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Species in the genus Gobius: [ 79 ] records

albescens, Gobius jozo var. Canestrini [G.] 1862:129 [Archivio per la Zoologia, l'Anatomia e la Fisiologia v. 1 (no. 2) (for 1861); ref. 17322] Described as a "Varietas." Treated by Kottelat 1997:177 [ref. 22952] as infrasubspecific and not available; from Gulf of Genoa, Italy. •In the synonymy of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:177 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

albosignatus, Gobius Kessler [K. F.] 1874:230 [40] [Trudy St.-Peterburgskogo Obscestva Estestvoispytatelej = Travaux de la Société des Naturalistes de St. Pétersbourg. v. 5; ref. 18397] Crimea, Ukraine. Holotype (unique): ZIN 2104. •Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:487 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:937 [ref. 19376], Vasil'eva 2003:S45 [ref. 28444], Parin et al. 2014:483 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

algarbiensis, Gobius de Brito Capello [F.] 1880:23 [Catalogo dos peixes de Portugal; ref. 27866] Seas of Lisboa, Setubal and Lagos, Portugal. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Appeared first as Gobius sp. ? in Brito Capello 1869:224 [ref. 17966]. •Synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814 -- (Miller 1973:485 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:934 [ref. 19376], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952], Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

arenae, Gobius Bath [H.] 1972:349, Figs. 1-3, 5 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 53 (nos 5/6); ref. 7604] Barbarossa Bay near Porto Azurro, Elba Island, Italy, western Mediterranean Sea, on sand bottom with boulders, depth 3-6 meters. Holotype: SMF 11540. Paratypes: Bath coll. (2), SMF 11541 (1). •Synonym of Gobius geniporus Valenciennes 1837 -- (Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1041 [ref. 13677], Parenti 2021:178 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius geniporus Valenciennes 1837. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

assoi, Gobius de Buen [F.] 1936:239, Figs. 1-2 [Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Madrid v. 36; ref. 13757] Neighborhood of Melilla, Spanish Morocco, western Mediterranean Sea, depth 40 meters. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gobius strictus Fage 1907 -- (Miller 1973:488 [ref. 6888]). •Synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789 -- (Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

ater, Gobius Bellotti [C.] 1888:219, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali di Milano v. 31; ref. 19270] Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes and/or Bellotti specimens: MSNM (main series, destroyed in 1943), MSNG 12607 (2, types); NMW 28551-52 (1, 1), 29041 (1); ZMUC uncat., ZMUO J1123 (4) Nice. Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:342 [ref. 10350], Pethon 1969:10 [ref. 19268], Conci & Michelangeli 1974:219 [ref. 21560], Nielsen 1974:79 [ref. 9588]. On p. 7 of separate. •Valid as Gobius ater Bellotti 1888 -- (Miller 1973:484 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1036 [ref. 13677], Brito & Miller 2001:262 [ref. 25096], Ahnelt 2001:262 [ref. 25667], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:63 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Schliewen 2011:217 [ref. 31738], Artüz & Fricke 2019:559 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:179 [ref. 37250], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37519], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:175 [ref. 38603], Kovačić et al. 2022:[2] [ref. 39579], Renoult et al. 2022:31 [ref. 39288]). Current status: Valid as Gobius ater Bellotti 1888. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; eastern Atlantic Ocean: adjacent Portugal. Habitat: marine.

ateriformis, Gobius Brito [A.] & Miller [P. J.] 2001:260, Figs. 1C, 2B [Journal of Natural History v. 35 (no. 2); ref. 25096] Ilha de São Tiago, Cape Verde Islands, northeastern Atlantic. Holotype: BMNH uncat. Paratypes: BMNH (1), TFMC (2). •Valid as Gobius ateriformis Brito & Miller 2001 -- (Schliewen 2011:217 [ref. 31738], Wirtz et al. 2013:132 [ref. 32972], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Parenti 2021:175 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Gobius ateriformis Brito & Miller 2001. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands (endemic). Habitat: marine.

aterrimus, Gobius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1814:18 [Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C. S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz; ref. 3582] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Questionable synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2019:111 [ref. 37117]). •Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2021:178 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

auratus, Gobius Risso [A.] 1810:160 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] La Fourmigue, France, Mediterranean Sea, depth 28 meters. Neotype: MNHN 1988-0630. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:54 [ref. 19958]. Neotype designated by Heymer & Zander 1992:298 [ref. 21367]. •Valid as Gobius auratus Risso 1810 -- (Miller 1973:484 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1037 [ref. 13677], Miller 1990:933 [ref. 19376], Heymer & Zander 1992:298 [ref. 21367], Kovačić & Miller 2000:235 [ref. 25014], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:130 [ref. 26753], Herler et al. 2005:1048 [ref. 28118], Fricke et al. 2007:103 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:63 [ref. 36649], Villegas-Ríos & Bañón 2010:311 [ref. 30992], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Kovačić et al. 2011:250 [ref. 32868], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Artüz & Fricke 2019:559 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:180 [ref. 37250], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37519], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014],, Parenti 2021:175 [ref. 38603] Kovačić et al. 2022: 53 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:39 [ref. 39288], Renoult et al. 2023:44 [ref. 40491]). Current status: Valid as Gobius auratus Risso 1810. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal to Madeira and Canary Islands. Habitat: marine.

balearicus, Gobius Lozano Rey [L.] 1919:73 [Trabajos del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. Serie Zoológica. v. 39; ref. 15217] Mallorca; Mahón, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, western Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: (4). •Synonym of Gobius ater Bellotti 1888 -- (Miller 1973:484 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1036 [ref. 13677], Brito & Miller 2001:262 [ref. 25096], Parenti 2021:175 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius ater Bellotti 1888. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

bicolor, Gobius Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1197 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Based on 'Gobius No. 41 of Brünnich 1768:30 [ref. 17290]. See also Gobius nigellus Bonnaterre 1788. •Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:487 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:936 [ref. 19376], Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

boulerot, Gobius Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:536, 552 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] North Atlantic; seas of Asia. No types known. Syntypes: NRM 103 (1), 104 (1), 105 (1); ZMUU Linn. Coll. 184. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:55 [ref. 19958]. Unnecessary replacement name for Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:193, 217 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2021:178 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

