2000:1257 [ref. 25182], Matsuura et al. 2000:242 [ref. 26000], Nakabo 2002:1257 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:400, 666 [ref. 26218], Yonezawa & Shinomiya 2002:2 [ref. 26563], Hagiwara 2003:40 [ref. 27188], Vasil'eva 2003:S53 [ref. 28444], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:236 [ref. 28183], Shedko & Chereshnev 2005:453 [ref. 30089], Matsui et al. 2014:7 [ref. 33344], Parin et al. 2014:505 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:193 [ref. 35257], Kim et al. 2020:175 [ref. 39118], Dyldin et al. 2021:37 [ref. 38804], Parenti 2021:376 [ref. 38603], Vasil'eva et al. 2025:[6] [ref. 42434]). Current status: Valid as Tridentiger brevispinis Katsuyama, Arai & Nakamura 1972. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Japan, Korea and Russia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

bucco, Tridentiger Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:115, Fig. 24 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1244); ref. 2509] Misaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Sagami Sea, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 6459. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6655 (5), USNM 49902 (4). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:144 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:118 [ref. 12291]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:565 [ref. 31656]. •Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Berg 1949:1103 [ref. 20662], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:348 [ref. 7348], Vasil'eva 1998:148 [ref. 23591]). •Synonym of Tridentiger bifasciatus Steindachner 1881 -- (Akihito & Sakamoto 1989:106 [ref. 14124], Vasil'eva 2003:S53 [ref. 28444], Parin et al. 2014:505 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:376 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Tridentiger bifasciatus Steindachner 1881. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

coreanus, Tridentiger Regan [C. T.] 1908:63, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 4 Feb. 1908); ref. 14334] Chong-ju, Kin River, South Korea. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.12.30.34-41 (1 of 8). Additional material: BMNH 1907.12.30.34-41 (7 of 8). •Synonym of Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Berg 1949:1103 [ref. 20662], Vasil'eva 1998:147 [ref. 23591], Parenti 2021:377 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fasciapectoralis, Gobius Fowler [H. W.] 1938:42, Fig. 5 [Hong Kong Naturalist No. 6, Suppl.; ref. 17760] Hong Kong. Holotype (unique): ANSP 68296. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:106 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Triaenophorichthys trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Endruweit 2024:86 [ref. 41040] dated 1860). •Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Akihito & Sakamoto 1989:101 [ref. 14124], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:452 [ref. 23876], Parenti 2021:377 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

genimaculatus, Tridentiger Regan [C. T.] 1905:23, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 15 (no. 85) (art. 2); ref. 3624] Inland Sea, Japan. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1905.6.6.418. •Synonym of Triaenophorichthys trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Endruweit 2024:86 [ref. 41040] dated 1860). •Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Akihito & Sakamoto 1989:101 [ref. 14124], Parenti 2021:377 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

ioturus, Trifissus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1900:373, Pl. 18 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1213); ref. 2502] Tokyo Bay, Japan. Holotype: USNM 49403. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6270 (1). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:130-131 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:118 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Triaenophorichthys trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Endruweit 2024:86 [ref. 41040] dated 1860). •Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Akihito & Sakamoto 1989:101 [ref. 14124], Parenti 2021:377 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

kuroiwae, Tridentiger Jordan [D. S.] & Tanaka [S.] 1927:276, Pl. 23 (figs. 1-3) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 17 (no. 2); ref. 15796] Yakkachi River, Amami-Oshima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: FMNH 59181 [ex CM 8324]. Paratypes: (many) FMNH 59182 [ex CM 8325] (9), ?CAS-SU 23668 (5), ZUMT 8913-18 (6), 8920 (1), 8923 (1), 8925 (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:97 [ref. 12305], Böhlke 1953:118 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:84 [ref. 12367], Aizawa et al. 2025:174 [ref. 42287]. •Valid as Tridentiger kuroiwae Jordan & Tanaka 1927, subspecies kuroiwae -- (Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:608 [ref. 25598]). •Synonym of Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Okada 1961:655 [ref. 6363], Vasil'eva 1998:147 [ref. 23591]). •Valid as Tridentiger kuroiwae Jordan & Tanaka 1927 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:272 [ref. 6441], Nakabo 2000:1258 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:120 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1258 [ref. 26193], Yonezawa & Shinomiya 2002:2 [ref. 26563], Yonezawa et al. 2010:260 [ref. 30902], Motomura et al. 2010:220 [ref. 31256], Cui et al. 2013:177 [ref. 32726], Parenti 2021:376 [ref. 38603], Aizawa et al. 2025:175 [ref. 42287]). Current status: Valid as Tridentiger kuroiwae Jordan & Tanaka 1927. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: East Asia: Ryukyu islands (Japan). Habitat: freshwater.

marmoratus, Tridentiger Regan [C. T.] 1905:22, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 15 (no. 85) (art. 2); ref. 3624] Inland Sea, Japan. Syntypes: BMNH 1905.6.6.416-417 (2). •Synonym of Triaenophorichthys trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Endruweit 2024:86 [ref. 41040] dated 1860). •Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:348 [ref. 7348], Akihito & Sakamoto 1989:101 [ref. 14124], Vasil'eva 1998:148 [ref. 23591], Parenti 2021:377 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

niger, Tridentiger Fang [P.-W.] 1942:84 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 67 (no. 3); ref. 13123] Chefoo, Shantung Province, China. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1941-0180. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:45 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Tridentiger niger Fang 1942 -- (Parenti 2021:377 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Tridentiger niger Fang 1942. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: brackish.

