william, Bathygobius Smith [J. L. B.] 1948:340, Fig. 2 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 14 (no. 113) (art. 30); ref. 4074] Xora river mouth, Transkei, South Africa, western Indian Ocean. Lectotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 189. Paralectotypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 733 (4), USNM 210409 [ex RUSI 733] (1). Lectotype selected by Winterbottom 1976 [ref. 23290]. •Valid as Monishia william (Smith 1948) -- (Hoese 1986:795 [ref. 5670], Maugé 1986:376 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Coryogalops william (Smith 1948) -- (Goren 1991:3 [ref. 19343], Schliewen 2011:216 [ref. 31738], Kovačić et al. 2014:513 [ref. 33562], Kovačić et al. 2016:344 [ref. 34349], Parenti 2021:119 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:69 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Coryogalops william (Smith 1948). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to Mozambique. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.