brittanicus, Gobius Thompson [W.] 1837:61 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 5 (1837) (54); ref. 4388] Galway Bay, western coast of Ireland; Corfu [Kerkira Island], Greece, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:936 [ref. 19376], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952], Parenti 2021:178 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bucchichi, Gobius Steindachner [F.] 1870:627 [5], Pl. 2 (fig. 4) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 61 (1. Abth.); ref. 4218] Hvar=Lesina, Croatia, 43°10'N, 16°27'E, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Lectotype: NMW 28783. Paralectotypes: (several) NMW 28784-90 (1 ea.), 28791-92 (2, 1); MSNG 12665 [ex NMW] (1); SMNS 2701 (1); ZMUO J1127 (1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:342 [ref. 10350], Pethon 1969:10 [ref. 19268], Fricke 1995:14 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:40 [ref. 29864]. On p. 5 of separate. Lectotype selected by Kovačić & Šanda 2016:11 [ref. 34173]. •Valid as Gobius bucchichi Steindachner 1870 -- (Miller 1973:485 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1037 [ref. 13677], Brito & Miller 2001:266 [ref. 25096] as buchichii, Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:130 [ref. 26753], Vasil'eva 2003:S44 [ref. 28444], Golani 2005:56 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:103 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:153 [ref. 30517], Kovačić & Golani 2008:418 [ref. 33214], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:63 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Schliewen 2011:217 [ref. 31738], Parin et al. 2015:481 [ref. 33547], Kovačić & Sanda 2016:1114 [ref. 34173], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:180 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:100 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:71 [ref. 37515], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37519], Manilo 2020:73 [ref. 37795], Abliazov et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38576], Golani 2021:73 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:175 [ref. 38603], Bilecenoğlu & Yokeş 2022:50 [ref. 39456], Kovačić et al. 2022: 53 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:47 [ref. 39288], Kovačić et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40095]). Current status: Valid as Gobius bucchichi Steindachner 1870. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Central and eastern Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea. Habitat: marine.

capito, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:21 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Martigues and Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN A-1162 (1) Martiques, A-1167 (1) Naples. See Gobius capito Cuvier 1829. Previously appeared in Griffith & Smith 1834:Pl. 38 (fig. 1) (opp. p. 238) [ref. 1908] (available from figure caption). •Valid as Gobius capito Valenciennes 1837 -- (Herrera 1896:61 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814 -- (Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1038 [ref. 13677]). •Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:487 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:937 [ref. 19376], Vasil'eva 2003:S45 [ref. 28444], Parin et al. 2014:483 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

capito, Gobius Cuvier [G.] 1829:243 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Available from brief description and reference to "Gesner. 396." Usually dated to Valenciennes 1837, which is based on specimens. Also in Griffith & Smith 1834:Pl. 38 (fig. 1) (opp. p. 238) [ref. 1908]. Current status: Synonym of Gobius. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.

capitonellus, Gobius Kessler [K. F.] 1874:228 [38] [Trudy St.-Peterburgskogo Obscestva Estestvoispytatelej = Travaux de la Société des Naturalistes de St. Pétersbourg. v. 5; ref. 18397] Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine. Syntypes: ZIN 2127 (2). •Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:487 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:937 [ref. 19376], Vasil'eva 2003:S45 [ref. 28444], Parin et al. 2014:483 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

citrina, Gobius ophiocephalus var. Ninni [A. P.] 1938:154 [Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 242; ref. 18478] Sea of Marmara (Mediterranean Sea). No types known. •Synonym of Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas 1814) -- (Miller 1973:514 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:181 [ref. 22952], Pinchuk et al. in Miller 2004:5 [ref. 27853]). •Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814 -- (Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

cobitis, Gobius Pallas [P. S.] 1814:160 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Feodosiya [Feodosia], Crimea, Ukraine, Black Sea. No types known. •Valid as Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814 -- (Miller 1973:485 [ref. 6888], Goren 1979:43 [ref. 1852], Dor 1984:247 [ref. 29757], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1038 [ref. 13677], Maugé 1986:372 [ref. 6218], Miller 1990:934 [ref. 19376], Wheeler 1993:652 [ref. 36605], Goren & Dor 1994:64 [ref. 25356], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:131 [ref. 26753], Vasil'eva 2003:S44 [ref. 28444], Golani 2005:56 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:103 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:551 [ref. 29996], Vasil'eva 2007:154 [ref. 30517], Kovačić & Golani 2008:419 [ref. 33214], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:63 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Parin et al. 2015:481 [ref. 33547], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[22] 260 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:155 [ref. 36273], Artüz & Fricke 2019:559 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:180 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:100 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:71 [ref. 37515], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37519], Manilo 2020:73 [ref. 37795], Abliazov et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38576], Bañón & Maño 2021:91 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:74 [ref. 38303], Iglésias et al. 2021:14 [ref. 38136], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603], Kovačić et al. 2022: 54 [ref. 39303], Larson 2022:102 [ref. 39971], Niță et al. 2022:82 [ref. 40471], Renoult et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39288], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:16 [ref. 40247]). Current status: Valid as Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: southern Ireland and southern England south to Morocco; Red Sea: Gulf of Suez (Mediterranean Sea immigrant). Habitat: brackish, marine.

coloniamus, Gobius Navarrete [A.] 1898:108, 158 [Manual de ictiología marina; ref. 18474] No types known. Unneeded new name for and objective synonym of Gobius filamentosus Risso 1827. Original as Gobius coloniamus (Mor.). •Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814 -- (Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

couchi, Gobius Miller [P. J.] & El-Tawil [M. Y.] 1974:546, Fig. 2 [Journal of Zoology (London) v. 174 (no. 4); ref. 7520] Helford, Cornwall, English Channel, England. Holotype: BMNH 1974.2.8.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1974.2.8.2-11 (10). •Valid as Gobius couchi Miller & El-Tawil 1974 -- (Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1039 [ref. 13677], Stefanni & Mazzoldi 1999:1128 [ref. 40399], Kovačić 2001:4 [ref. 39539], Herler et al. 2005:1044 [ref. 28118], Kovačić & Golani 2007:89 [ref. 39536], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:64 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Kovačić et al. 2011:247 [ref. 32868], Kovačić et al. 2012:439 [ref. 32861], Kovačić et al. 2014:234 [ref. 33190], Kovačić & Šanda 2016:1121 [ref. 34173], Carneiro et al. 2019:180 [ref. 37250], Iglésias et al. 2020:300 [ref. 37987], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37519], Manilo 2020:73 [ref. 37795], Iglésias et al. 2021:181 [ref. 38818], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603], Renoult et al. in Santín et al. 2021:203 [ref. 38223], Bilecenoğlu & Yokeş 2022:45 [ref. 39524], Gus'kov et al. 2022:73 [ref. 39564], Kovačić et al. 2022: 55 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:72 [ref. 39288]). Current status: Valid as Gobius couchi Miller & El-Tawil 1974. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Portugal. Habitat: brackish, marine.

