macrolepis, Gobius Kolombatović [G.] 1891:4 [Godicnje Izviesće C. K. Velike Realke u Splitu za Skolsku Godinu, Split v. 1890-1891; ref. 18430] Dalmatia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: NMW 37421-22 (2). Published in same year as Gobius macrolepis Scharff 1891, earliest not researched. •Valid as Thorogobius macrolepis (Kolombatović 1891) -- (Miller 1973:513 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1083 [ref. 13677], Ahnelt & Patzner 1996:538 [ref. 24709], Ahnelt & Kovačić 1997:149 [ref. 23095], Sauberer & Ahnelt 2008:278 [ref. 29915], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:67 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:188 [ref. 31737], Sauberer et al. 2018:360 [ref. 35962], Trkov et al. 2019:65 [ref. 36880], Iglésias et al. 2020:300 [ref. 37987], Kovačić 2020:78 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:26 [ref. 37519], Kovačić et al. 2021:43 [ref. 39014],, Parenti 2021:227 [ref. 38603] Kovačić et al. 2022: 86 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:222 [ref. 39288], Renoult et al. 2023:49 [ref. 40491]). Current status: Valid as Thorogobius macrolepis (Kolombatović 1891). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.