punctillatus, Gobius Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:138 [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1635. Lectotype selected by Dor 1984:240 [ref. 29757]. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Goren 1978:268 [ref. 8929], Goren 1979:27 [ref. 1852], Akihito & Meguro 1980:221 [ref. 6920], Dor 1984:240 [ref. 29757], Maugé 1986:360 [ref. 6218], Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Larson 2022:50 [ref. 39971], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.