cruentatus, Gobius Gmelin [J. F.] 1789:1197 [Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 18139] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Based on 'Gobius No. 42' of Brünnich 1768:30 [ref. 17290]. See also Gobius pustulatus Bonnaterre 1788. Declared a nomen protectum by Parenti 2021:177 [ref. 38603]. •Valid as Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789 -- (Herrera 1896:61 [ref. 39336], Miller 1973:486 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1039 [ref. 13677], Miller 1990:934 [ref. 19376], Kovačić & Miller 2000:234 [ref. 25014], Ahnelt 2001:266 [ref. 25667], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:131 [ref. 26753], Gil et al. 2002:161 [ref. 25974], Golani 2005:56 [ref. 37112], Engin et al. 2007:87 [ref. 29213], Fricke et al. 2007:103 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:154 [ref. 30517], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:64 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Schliewen 2011:217 [ref. 31738], Parin et al. 2015:482 [ref. 33547], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Artüz & Fricke 2019:559 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:180 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:100 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:71 [ref. 37515], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37519], Manilo 2020:74 [ref. 37795], Abliazov et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38576], Bañón & Maño 2021:91 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:74 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603], Gus'kov et al. 2022:73 [ref. 39564], Kovačić et al. 2022: 55 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:84 [ref. 39288]). Nomen Protectum. Current status: Valid as Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: Ireland south to Senegal. Habitat: marine.

erythrinus, Gobius Kuhl [H.] & van Hasselt [J. C.] in Cuvier 1837:128 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Not available, mentioned without a genus under the account of Gobius tentacularis Valenciennes. •Unavailable -- (Pezold & Larson 2015:87 [ref. 33894]). Nomen Nudum. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae.

erythrostomus, Gobius Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:200 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Not available, described in synonymy of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789. Based on 'Gobius No. 42' of Brünnich 1768:30 [ref. 17290]. •In the synonymy of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789 -- (Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

fallax, Gobius Sarato [C.] 1889:506 [Gazette Nice Alpes Maritimes No. 16 (Apr. 21); ref. 18655] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MSNG CE 12640 (3); MNHN 1888-0261 to 0263 (1, 1, 1); ZMO 1133 (2). Type catalog: Pethon 1969:10 [ref. 19268], Bauchot et al. 1991:31 [ref. 19958]. Specimens ZMUO J1133 (2) are labeled syntypes but they are not types according to Pethon 1969:1, 10 [ref. 19268]. •Valid as Gobius fallax Sarato 1889 -- (Miller 1973:486 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1040 [ref. 13677], Miller 1990:935 [ref. 19376], Al-Hassan 1999:196 [ref. 25945], Kovačić & Miller 2000:235 [ref. 25014], Herler et al. 2005:1059 [ref. 28118], Fricke et al. 2007:103 [ref. 29533], Kovačić & Golani 2007:90 [ref. 39536], Kovačić & Golani 2008:418 [ref. 33214]. Lipej & Dulčić 2010:64 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Kovačić et al. 2011:248 [ref. 32868], Kovačić et al. 2012:439 [ref. 32861], Kovačić & Šanda 2016:1121 [ref. 34173], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Kovačić & Schembri 2019:290 [ref. 36757], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37519], Golani 2021:74 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:177 [ref. 38603], Kovačić et al. 2022: 56 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:98 [ref. 39288]). Current status: Valid as Gobius fallax Sarato 1889. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: ?Canary Islands. Habitat: marine.

filamentosus, Gobius Risso [A.] 1827:285 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Probably near Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:56 [ref. 19958]. •Possible synonym of Lesueurigobius suerii (Risso 1810) -- (Miller 1973:499 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:941 [ref. 19376]). •Questionably a synonym of Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas 1814) -- (Miller 1973:514 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:181 [ref. 22952], Pinchuk et al. in Miller 2004:5 [ref. 27853]). •Questionably a synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814 -- (Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain as Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

fuliginosus, Gobius McCoy [F.] 1841:403 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 6 (no. 39) (art. 46); ref. 17754] Connemara, Galway County, Ireland. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:936 [ref. 19376], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952], Parenti 2021:178 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

gasteveni, Gobius Miller [P. J.] 1974:468, Fig. 1; Pl. 1 [Journal of Zoology (London) v. 174 (no. 4); ref. 7521] Plymouth, English Channel, England. Holotype: In BMNH 1956.6.16.39-65. Paratypes: BMNH 1956.6.16.39-65 (20). Additional material: BMNH 1951.2.19.50 (1); MMF 13096A (1), 22975 (1); Plymouth Lab (1), plus 3 more. •Valid as Gobius gasteveni Miller 1974 -- (Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1040 [ref. 13677], Miller 1990:935 [ref. 19376], Ahnelt & Dorda 2004:8 [ref. 27637], Herler et al. 2005:1044 [ref. 28118], Bañon et al. 2010:20 [ref. 31029], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:180 [ref. 37250], Iglésias et al. 2019:281 [ref. 37098], Kovačić & Schembri 2019:290 [ref. 36757], Bariche & Fricke 2020:71 [ref. 37515], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Bañón & Maño 2021:91 [ref. 38887], Carballo et al. 2021:104 [ref. 39250], Iglésias et al. 2021:10 [ref. 38136], Iglésias et al. 2021:181 [ref. 38818], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:177 [ref. 38603], Kovačić et al. 2022: 56 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:108 [ref. 39288], Renoult et al. 2023:28 [ref. 40491]). Current status: Valid as Gobius gasteveni Miller 1974. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; southern North Sea; northeastern Atlantic: English Channel south to Portugal, including Madeira and Canary Islands. Habitat: brackish, marine.

