hispaniolensis, Cottus gobio Băcescu [M. C.] & Băcescu-Meşter [L.] 1964:444 [Vie et Milieu Suppl. No. 17; ref. 1238] Garona River at Viella, eastern Pyreneans, Spain. Syntypes: ?MGAB. •Synonym of Cottus gobio Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 1997:169 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Cottus hispaniolensis Băcescu & Băcescu-Meşter 1964 -- (Freyhof et al. 2005:134 [ref. 28259], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:511 [ref. 29996], Sideleva 2009:211 [ref. 30173], Goto et al. 2014:[11] [ref. 33456], Sideleva et al. 2018:9 [ref. 36393]). Current status: Valid as Cottus hispaniolensis Băcescu & Băcescu-Meşter 1964. Cottidae. Distribution: Southwest Europe: Garonne drainage, Spain and France. Habitat: freshwater.