gabonicus, Periophthalmus Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:250, Pl. 22 (fig. 4) [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Gabon. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-6240 (3). •Synonym of Periophthalmus papilio Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:399 [ref. 6218], Miller 1990:958 [ref. 19376]). •Synonym of Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Murdy 1989:35 [ref. 13628], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2843 [ref. 34618]). Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus 1766). Oxudercidae: Oxudercinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.