geniporus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:32 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN 0202 (1), A-1364 (1), A-1365 (1), A-1438 (1); ZMB 2041 [ex MNHN] (3) Naples. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:32 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Gobius geniporus Valenciennes 1837 -- (Miller 1973:487 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1041 [ref. 13677], Golani 1996:28 [ref. 22271], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:131 [ref. 26753], Fricke et al. 2007:103 [ref. 29533], Kovačić & Golani 2008:420 [ref. 33214], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:64 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Kovačić et al. 2011:249 [ref. 32868], Artüz & Fricke 2019:559 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:180 [ref. 37250], Bariche & Fricke 2020:70 [ref. 37515], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37519], Iglésias et al. 2021:14 [ref. 38136], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:177 [ref. 38603], Kovačić et al. 2022: 57 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:116 [ref. 39288], Saad et al. 2022:60 [ref. 39432]). Current status: Valid as Gobius geniporus Valenciennes 1837. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; northeastern Atlantic: adjacent Portugal. Habitat: marine.

gibbosus, Gobius exanthematosus var. Ninni [A. P.] 1938:160, Fig. 50 [Memoria, Comitato Talassografico Italiano No. 242; ref. 18478] Venice, Italy, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Gobius gibbosus Macleay 1881. •Synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814 -- (Miller 1973:486 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952], Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

gorgione, Gobius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:35 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:30 [ref. 3595]. •Questionably a synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:935 [ref. 19376]). •Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117], Parenti 2021:178 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

gous, Gobius Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 119 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Chiereghini name and brief description mentioned under Gobius venetiarum Nardo; not available; Gobius venetiarum is available from this work. •In the synonymy of Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas 1814) -- (Miller 1973:514 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:181 [ref. 22952], Pinchuk et al. in Miller 2004:5 [ref. 27853]). •In the synonymy of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Current status: Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.

guttatus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:24 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN A-1144 (1), A-1147 (1), A-1148 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:33 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Gobius guttatus Valenciennes 1837 -- (Herrera 1896:61 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814 -- (Miller 1973:485 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:934 [ref. 19376], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952], Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

hispanicus, Gobius niger forma de Buen [F.] 1928:16, Fig. 6 [Notas y résumenes, Instituto Español de Oceanografia; Ministerio de Marin. Madrid (Ser. 2) No. 27; ref. 17374] Málaga; Baleares Islands, Spain, western Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:177 [ref. 22952], Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

incognitus, Gobius Kovačić [M.] & Šanda [R.] 2016:1106, Fig. 1 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 88 (no. 3); ref. 34173] Gulf of Lyon, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Paulliles beach, France. Holotype: NMP P6V 141129. Paratypes: NMP, PMRVP. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Gobius incognitus Kovačić & Šanda 2016 -- (Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37519], Iglésias et al. 2021:14 [ref. 38136], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:178 [ref. 38603], Bilecenoğlu & Yokeş 2022:50 [ref. 39456], Kovačić & Kovtun 2022:55 [ref. 39519], Kovačić et al. 2022: 58 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:127 [ref. 39288], Kovačić et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40095]). Current status: Valid as Gobius incognitus Kovačić & Šanda 2016. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea; northeastern Atlantic: coasts of adjacent Portugal and Marocco. Habitat: marine.

jozo, Gobius Linnaeus [C.] 1758:263 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Southern Europe. Syntypes: ?NRM 9453 (1), 9454 (1). Type catalog: Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:268-269 [ref. 20707]. Also appeared in Linnaeus 1764:65 [ref. 2788] as Gobius gozo. Species epithet misspelled jozzo by Cabrera et al. 1817:3 [ref. 17319], see Graells 1878:177 [ref. 30438]; Cuvier 1831:178 [ref. 30376]. •Valid as Gobius jozo Linnaeus 1758 -- (Herrera 1896:61 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subspecies -- (Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1042 [ref. 13677]). •Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Maugé 1986:373 [ref. 6218], Miller 1990:935 [ref. 19376], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952] with question, Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:132 [ref. 26753], Vasil'eva 2003:S44 [ref. 28444], Ahnelt & Dorda 2004:8 [ref. 27637], Golani 2005:57 [ref. 37112], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:64 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2015:482 [ref. 33547], Golani 2021:76 [ref. 38303], Parenti 2021:178 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

kolombatovici, Gobius Kovačić [M.] & Miller [P. J.] 2000:232, Figs. 1-2 [Cybium v. 24 (no. 3); ref. 25014] The Island of Krk, Kamenjak, Croatia, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Holotype: PMR VP642. Paratypes: PMR VP635 (2), VP636 (1), VP637 (2), VP638 (1), VP639 (2), VP640 (1), VP641 (1). •Valid as Gobius kolombatovici Kovačić & Miller 2000 -- (Herler et al. 2005:1044 [ref. 28118], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:64 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Ćaleta et al. 2015:107 [ref. 34877], Iglésias et al. 2020:300 [ref. 37987], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:25 [ref. 37519], Iglésias et al. 2021:10 [ref. 38136], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:178 [ref. 38603], Kovačić et al. 2022: 59 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:142 [ref. 39288]). Current status: Valid as Gobius kolombatovici Kovačić & Miller 2000. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea: Adriatic Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

leucomelas, Gobius Peters [W. (C. H.)] (ex Hemprich & Ehrenberg) 1868:147 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3441] Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea. Syntypes: ZMB 2112 (2). •Valid as Gobius leucomelas Peters 1868 -- (Dor 1984:247 [ref. 29757]). •Identity uncertain. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

limbatus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:26, Pl. 344 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Nice, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1191. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:35 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Gobius limbatus Valenciennes 1837 -- (Herrera 1896:61 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814 -- (Miller 1973:485 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:934 [ref. 19376], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952], Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

