bacescui, Lepadogaster microcephalus Murgoci [A. A.] 1940:384 [Comptes Rendus des Séances de l'Institut des Sciences de Roumanie, ancienne Académie des Sciences de Roumanie, Bucuresti. v. 4 (nos 5-6); ref. 17803] Cap Caliacra [southern Dobruja Region, Bulgaria, Black Sea], depth 1-5 meters. Holotype: MGAB 54. •Synonym of Apletodon microcephalus (Brook 1890), but a valid subspecies bacescui -- (Briggs 1973:651 [ref. 7222]). •Synonym of Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà 1887), but a valid subspecies -- (Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1352 [ref. 13677], Gus'kov et al. 2022:72 [ref. 39564]). •Synonym of Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà 1887) -- (Fricke et al. 2010:96 [ref. 30711], Parin et al. 2014:471 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà 1887). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Black Sea (if valid). Habitat: marine.