obscurum, Sicydium Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1845:145, Pl. 76 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH 1746. Paralectotypes: RMNH D985 (1, dry), 1738 (2). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:126 [ref. 12876]. •Valid as Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Berg 1949:1102 [ref. 20662], Okada 1961:654 [ref. 6363], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:346 [ref. 7348], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:272 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:605 [ref. 25598], Cheng & Zhou 1997:366 [ref. 26385], Kim 1997:458 [ref. 24032], Takahashi et al. 1997:49 [ref. 24971], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:757 [ref. 24702], Vasil'eva 1998:147 [ref. 23591], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:13 [ref. 24670], Sato et al. 1998:43 [ref. 24972], Mizuno et al. 1999:13 [ref. 25311], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1258 [ref. 25182], Matsuura et al. 2000:243 [ref. 26000], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:47 [ref. 26178], Shimizu 2001:42 [ref. 25799], Wang et al. 2001:274 [ref. 26566], Kim & Park 2002:381 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:1258 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:400, 666 [ref. 26218], Hagiwara 2003:40 [ref. 27188], Jang et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27681], Kim et al. 2004:56 [ref. 27747], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:236 [ref. 28183], Matsunuma et al. 2010:85 [ref. 31558], Cui et al. 2013:188 [ref. 32726], Matsui et al. 2014:8 [ref. 33344], Kwun et al. 2017:143 [ref. 37287], Kim et al. 2020:175 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:108 [ref. 37637], Parenti 2021:377 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Korea and Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

shatinensis, Amblygobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:184 [Hong Kong Naturalist v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 13701] New Territories, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 31757. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:150 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:108 [ref. 12291]. •May be Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Sadovy & Cornish 2000:241 [ref. 25480]). •Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Parenti 2021:377 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

squamistrigatus, Triaenophorichthys Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1879:111 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1879; ref. 21467] Tokyo, Japan. Syntypes: ZMB 10647 (6). •Synonym of Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Okada 1961:655 [ref. 6363], Sakamoto & Abe 1997:37 [ref. 42630], Vasil'eva 1998:147 [ref. 23591], Parenti 2021:377 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

taeniatus, Triaenophorichthys Günther [A.] 1874:156 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 13 (no. 74) (art. 23); ref. 14189] Chefoo, Shantung Province, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1874.1.16.32-33 (2). •Synonym of Triaenophorichthys trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Endruweit 2024:86 [ref. 41040] dated 1860). •Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Akihito & Sakamoto 1989:101 [ref. 14124], Parenti 2021:377 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

trigonocephalus, Triaenophorus Gill [T. N.] 1859:18 [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 7 (nos 1-3, art. 4); ref. 1753] Hong Kong. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Svetovidova 1978:259 [ref. 9011]. •Valid as Triaenophorichthys trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Endruweit 2024:86 [ref. 41040] dated 1860). •Valid as Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859) -- (Berg 1949:1103 [ref. 20662], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:348 [ref. 7348], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:264 [ref. 9277], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:272 [ref. 6441], Raquel 1988:60 [ref. 20747], Akihito & Sakamoto 1989:100 [ref. 14124], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:452 [ref. 23876], Kuiter 1993:346 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:809 [ref. 22532], Zhu 1995:177 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:367 [ref. 26385] dated 1858, Reshetnikov et al. 1997:757 [ref. 24702], Vasil'eva 1998:147 [ref. 23591], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:13 [ref. 24670], Sato et al. 1998:43 [ref. 24972], Mizuno et al. 1999:13 [ref. 25311], Fuller et al. 1999:464 [ref. 25838], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1256 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:250 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:44 [ref. 25847], Pietsch et al. 2001:146 [ref. 25688], Shimizu 2001:42 [ref. 25799], Wang et al. 2001:275 [ref. 26566] dated 1858, Nakabo 2002:1256 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:400, 666 [ref. 26218], Nelson et al. 2004:173 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:163 [ref. 37547], Pondella & Chinn 2005:57 [ref. 28041], Hoese & Larson 2006:1687 [ref. 29097], Hoese & Larson 2008:773 [ref. 30660], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:188 [ref. 31737], Larson 2011:237 [ref. 31740], Page et al. 2013:179 [ref. 32708], Cui et al. 2013:188 [ref. 32726], Matsui et al. 2014:7 [ref. 33344], Parin et al. 2014:506 [ref. 33547], Kells et al. 2016:308 [ref. 35888], Kovačić 2020:78 [ref. 37932], Kim et al. 2020:175 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:108 [ref. 37637], Kovačić et al. 2021:43 [ref. 39014], Love et al. 2021:207 [ref. 39279], Parenti 2021:377 [ref. 38603], Gus'kov et al. 2022:73 [ref. 39564], Kovačić et al. 2022: 87 [ref. 39303], Kovačić et al. 2023:132 [ref. 40094], Page et al. 2023:125 [ref. 40505], Thu & Thao 2023:642 [ref. 40499], Thao et al. 2024:160 [ref. 42458], Toyama et al. 2025:39 [ref. 42086], Vasil'eva et al. 2025:[6] [ref. 42434]). Current status: Valid as Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill 1859). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: northern Vietnam and China north to Korea and Japan. Inadvertently introduced in eastern Pacific, Australia, Black Sea, and eastern Mediterranean Sea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.


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