couchi, Gobius Miller [P. J.] & El-Tawil [M. Y.] 1974:546, Fig. 2 [Journal of Zoology (London) v. 174 (no. 4); ref. 7520] Helford, Cornwall, English Channel, England. Holotype: BMNH 1974.2.8.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1974.2.8.2-11 (10). •Valid as Gobius couchi Miller & El-Tawil 1974 -- (Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1039 [ref. 13677], Stefanni & Mazzoldi 1999:1128 [ref. 40399], Kovačić 2001:4 [ref. 39539], Herler et al. 2005:1044 [ref. 28118], Kovačić & Golani 2007:89 [ref. 39536], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:64 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Kovačić et al. 2011:247 [ref. 32868], Kovačić et al. 2012:439 [ref. 32861], Kovačić et al. 2014:234 [ref. 33190], Kovačić & Šanda 2016:1121 [ref. 34173], Carneiro et al. 2019:180 [ref. 37250], Iglésias et al. 2020:300 [ref. 37987], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37519], Manilo 2020:73 [ref. 37795], Iglésias et al. 2021:181 [ref. 38818], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603], Renoult et al. in Santín et al. 2021:203 [ref. 38223], Bilecenoğlu & Yokeş 2022:45 [ref. 39524], Gus'kov et al. 2022:73 [ref. 39564], Kovačić et al. 2022: 55 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:72 [ref. 39288]). Current status: Valid as Gobius couchi Miller & El-Tawil 1974. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Portugal. Habitat: brackish, marine.