longiradiatus, Gobius Risso [A.] 1827:286 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Probably near Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:56 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Gobius longiradiatus Risso 1827 -- (Herrera 1896:61 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:936 [ref. 19376], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952], Parenti 2021:178 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lota, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:27 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Bologna; Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN A-1040 (1), A-1039 (3, var.), A-1171 (2, var.). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:35 [ref. 19958] but dated to Valenciennes. Appeared first and dates to Cuvier 1829. •Synonym of Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas 1814) -- (Kottelat 1997:181 [ref. 22952], Pinchuk et al. in Miller 2004:5 [ref. 27853]). •Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Current status: Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lota, Gobius Cuvier [G.] 1829:243 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Bologna, Italy. Also appeared in Valenciennes 1837:27 [ref. 1006]. •Valid as Gobius lota Cuvier 1829 -- (Herrera 1896:61 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Zosteriessor ophiocephalus (Pallas 1814) -- (Miller 1973:514 [ref. 6888] dating to Valenciennes 1837). •Synonym of Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas 1814) -- (Miller 1973:514 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:181 [ref. 22952] dated to 1837, Vasil'eva 1998:134 [ref. 23591] dated to Valenciennes 1837). •Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814 -- (Berg 1949:1080 [ref. 20662] dated to 1837, Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

luteus, Gobius auratus var. Kolombatović [G.] 1891:11 [Godicnje Izviesće C. K. Velike Realke u Splitu za Skolsku Godinu, Split v. 1890-1891; ref. 18430] Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Gobius auratus Risso 1810 -- (Heymer & Zander 1992:298 [ref. 21367], Parenti 2021:175 [ref. 38603]). •Valid as Gobius luteus Kolombatović 1891 -- (Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1042 [ref. 13677], Golani 2005:56 [ref. 37112], Golani 2021:76 [ref. 38303]). Current status: Valid as Gobius luteus Kolombatović 1891. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

lynx, Gobius Kessler [K. F.] 1874:251 [61], Fig. 4 [Trudy St.-Peterburgskogo Obscestva Estestvoispytatelej = Travaux de la Société des Naturalistes de St. Pétersbourg. v. 5; ref. 18397] Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine. Syntypes: ZIN 2125 (2). •Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814 -- (Berg 1949:1080 [ref. 20662]). •Synonym of Gobius bucchichi Steindachner 1870 -- (Miller 1973:485 [ref. 6888], Vasil'eva 2003:S44 [ref. 28444], Parin et al. 2015:481 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:175 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius bucchichi Steindachner 1870. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

major, Gobius jozo var. Kolombatović [G.] 1891:6 [Godicnje Izviesće C. K. Velike Realke u Splitu za Skolsku Godinu, Split v. 1890-1891; ref. 18430] Near Split, Dalmatia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Gobius minutus major Heincke 1880. Treated by Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952] as infrasubspecific and not available. •In the synonymy of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:936 [ref. 19376], Kottelat 1997:177 [ref. 22952]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.

melanopterus, Gobius Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Brünnich) 1792:204 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Not available, mentioned in synonymy of Gobius bicolor Gmelin 1789. Based on 'Gobius No. 41' of Brünnich 1768:30 [ref. 17290]. •In the synonymy of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

minor, Gobius jozo var. Kolombatović [G.] 1891:6 [Godicnje Izviesće C. K. Velike Realke u Splitu za Skolsku Godinu, Split v. 1890-1891; ref. 18430] Near Split, Dalmatia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Gobius minutus minor Heincke 1880. Treated by Kottelat 1997:177 [ref. 22952] as infrasubspecific and not available. •In the synonymy of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:936 [ref. 19376], Kottelat 1997:177 [ref. 22952]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.

neglectus, Gobius Sarato [C.] 1891:2 [Gazette Nice Alpes Maritimes No. 38 (Sept. 19-20); ref. 18656] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Gobius neglectus Jerdon 1849. •Synonym of Gobius bucchichi Steindachner 1870 -- (Monod & Hureau 1974:66 [ref. 22352], Parenti 2021:175 [ref. 38603]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Gobius bucchichi Steindachner 1870. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

nigellus, Gobius Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Brünnich) 1788:63 [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Based on 'Gobius No. 41' of Brünnich 1768:30 [ref. 17290]. See also Gobius bicolor Gmelin 1789. •In the synonymy of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

niger, Gobius Linnaeus [C.] 1758:262 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Europe; Asia. NRM 103. Syntypes: NRM 104 (1), 105 (1); ZMUU Linn. Coll. 184. Type catalog: Lönnberg 1896:41 [ref. 23530], Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:267-268 [ref. 20707], Wheeler 1991:183, Fig. 21 [ref. 20102]. •Valid as Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Herrera 1896:61 [ref. 39336], Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Dor 1984:247 [ref. 29757], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1042 [ref. 13677], Maugé 1986:373 [ref. 6218], Miller 1990:935 [ref. 19376], Arruda 1997:104 [ref. 24952], Brito & Miller 2001:262 [ref. 25096], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:132 [ref. 26753], Vasil'eva 2003:S44 [ref. 28444], Ahnelt & Dorda 2004:8 [ref. 27637], Golani 2005:57 [ref. 37112], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:182 [ref. 28369], Fricke 2007:29 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:103 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:551 [ref. 29996], Vasil'eva 2007:155 [ref. 30517], Fricke 2008:53 [ref. 30182], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:64 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Kottelat 2013:420 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2015:482 [ref. 33547], Kovačić & Šanda 2016:1121 [ref. 34173], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Artüz & Fricke 2019:559 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:181 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:100 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:70 [ref. 37515], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:25 [ref. 37519], Manilo 2020:74 [ref. 37795], Abliazov et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38576], Bañón & Maño 2021:91 [ref. 38887], Carballo et al. 2021:106 [ref. 39250], Golani 2021:76 [ref. 38303], Iglésias et al. 2021:14 [ref. 38136], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:178 [ref. 38603], Kovačić et al. 2022: 59 [ref. 39303], Larson 2022:102 [ref. 39971], Niță et al. 2022:84 [ref. 40471], Renoult et al. 2022:150 [ref. 39288]). Current status: Valid as Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Baltic Sea; North Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: Norway south to Mauritania, including Madeira and eastern Canary Islands. Habitat: brackish, marine.

