piger, Lepadogaster Nardo [G. D.] 1827:26, 35 (no. 31) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10; ref. 3146] Glavotok, Krk, Croatia, 45°05'44.9"N, 14°26'32.4"E [Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea)]. Neotype: PMR VP3529. Also in Nardo 1827:col. 477 and 483 [ref. 19740] and Nardo 1827:105 [ref. 26236]. Neotype designated by Wagner et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37868]. •Synonym of Gouania willdenowi (Risso 1810) -- (Briggs 1955:23 [ref. 637] as wildenowi, Briggs 1973:653 [ref. 7222] as wildenowi, Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1355 [ref. 13677] as wildenowi, Hofrichter 1995:103 [ref. 30502] as wildenowi). •Valid as Gouania pigra (Nardo 1827) -- (Wagner et al. 2020:14 [ref. 37868], Kovačić et al. 2021:55 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Gouania pigra (Nardo 1827). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea: Adriatic Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.