pulchellus, Gobius Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:125 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] Western Port, Victoria, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN (lost). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:58 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Nesogobius pulchellus (Castelnau 1872) -- (Kuiter 1993:352 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:803 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:354 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Hutchins 2001:43 [ref. 25847], Hoese & Larson 2006:7 [ref. 28905], Hoese & Larson 2006:1668 [ref. 29097], Hoese & Larson 2008:767 [ref. 30660], Hammer et al. 2015:371 [ref. 34092], Parenti 2021:333 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Nesogobius pulchellus (Castelnau 1872). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Australia: New South Wales to Western Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.