Species that contain: Bathygobius and fuscus [ 26 ] 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.

atripinnis, Gobius Fowler [H. W.] 1934:81, Figs. 21-22 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1417] Sanoer, southeastern Bali, Indonesia. Holotype: ANSP 56285. Paratypes: ANSP 56286 (1). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:134 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1984:105 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:102 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

bravoi, Bathygobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:112, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Coral reef pool at Romblon, Romblon Province, Philippines. Lectotype: BSMP 13019 (lost). Syntypes: BSMP 26190 (1) destroyed, seen by Koumans. Additional material: BSMP (7) presumed destroyed. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:183 [ref. 2676]. Lectotype selected by Koumans 1940:183. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989] with question, Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

breviceps, Gobius Blyth [E.] 1858:271 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 476] Port Blair, Andaman Islands. No types known. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

caledonicus, Gobius Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:46 [7] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3887] New Caledonia. Syntypes: MNHN A-1324 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:28 [ref. 19958]. On p. 7 of separate. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Akihito & Meguro 1980:221 [ref. 6920], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:349 [ref. 28867], Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, 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.

darnleyensis, Gobius Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:331, Pl. 12 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Erub [= Darnley] Island, 9°35'S, 143°46'E, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16390-001 [es MAMU F992(a)] (3). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:157 [ref. 2676], Stanbury 1969:208 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Akihito & Meguro 1980:221 [ref. 6920], Hoese & Larson 2006:1627 [ref. 29097], Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

filamentosus, Gobius Sauvage [H.-E.] 1883:157 [14] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 7; ref. 3897] New Caledonia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4886. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:31 [ref. 19958]. On p. 14 of separate. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Gobius filamentosus Risso 1827 and Castelnau 1875, replaced by Drombus whitleyi Fowler 1931. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Akihito & Meguro 1980:221 [ref. 6920], Fricke & Kulbicki 2006:349 [ref. 28867], Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fishelsoni, Bathygobius Goren [M.] 1978:271, Figs. 6, 7a-b [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 58 (nos 5/6) (for 1977); ref. 8929] El Bilayim, about 180 kilometers south of Suez, Sinai, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Holotype: HUJ 7554. Paratypes: HUJ 10913 (1) and 10914 (1) [ex HUJ 5697c and 7627]. Type catalog: Golani 2006:34 [ref. 28840] but without 10913-14. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Larson 2022:50 [ref. 39971]). •Valid as Bathygobius fishelsoni Goren 1978 -- (Goren 1979:26 [ref. 1852], Dor 1984:240 [ref. 29757], Goren & Dor 1994:63 [ref. 25356], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Bathygobius fishelsoni Goren 1978. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Northern Red Sea endemic: Gulf of Suez. Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Gobius Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:137 [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Red Sea. Holotype (unique): SMF 1716. •Valid as Gobius fuscus Rüppell 1830 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:356 [ref. 7348]). •Valid as Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Goren 1978:268 [ref. 8929], Goren 1979:27 [ref. 1852], Akihito & Meguro 1980:221 [ref. 6920], Dor 1984:240 [ref. 29757], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:272 [ref. 6441], Hoese 1986:781 [ref. 5670], Maugé 1986:360 [ref. 6218], Allen & Swainston 1988:134 [ref. 25477], Allen & Swainston 1988:134 [ref. 25477], Miller & Smith 1989:315 [ref. 25535], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:610 [ref. 25598], Randall et al. 1990:395 [ref. 15987], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:929 [ref. 20764], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:233 [ref. 24016], Krishnan & Mishra 1994:296 [ref. 24014], Goren & Dor 1994:63 [ref. 25356], Rainboth 1996:198 [ref. 22772], Allen 1997:216 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:367 [ref. 23967], Carpenter et al. 1997:213 [ref. 23922], Kim 1997:449 [ref. 24032], Myers 1999:245 [ref. 23965], Chu 1999:70 [ref. 24097], Fricke 1999:502 [ref. 24106], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1220 [ref. 25182], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:239 [ref. 25480], Shinohara et al. 2000:182 [ref. 25987], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Larson & Murdy 2001:3595 [ref. 26293], Miller & Stefanni 2001:154 [ref. 26034], Sakai et al. 2001:110 [ref. 25693], Kim & Park 2002:372 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:1220 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:398, 657 [ref. 26218], Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:643 [ref. 27495] dated 1828, Lobel & Lobel 2004:75 [ref. 27576] dated 1828, Randall et al. 2004:26 [ref. 27624], Tan & Lim 2004:110 [ref. 27716], Adrim et al. 2004:126 [ref. 27715], Heemstra et al. 2004:3328 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:521 [ref. 28239], Hoese & Larson 2006:1627 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:146 [ref. 29532], Fricke et al. 2009:100 [ref. 30213], Shibukawa 2009:265 [ref. 30449], Coad 2010:267 [ref. 36620], Motomura et al. 2010:206 [ref. 31256], Allen & Erdmann 2012:961 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2013:269 [ref. 32706], Larson et al. 2013:190 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2014:159 [ref. 33932], Motomura et al. 2015:29 [ref. 34709], Koeda et al. 2016:89 [ref. 35333], Kwun et al. 2017:143 [ref. 37287], Ali et al. 2018:336 [ref. 36183], Fricke et al. 2018:327 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:148 [ref. 36273], Arndt & Fricke 2019:16 [ref. 36883], Eagderi et al. 2019:59 [ref. 37020], Kim et al. 2020:169 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:103 [ref. 37637], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:50 [ref. 39971], Bogorodsky & Goren 2023:5 [ref. 40247], Jamandre 2023:168 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to Wake Atoll, Marquesas Islands and Gambier Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Korea and central Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), New Caledonia, Norfolk Island (Australia) and Tonga. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

