vulgaris, Gasterosteus Mauduyt [F.] 1849:19 [Bulletin Société Académique d'Agriculture, Belles-Lettres, Sciences et Arts de Poitiers 1848, v. 3, fasc. 9-12; ref. 17615] Belle at Puy-Rabier, France. Neotype: UCBLZ 2012.9.1010. Neotype designated by Denys et al. 2017:19 [ref. 35585]. •Synonym of Pungitius laevis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Kottelat 1997:166 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies laevis (Cuvier 1829) -- (Keivany & Nelson 2000:118 [ref. 24720]). •Synonym of Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Paepke in Bănărescu & Paepke 2002:277 [ref. 25856]). •Valid as Pungitius vulgaris (Mauduyt 1849) -- (Denys et al. 2017:18 [ref. 35585], Matsumoto et al. 2021:9 [ref. 38508]). Current status: Valid as Pungitius vulgaris (Mauduyt 1849). Gasterosteidae. Distribution: South-western France: Loire, Gironde and Dordogne basins. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.