adhaerens, Lepadogaster Bonaparte [C. L.] 1846:65 [Atti della Settima Adunanza degli Scienziati Italiani Sesta Riunione, Milano 7a Adunanza, Napoli, Part 2; ref. 519] Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Not an original description but a misidentification and incorrect spelling of Piecephalus adherens Rafinesque 1810. •Synonym of Lepadogaster candollei [sic] Risso 1810 -- (Briggs 1955:38 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:655 [ref. 7222], Briggs 1990:477 [ref. 15498], Hofrichter 1995:125 [ref. 30502] as candollei). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Lepadogaster candolii Risso 1810. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.