balbis, Lepadogaster Risso [A.] 1810:73, Pl. 4 (fig. 9) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:34 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:654 [ref. 7222]). •Synonym of Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Henriques et al. 2002:338 [ref. 26172]). Current status: Synonym of Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: marine.