padangensis, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1851:249 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 16890] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: (23) RMNH 4531 (1). •Valid as Bathygobius padangensis (Bleeker 1851) -- (Akihito & Meguro 1980:223 [ref. 6920], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:273 [ref. 6441], Miller & Smith 1989:315 [ref. 25535], Kuiter 1993:347 [ref. 23929], Chu 1999:70 [ref. 24097], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:1220 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:110 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3595 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1220 [ref. 26193]). •Appears to be a synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832) -- (Randall 2005:520 [ref. 28239]). •Synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832) -- (Hoese & Larson 2006:1626 [ref. 29097], Randall 2007:395 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2010:205 [ref. 31256], Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:99 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.