nigerrimus, Gobius niger forma de Buen [F.] 1928:18, Fig. 7 [Notas y résumenes, Instituto Español de Oceanografia; Ministerio de Marin. Madrid (Ser. 2) No. 27; ref. 17374] Porto Pi Bay, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, western Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:177 [ref. 22952], Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

nigrescens, Gobius jozo var. Canestrini [G.] 1862:129 [Archivio per la Zoologia, l'Anatomia e la Fisiologia v. 1 (no. 2) (for 1861); ref. 17322] Described as a "Varietas." Regarded by Kottelat 1997:177 [ref. 22952] as infrasubspecific and not available; from Gulf of Genoa, Italy. •In the synonymy of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:177 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.

nigrofuscus, Gobius Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:536, 550 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:57 [ref. 19958]. Unnecessary replacement name for Gobius bicolor Gmelin 1789. Originally nigro-fuscus. Also appeared in Sonnini 1803:193, 213 (vol. 7) [ref. 30473]. •Questionably a synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:487 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:936 [ref. 19376]). •Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ophiocephalus, Gobius Pallas [P. S.] 1814:153 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Coasts of the Crimea, Ukraine [Black Sea]. No types known. •Valid as Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas 1814) -- (Miller 1973:513 [ref. 6888], Arruda 1997:105 [ref. 24952], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:136 [ref. 26753], Pinchuk et al. in Miller 2004:5 [ref. 27853], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:237 [ref. 28183], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:184 [ref. 28369], Fricke et al. 2007:108 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:551 [ref. 29996], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:172 [ref. 31251], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:68 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:188 [ref. 31737], Kovačić & Šanda 2016:1121 [ref. 34173], Artüz & Fricke 2019:560 [ref. 36612], Manilo 2020:76 [ref. 37795], Tutman et al. 2020:8 [ref. 38008], Abliazov et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38576], Bañón & Maño 2021:92 [ref. 38887]). •Valid as Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814 -- (Berg 1949:1080 [ref. 20662], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1085 [ref. 13677], Kottelat 1997:181 [ref. 22952], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:754 [ref. 24702], Vasil'eva 1998:134 [ref. 23591], Vasil'eva 2003:S45 [ref. 28444], Vasil'eva 2007:156 [ref. 30517], Parin et al. 2014:482 [ref. 33547], Parin et al. 2015:482 [ref. 33547], Carneiro et al. 2019:181 [ref. 37250], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:25 [ref. 37519], Iglésias et al. 2021:14 [ref. 38136], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603], Kovačić et al. 2022: 61 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:166 [ref. 39288]). Current status: Valid as Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; Sea of Azov. Habitat: brackish, marine.

paganellus, Gobius Linnaeus [C.] 1758:263 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. See Fricke 1999:503 [ref. 24106]. •Valid as Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Herrera 1896:61 [ref. 39336], Miller 1973:487 [ref. 6888], Goren 1979:44 [ref. 1852], Dor 1984:247 [ref. 29757], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1043 [ref. 13677], Maugé 1986:373 [ref. 6218], Miller 1990:936 [ref. 19376], Goren & Dor 1994:64 [ref. 25356], Santos et al. 1997:103 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:104 [ref. 24952], Brito & Miller 2001:269 [ref. 25096], Ahnelt 2001:262 [ref. 25667], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:132 [ref. 26753], Falcón et al. 2003:146 [ref. 39343], Vasil'eva 2003:S45 [ref. 28444], Huyse et al. 2004:327 [ref. 27956], Golani 2005:57 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:104 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:157 [ref. 30517], Fricke 2008:53 [ref. 30182], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:64 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Schliewen 2011:217 [ref. 31738], Parin et al. 2014:483 [ref. 33547], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[22] 260 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:156 [ref. 36273], Artüz & Fricke 2019:559 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:181 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:100 [ref. 36864], Iglésias et al. 2019:281 [ref. 37098], Bariche & Fricke 2020:70 [ref. 37515], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:25 [ref. 37519], Manilo 2020:74 [ref. 37795], Abliazov et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38576], Bañón & Maño 2021:91 [ref. 38887], Carballo et al. 2021:108 [ref. 39250], Golani 2021:76 [ref. 38303], Iglésias et al. 2021:14 [ref. 38136], Kovačić et al. 2021:40 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603], Kovačić et al. 2022: 61 [ref. 39303], Larson 2022:102 [ref. 39971], Renoult et al. 2022:172 [ref. 39288], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:16 [ref. 40247], Saad et al. 2023:37 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:305 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; southern North Sea; eastern Atlantic: Scotland south to Senegal, including Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands; Red Sea (Mediterranean Sea immigrant). Habitat: brackish, marine.

pontica, Gobius jozo var. Kessler [K. F.] 1859:255, 256 [Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou v. 32 (no. 3); ref. 18391] Odessa and coast of Crimea, Ukraine, Black Sea. Syntypes: none found at ZIN. Also in Kessler 1860:169 [ref. 18393]. •Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952], Vasil'eva 2003:S44 [ref. 28444], Parin et al. 2015:482 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:178 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

punctipinnis, Gobius Canestrini [G.] 1862:131, Pl. 10 (fig. 1) [Archivio per la Zoologia, l'Anatomia e la Fisiologia v. 1 (no. 2) (for 1861); ref. 17322] Gulf of Genoa, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MSNG 12645 (1, now 4), NMW 30563 (1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:344 [ref. 10350]. •Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:487 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:937 [ref. 19376], Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

punctulatus, Gobius Cocco [A.] 1884-85:87 [Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali] v. 4; ref. 4874] Not available, name and description in synonymy of Gobius jozo; subsequent publication in an available way not researched. Also appeared earlier as name only in Cocco 1846:750 [ref. 26448]. •In the synonymy of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:936 [ref. 19376]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.

