barbatus, Apletodon Fricke [R.], Wirtz [P.] & Brito [A.] 2010:93, Figs. 1-4 [Ichthyological Research v. 57 (no. 1); ref. 30711] King Bay, at Tarrafal, Santiago/São Tiago Island, 15°16'31"N, 23°45'45"E, Cape Verde Islands, depth 5-8 meters. Holotype: SMNS 26427. Paratypes: MNHN 2009-1592 (1); AMNS 26428 (19); USNM 396967 (1). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Apletodon barbatus Fricke, Wirtz & Brito 2010 -- (Wirtz et al. 2013:132 [ref. 32972], Fricke et al. in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2809 [ref. 34618], Fricke & Wirtz 2018:6 [ref. 36380]). Current status: Valid as Apletodon barbatus Fricke, Wirtz & Brito 2010. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Cape Verde Islands, eastern Atlantic (endemic). Habitat: marine.