brachynemus, Nematogobius Pfaff [J. R.] 1933:309, Fig. 12 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 94; ref. 16517] Dakar, Senegal. Holotype: ZMUC uncat. Paratypes: ZMUC (3). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:79 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Nematogobius brachynemus Pfaff 1933 -- (Miller 1990:943 [ref. 19376], Wirtz et al. 2007:20, 39 [ref. 30263], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:187 [ref. 31737], Schliewen 2011:219 [ref. 31738], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Reiner 2019:261 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:224 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Nematogobius brachynemus Pfaff 1933. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola, including Annobón Island, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.