prototypus, Gouania Nardo [G. D.] 1833:548 [Isis (Oken) v. 26 (no. 6) 1833; ref. 5746] Adriatic Sea No types known. Genus as Covania; corrected by Canestrini 1864:181 [ref. 714]. •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). •Synonym of Gouania pigra (Nardo 1827) -- (Wagner et al. 2020:15 [ref. 37868]). Current status: Synonym of Gouania pigra (Nardo 1827). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: marine.