Species that contain: Bathygobius and coalitus [ 6 ] records

albopunctatus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:57 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-1044. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-1400 (1), 0000-1401 (1), A-1342 (2), 1986-0607 [ex MNHN 0000-1400] (1), 1986-0614 [ex MNHN 0000-1044] (1), 1986-1062 [ex. MNHN 0000-1044] (1) Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:25 [ref. 19958]. Lectotype selected by Goren 1988:38 [ref. 6612]. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Dor 1984:240 [ref. 29757], Maugé 1986:361 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Bathygobius albopunctatus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Hoese 1986:780 [ref. 5670], Goren 1988 [ref. 6612], Larson & Murdy 2001:3595 [ref. 26293]). •Synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832) -- (Fricke 1999:500 [ref. 24106], Randall 2005:520 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:471 [ref. 28379], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:349 [ref. 28867], Randall 2007:395 [ref. 30952], Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:99 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:49 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

coalitus, Gobius Bennett [E. T.] 1832:166 [Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1830-31 (pt 1); ref. 4944] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1856.2.15.20 [ex Zool. Soc.]. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Maugé 1986:360 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832) -- (Randall & Goren 1993:5 [ref. 21131], Randall et al. 1997:527 [ref. 25919], Fricke 1999:500 [ref. 24106], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3595 [ref. 26293], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Heemstra et al. 2004:3328 [ref. 27945], Greenfield & Randall 2004:507 [ref. 28175], Randall 2005:520 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:471 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Larson 2006:1626 [ref. 29097], Randall 2007:395 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:99 [ref. 30213], Motomura et al. 2010:204 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:960 [ref. 31980], Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33988], Koeda et al. 2016:89 [ref. 35333], Fricke et al. 2018:326 [ref. 35805], Arndt & Fricke 2019:16 [ref. 36883], Parenti 2021:99 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:49 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania), Seychelles, Aldabra (Seychelles), Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.) and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

graeffii, Gobius Günther [A.] 1877:179 [Journal des Museum Godeffroy v. 4 (no. 13); ref. 14243] Fresh waters of Namusi, Viti Levu. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1869.11.20.30. •Synonym of Bathygobius padangensis (Bleeker 1851) -- (Akihito & Meguro 1980:223 [ref. 6920]). •Synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832) -- (Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:99 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

homocyanus, Gobius Vaillant [L. L.] & Sauvage [H.-E.] 1875:280 [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 3) v. 3; ref. 17853] Hawaiian Islands. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-8046 (2) poor condition. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:34 [ref. 19958]. •Synonym of Bathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Mundy 2005:472 [ref. 28379]). •Synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennentt 1832) -- (Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989] with question, Parenti 2021:99 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

padangensis, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1851:249 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 16890] Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Syntypes: (23) RMNH 4531 (1). •Valid as Bathygobius padangensis (Bleeker 1851) -- (Akihito & Meguro 1980:223 [ref. 6920], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:273 [ref. 6441], Miller & Smith 1989:315 [ref. 25535], Kuiter 1993:347 [ref. 23929], Chu 1999:70 [ref. 24097], Allen 2000:92 [ref. 37268], Nakabo 2000:1220 [ref. 25182], Sakai et al. 2001:110 [ref. 25693], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3595 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1220 [ref. 26193]). •Appears to be a synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832) -- (Randall 2005:520 [ref. 28239]). •Synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832) -- (Hoese & Larson 2006:1626 [ref. 29097], Randall 2007:395 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2010:205 [ref. 31256], Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:99 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

swainsensis, Bathygobius fuscus Schultz [L. P.] 1943:232, Fig. 18 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180; ref. 3957] Surface of freshwater Lake Namo, Swains Island, American Samoa. Holotype: USNM 116117. Paratypes: MCZ 37279 [ex USNM 116118] (1), USNM 116118 (orig 17, now 16). •Synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832) -- (Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:99 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett 1832). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.