pustulatus, Gobius Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Brünnich) 1788:63 [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Marseille, France, western Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Based on 'Gobius No. 42' of Brünnich 1768:30 [ref. 17290]. Not used as valid after 1899; therefore reversal of priority in favor of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789 is followed (Art. 23.9). Declared a nomen oblitum by Parenti 2021:177 [ref. 38603]. •In the synonymy of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789 -- (Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

reticulatus, Gobius Eichwald [C. E. von] 1831:77 [Zoologia specialis quam expositis animalibus tum vivis Pars posterior [3]; ref. 5562] Black Sea near Odessa, Ukraine. No types known. •Synonym of Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas 1814) -- (Miller 1973:514 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:181 [ref. 22952], Pinchuk et al. in Miller 2004:5 [ref. 27853]). •Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814 -- (Berg 1949:1080 [ref. 20662], Vasil'eva 1998:134 [ref. 23591], Vasil'eva 2003:S45 [ref. 28444], Parin et al. 2014:483 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

roulei, Gobius de Buen [F.] 1928:1, Figs. 1-2 [Notas y résumenes, Instituto Español de Oceanografia; Ministerio de Marin. Madrid (Ser. 2) No. 30; ref. 15889] Porto Pi, Palma Bay, Mallorca, Baleares Islands, Spain, western Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Gobius roulei de Buen 1928 -- (Miller 1973:488 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1044 [ref. 13677], Kovačić 1995:176 [ref. 39537], Ahnelt & Dorda 2004:10 [ref. 27637], Kovačić & Golani 2006:189 [ref. 39535], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:65 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Kovačić et al. 2012:439 [ref. 32861], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:181 [ref. 37250], Kovačić & Schembri 2019:291 [ref. 36757], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:25 [ref. 37519], Kovačić et al. 2021:41 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603], Kovačić et al. 2022: 63 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:183 [ref. 39288], Renoult et al. 2023:47 [ref. 40491]). Current status: Valid as Gobius roulei de Buen 1928. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: southern Portugal; ?Madeira, Canary Islands. Habitat: marine.

rubens, Gobius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:35 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:30 [ref. 3595]. •Questionably a synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789 -- (Miller 1973:486 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:934 [ref. 19376], Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). •Synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789 -- (Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain as Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

rubropunctatus, Gobius Delais [M.] 1951:351, Figs. 10-13 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 12690] Gorée, Senegal. Holotype: MNHN (not found). Paratypes: IFAN 331 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:58 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Gobius rubropunctatus Delais 1951 -- (Miller 1990:937 [ref. 19376], Brito & Miller 2001:262 [ref. 25096], Wirtz et al. 2007:18 [ref. 30263] as aff. rubropunctatus, Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Schliewen 2011:217 [ref. 31738], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Reiner 2019:259 [ref. 38139], Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603], Fermon et al. 2022:223 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Gobius rubropunctatus Delais 1951. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Angola, including São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ruginosa, Gobius auratus var. Kolombatović [G.] 1891:11 [Godicnje Izviesće C. K. Velike Realke u Splitu za Skolsku Godinu, Split v. 1890-1891; ref. 18430] Dalmatia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Gobius fallax Sarato 1889 -- (Miller 1973:486 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:935 [ref. 19376], Herler et al. 2005:1048 [ref. 28118], Parenti 2021:177 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius fallax Sarato 1889. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

salamansa, Gobius Iglésias [S. P.], Frotté [L.] & Sellos [D. Y.] 2015:3, Figs. 1-6 [Ichthyological Research v. 63 (no. 3); ref. 34138] Bay of Salamansa, São Vicente, Cabo Verde, eastern Atlantic, depth 0.6 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2013-0975. Paratypes: MNHN 2013-0965 (1). •Valid as Gobius salamansa Iglésias, Frotté & Sellos 2015 -- (Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Gobius salamansa Iglésias, Frotté & Sellos 2015. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands endemic. Habitat: marine.

schmidti, Cabotia de Buen [F.] 1930:17, Figs. 5-8 [Trabajos, Instituto Espanol de Oceanografía No. 5; ref. 684] Bahia de Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, western Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gobius strictus Fage 1907 -- (Miller 1973:488 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1045 [ref. 13677]). •Synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789 -- (Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

scorteccii, Gobius Poll [M.] 1961:17, Figs. 1-7 [Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Universita di Genova v. 31 (no. 183); ref. 6365] Gol Gol, Oued Merero, Ahl Mascat, Migiurtinia Mts., Somalia. Holotype: MRAC 140137. Paratypes: (16) MRAC 140138-40 (1, 1, 1), 140141-50 (10), 140151 (1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:42 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Gobius scorteccii Poll 1961 -- (Maugé 1986:374 [ref. 6218], Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Gobius scorteccii Poll 1961. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: East Africa: Somalia. Habitat: freshwater.

senegambiensis, Gobius Metzelaar [J.] 1919:282, Fig. 61 [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] Cansado Bay, Baie de l'Ouest, Mauritania, western Africa. Syntypes: (several) ZMA 104124 (6), 110991 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:100 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Gobius senegambiensis Metzelaar 1919 -- (Miller 1990:937 [ref. 19376], Brito & Miller 2001:262 [ref. 25096], Wirtz et al. 2007:18 [ref. 30263], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Schliewen 2011:217 [ref. 31738], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603], Fermon et al. 2022:224 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Gobius senegambiensis Metzelaar 1919. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to Angola, including Bioko (Equatorial Guinea). Habitat: marine.

serotinus, Gobius Sarato [C.] 1891:2 [Gazette Nice Alpes Maritimes No. 38 (Sept. 19-20); ref. 18656] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MSNG 12639 (1), MZUF 5671-72 (2). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:344 [ref. 10350], Vanni 1991:227 [ref. 20099]. •Synonym of Gobius bucchichi Steindachner 1870 -- (Miller 1973:485 [ref. 6888], Monod & Hureau 1974:66 [ref. 22352], Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius bucchichi Steindachner 1870. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

spilogonurus, Gobius Cocco [A.] 1885:88 [Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali] v. 4; ref. 4874] Sea of Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Also appeared as name only in Cocco 1846:750 [ref. 26448]. •Questionably a synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814 -- (Miller 1973:485 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:934 [ref. 19376], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814 -- (Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

strictus, Gobius Fage [L.] 1907:76, Pl. 6 (figs. 1-2) [Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale (Paris) v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 15144] Dragonera, north of Cabrera Island, Balearic Islands, western Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN (2, lost). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:59 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Gobius strictus Fage 1907 -- (Miller 1973:488 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1045 [ref. 13677]). •Doubtful status -- (Kovačić & Miller 2000:234 [ref. 25014]). •Probably a synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789 -- (Iglésias et al. 2021:13 [ref. 38136]). •Synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789 -- (Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea endemic [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

tetrophthalmus, Gobius Brito [A.] & Miller [P. J.] 2001:266, Figs. 1d, 6 [Journal of Natural History v. 35 (no. 2); ref. 25096] Ilha da Boa Vista, Ilheu de Sal Rei, Cape Verde Islands. Holotype: TFMC VP/441. Paratypes: BMNH (1, 1), TFMC VP/442-443 (2), TFMC (1); plus additional material (2). •Valid as Gobius tetrophthalmus Brito & Miller 2001 -- (Schliewen 2011:217 [ref. 31738], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Gobius tetrophthalmus Brito & Miller 2001. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands endemic. Habitat: marine.

