Hemigobius Bleeker [P.] 1874:319 Masc. Gobius melanurus Bleeker 1849 (= Hemigobius bleekeri Koumans 1953). Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type species apparently preoccupied, renamed Hemigobius bleekeri by Koumans 1953:191 [ref. 2678]. •Valid as Hemigobius Bleeker 1874 -- (Miller 1987:695 [ref. 6336], Larson 1999:25 [ref. 24498], Larson 2001:72 [ref. 25522], Larson & Murdy 2001:3591 [ref. 26293], Hoese & Larson 2006:1659 [ref. 29097], Pezold 2011:94 [ref. 31727], Thacker 2013:372 [ref. 32494], Huang et al. 2013:146 [ref. 33157], Kottelat 2013:410 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Hemigobius Bleeker 1874. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae.