spathulata, Cycloptera Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1832:67 [v. 69; ref. 29724] No types known. Original not seen. •Synonym of Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:36 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:654 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1357 [ref. 13677]). •Synonym of Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Henriques et al. 2002:338 [ref. 26172], Kovačić et al. 2026:429 [ref. 42898]). Current status: Synonym of Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: marine.