ponticus, Benthophilus macrocephalus Berg [L. S.] 1916:427 [Les Poissons des eaux douces de la Russie; ref. 277] Northwestern Black Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Benthophilus nudus Berg 1898 -- (Boldyrev & Bogutskaya 2007:65 [ref. 29150], Neilson & Stepien 2009:96 [ref. 30487]). •Synonym of Benthophilus stellatus (Sauvage 1874) -- (Berg 1949:1114 [ref. 20662], Miller 1973:490 [ref. 6888], Vasil'eva 1998:131 [ref. 23591], Vasil'eva 2003:S43 [ref. 28444], Pinchuk & Miller in Miller 2004:257 [ref. 27853], Parin et al. 2015:478 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:72 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Benthophilus stellatus (Sauvage 1874). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.