inornatus, Amblygobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:228 [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Tide pool on the Martin ranch, Siasi, Sulu Province, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP 13223 (destroyed, seen by Koumans). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:189 [ref. 2676]. •Synonymy of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989] with question, Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

marginalis, Gobius De Vis [C. W.] 1884:686 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 9 (pt 3); ref. 17383] Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.443 (5), QM I.2739 (3). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:175 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Akihito & Meguro 1980:221 [ref. 6920], Hoese & Larson 2006:1628 [ref. 29097], Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

meggitti, Ctenogobius Hora [S. L.] & Mukerji [D. D.] 1936:30, Pl. 1 (figs. 3-4); Fig. 6 [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 38 (pt 1); ref. 2217] Maungmagan, Tavoy District, Myanmar. Holotype: ZSI F11871/1. See Das 2003:373 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1828) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:929 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Ctenogobius meggitti Hora & Mukerji 1936 -- (Randall 1995:328 [ref. 22896], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122]). •Valid as Bathygobius meggitti (Hora & Mukerji 1936) -- (Sadovy & Cornish 2000:242 [ref. 25480] as meggetti, Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847] as megetti, Larson & Murdy 2001:3595 [ref. 26293], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S118 [ref. 27377], Hoese & Larson 2006:1628 [ref. 29097], Larson et al. 2008:147 [ref. 29532], Ghanbarifardi & Malek 2009:[4] 498 [ref. 37937], Shibukawa 2009:265 [ref. 30449], Allen & Erdmann 2012:962 [ref. 31980], Larson et al. 2013:191 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Eagderi et al. 2019:60 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:95 [ref. 36871], Parenti 2021:103 [ref. 38603], Larson 2022:51 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Valid as Bathygobius meggitti (Hora & Mukerji 1936). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf and Socotra (Yemen) east to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

nebulopunctatus, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:58 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean; Red Sea. Syntypes: MNHN A-1330 (1) Mauritius, A-1331 (5) Red Sea, 2730 (1) Red Sea; MSNG 12609 (2); ZMB 2056 (2). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:344 [ref. 10350], Bauchot et al. 1991:36 [ref. 19958] as holotype (A.1130) and paratypes. Originally as nebulo-punctatus. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Golani & Fricke 2018:148 [ref. 36273], Larson 2022:50 [ref. 39971], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

nigripinnis, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:101 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN A-1374 (2). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:37 [ref. 19958]. •Questionably a synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Maugé 1986:361 [ref. 6218]). •Questionably a senior synonym of Gobius hypselosoma Bleeker 1867 -- (Maugé 1986:373 [ref. 6218]). •Valid as Awaous nigripinnis (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Keith et al. 1999:110 [ref. 24548]). •Synonym of Awaous commersoni (Schneider 1801) -- (Fricke 1999:499 [ref. 24106], Larson 2022:158 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Awaous commersoni (Schneider 1801). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Réunion, Mascarenes. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

