atherinoides, Gobius Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:445 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique. Syntypes: ZMB 2102 (2). Also described as new in Peters 1855:254 [ref. 13448]. •Synonym of Yongeichthys nebulosus (Forsskål 1775) -- (Maugé 1986:387 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Opua atherinoides (Peters 1855) -- (Randall & Goren 1993:17 [ref. 21131]). •Valid as Hazeus atherinoides (Peters 1855) -- (Allen & Adrim 2003:59 [ref. 26830]). •Valid as Oplopomops atherinoides (Peters 1855) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:254 [ref. 6441], Myers & Donaldson 2003:643 [ref. 27495], Randall 2005:542 [ref. 28239]). •Synonym of Arcygobius baliurus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Larson et al. 2008:146 [ref. 29532], Allen & Erdmann 2012:959 [ref. 31980], Kottelat 2013:399 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:94 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:44 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Arcygobius baliurus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.