tropicus, Gobius Osbeck [P.] 1765:392 [Reise nach Ostindien und China; ref. 3311] Atlantic between Ascension Island and Sargasso Sea at 0°15'S. [Apparently the species occurs at Ascension Island, 7°57'S, 14°22'W, South Atlantic.] No types known. •Status uncertain -- (Miller 1990:951 [ref. 19376], Wirtz et al. 2014:10 [ref. 33516] perhaps not a goby). Current status: Uncertain as Gobius tropicus Osbeck 1765. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Ascension Island. Habitat: marine.

venetiarum, Gobius Nardo [G. D.] 1847:col. 119-120 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Venice, Italy, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). No types known. An available name with brief description, based on Gobius gous Chiereghini manuscript, contrary to Kottelat 1997:181 [ref. 22952]. •Synonym of Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas 1814) -- (Miller 1973:514 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:181 [ref. 22952], Pinchuk et al. in Miller 2004:5 [ref. 27853] dating to 1860). •Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814-- (Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

veneziarum, Gobius Cavinato [G.] 1952:207 [v. 7 (nos 2-3); ref. 17978] Not available; apparently a misspelling of Gobius venetiarum Nardo 1847 and treated by Cavinato in synonymy. Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Gobiidae.

viridis, Gobius Otto [A. W.] 1821:7 [Conspectus animalium quorundam maritimorum; ref. 4987] Near Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Possible types: ZMB 2117 (1). Also described as new in Otto 1821 [ref. 3321], first publication not researched. •Questionably a synonym of Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas 1814) -- (Miller 1973:512 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:181 [ref. 22952], Pinchuk et al. in Miller 2004:5 [ref. 27853]). •Questionably a synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:936 [ref. 19376], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814 -- (Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603] with question). Current status: Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

vittatus, Gobius Vinciguerra [D.] 1883:527 [63], Pl. 1 (fig. 4) [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova v. 18; ref. 13336] Isola Tavolara, Sardinia, Italy, western Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MSNG 12650. Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:344 [ref. 10350]. On p. 63 of separate. •Valid as Gobius vittatus Vinciguerra 1883 -- (Miller 1973:488 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1045 [ref. 13677], Vacchi et al. 1999:326 [ref. 24369], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:133 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:57 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:104 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:65 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Kovačić et al. 2011:249 [ref. 32868], Kovačić et al. 2012:440 [ref. 32861], Artüz & Fricke 2019:559 [ref. 36612], Bariche & Fricke 2020:71 [ref. 37515], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Kovačić et al. 2020:25 [ref. 37519], Golani 2021:76 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:41 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:181 [ref. 38603], Kovačić et al. 2022: 65 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:197 [ref. 39288], Renoult et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40491]). Current status: Valid as Gobius vittatus Vinciguerra 1883. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea and Sea of Marmara endemic. Habitat: marine.

xanthocephalus, Gobius Heymer [A.] & Zander [C. D.] 1992:305, Figs. 3, 5B, 6B, 7B, 8B. [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 119 (no. 2); ref. 21367] Ile Grosse, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype: ZMH H 7328. Paratypes: ZMH H 6195 (2). •Valid as Gobius xanthocephalus Heymer & Zander 1992 -- (Almeida & Arruda 1998:205 [ref. 24958], Kovačić & Miller 2000:235 [ref. 25014], Vasil'eva & Bogorodskii 2004:605 [ref. 27868], Herler et al. 2005:1065 [ref. 28118], Vasil'eva 2007:157 [ref. 30517], Villegas-Ríos & Bañón 2010:311 [ref. 30992], Bañon et al. 2010:20 [ref. 31029], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:186 [ref. 31737], Parin et al. 2014:484 [ref. 33547], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2840 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:182 [ref. 37250], Kovačić 2020:77 [ref. 37932], Manilo 2020:74 [ref. 37795], Bañón & Maño 2021:91 [ref. 38887], Carballo et al. 2021:110 [ref. 39250], Dalyan & Kesici 2021:647 [ref. 38798], Iglésias et al. 2021:14 [ref. 38136], Kovačić et al. 2021:41 [ref. 39014], Parenti 2021:181 [ref. 38603], Gus'kov et al. 2022:73 [ref. 39564], Kovačić et al. 2022: 65 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:203 [ref. 39288]). Current status: Valid as Gobius xanthocephalus Heymer & Zander 1992. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: Galicia (Spain) south to Portugal, including Madeira (Portugal) and Canary Islands (Spain). Habitat: marine.

xoriguer, Gobius Iglésias [S. P.], Vukić [J.] & Šanda [R.] in Iglésias, Vukić, Sellos, Soukupová & Šanda 2021:[3], Figs. 2-5a [Ichthyological Research v. 68 (no. 3); ref. 38136] Off Ghisonaccia, Tyrrhenian Sea, western Mediterranean, Corsica, France, 41.9655 - 41.9832°N, 9.5392 - 9.5515°E, depth 67 - 70 meters. Holotype: MNHN-IC 2015-0215. Paratype: MNHN-IC 2020-0116 (1). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Gobius xoriguer Iglésias, Vukić & Šanda 2021 -- (Kovačić et al. 2021:41 [ref. 39014],, Parenti 2021:181 [ref. 38603] Kovačić et al. 2022: 66 [ref. 39303], Renoult et al. 2022:211 [ref. 39288], Kovačić & Froglia 2023:[1] 193 [ref. 40325], Kovačić et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40332]). Current status: Valid as Gobius xoriguer Iglésias, Vukić & Šanda 2021. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean: Gulf of Valencia (Spain), Columbretes Islands (Spain), Formentera, Mallorca and Menorca (Spain), Gulf of Lion and Corsica (France); Adriatic Sea (Croatia, Montenegro). Habitat: marine.