nigripinnis, Gobius Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877:332, Pl. 12 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 1 (pts 3-4); ref. 101] Palm Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: AMS I.16389-001 [ex MAMU F992] (6). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:157 [ref. 2676], Stanbury 1969:208 [ref. 19518]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Gobius nigripinnis Valenciennes 1837. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Hoese & Larson 2006:1628 [ref. 29097], Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

obscurus, Gobius Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1855:441 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Mozambique. Syntypes: ZMB 2104 (3). Also described as new in Peters 1855:250 [ref. 13448]. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Maugé 1986:361 [ref. 6218], Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Larson 2022:50 [ref. 39971] with question, Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

poecilichthys, Gobius Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:52, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1244); ref. 2509] Misaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Sagami Sea, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 6448. Paratypes: USNM 49919 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:114 [ref. 12291]. Types: Shinohara & Williams 2006:562 [ref. 31656]. •Synonym of Gobius fuscus Rüppell 1830 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:356 [ref. 7348]). •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Akihito & Meguro 1980:221 [ref. 6920], Myers & Donaldson 2003:643 [ref. 27495], Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

pulcher, Bathygobius fuscus Fowler [H. W.] 1945:67, Figs. 10-11 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 97; ref. 13142] Saipan Island, western Pacific. Holotype: ANSP 71596. Paratypes: ANSP 71597-99 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:109 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Myers & Donaldson 2003:643 [ref. 27495]). •Synonym of Bathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker 1854) -- (Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:100 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker 1854). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

punctillatus, Gobius Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1830:138 [Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Africa. Fische des Rothen Meeres; ref. 3843] Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 1635. Lectotype selected by Dor 1984:240 [ref. 29757]. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Goren 1978:268 [ref. 8929], Goren 1979:27 [ref. 1852], Akihito & Meguro 1980:221 [ref. 6920], Dor 1984:240 [ref. 29757], Maugé 1986:360 [ref. 6218], Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Larson 2022:50 [ref. 39971], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

samberanoensis, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1867:417 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 2; ref. 14040] Samberano River, Madagascar. Syntypes: (2). As sambiranoensis and samberanensis in literature. •Questionably a synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Maugé 1986:361 [ref. 6218]). •See Fricke 1999:497 [ref. 24106]. •Belongs to the genus Redigobius -- (D. Hoese/H.K. Larson data). •Synonym of Mugilogobius fuscus (Herre 1940) -- (Larson 2022:161 [ref. 39971] with question). •Synonym of Mugilogobius mertoni (Weber 1911) -- (Larson 2022:162 [ref. 39971] with qustion). •Valid as Redigobius samberanoensis (Bleeker 1867) -- (Fricke et al. 2018:339 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius samberanoensis (Bleeker 1867). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Madagascar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

scrutarius, Acentrogobius Whitley [G. P.] 1955:54 [Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1953-54; ref. 4724] Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS IA.6092. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Hoese & Larson 2006:1628 [ref. 29097], Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:102 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, 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.

tjilankahanensis, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1851:251 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 16890] Tjilankakan, Bantam Province [western Java Province], Java, Indonesia. No types known. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Kottelat 2013:401 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:101 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

vergeri, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1867:418 [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 2; ref. 14040] Samberano River, Madagascar. Holotype (unique): RMNH (not found). •Questionably a synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Maugé 1986:361 [ref. 6218]). •Nomen dubium in Redigobius (Larson 2010:186 [ref. 30783]). •Synonym of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters 1852) -- (Larson 2022:158 [ref. 39971] with question). •Synonym of Redigobius bikolanus (Herre 1927) -- (Larson 2022:170 [ref. 39971] with question). •Valid as Redigobius vergeri (Bleeker 1867) -- (Fricke et al. 2018:339 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Redigobius vergeri (Bleeker 1867). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Madagascar. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

whitleyi, Drombus Fowler [H. W.] 1931:362 [Memoirs of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. v. 11 (no. 5); ref. 16277] New Caledonia. Holotype: MNHN A-4886. Replacement name for Gobius filamentosus Sauvage 1883, preoccupied by Gobius filamentosus Risso 1827 and Castelnau 1875. •Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830) -- (Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:102 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell 1830). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.