cyprinoides, Gobius Pallas [P. S.] 1770:17, Pl. 1 (fig. 5) [Spicilegia Zoologica v. 1 (fasc. 8); ref. 12293] Ambon Island [actual is West Indies]. No types known. •Valid as Lophogobius cyprinoides (Pallas 1770) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:245 [ref. 23100], Gamboa Pérez 1992:330 [ref. 38704], Cervigón 1994:2000 [ref. 24488], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:245 [ref. 22947] as Lophiogobius, Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:436 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:317 [ref. 25013], Thacker & Cole 2002:838 [ref. 26548], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1794 [ref. 27111], Smith et al. 2003:63 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:172 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:713 [ref. 28815], Miller 2006:399 [ref. 28615], Matamoros et al. 2009:25 [ref. 31241], Van Tassell 2011:141, 144 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:177 [ref. 32708], Phillip et al. 2013:25 [ref. 32896], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:79 [ref. 33341], Shibukawa et al. 2014:157 [ref. 35157], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:415 [ref. 35886], Parenti 2021:193 [ref. 38603], Angulo et al. 2023:37 [ref. 40676], Barrientos et al. 2023:272 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:123 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Lophogobius cyprinoides (Pallas 1770). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida (U.S.A.) south to Venezuela, including Caribbean Sea. Immigrated through Panama Canal to the eastern Pacific. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.