nebulopunctatus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:58 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Red Sea. Syntypes: MNHN A-1330 (1) Mauritius, A-1331 (5) Red Sea, 2730 (1) Red Sea; MSNG 12609 (2); ZMB 2056 (2). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:344 [ref. 10350], Bauchot et al. 1991:36 [ref. 19958] as holotype (A.1130) and paratypes. Originally as nebulo-punctatus. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:148 [ref. 36273], Larson 2022:50 [ref. 39971], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.