Species that contain: Bathygobius and meggitti [ 4 ] records

blancoi, Bathygobius Roxas [H. A.] & Ablan [G. L.] 1940:306, Pl. 5 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 73 (no. 3); ref. 13218] Dagupan, Pangasinan Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP 31949 (destroyed in WWII). •Synonym of Bathygobius meggitti (Hora & Mukerji 1936) -- (Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:103 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius meggitti (Hora & Mukerji 1936). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.

hongkongensis, Bathygobius Lam [C.] 1986:76, Pls. 1-2 [Asian Marine Biology v. 3; ref. 8080] Chung Hum Kok, Hong Kong, 22°13'12"N, 114°11'09"E, rock-pool, depth 0.1-0.4 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1985.9.23.5. Paratypes: AMNH 56143 (6), ASIO 84111-16 (6), BMNH 1985.9.23.6-10 (5). •Synonym of Bathygobius meggitti (Hora & Mukerji 1936) -- (Sadovy & Cornish 2000:242 [ref. 25480] as meggetti). •Valid as Bathygobius hongkongensis Lam 1986 -- (Hoda & Goren 1990:149 [ref. 16589], Nakabo 2000:1221 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1221 [ref. 26193], Motomura et al. 2010:206 [ref. 31256], Prokofiev 2016:644 [ref. 35020] with author as Chiu, Parenti 2021:102 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Bathygobius hongkongensis Lam 1986. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Hong Kong (China). Habitat: marine.

karachiensis, Bathygobius Hoda [S. M. S.] & Goren [M.] 1990:144, Figs. 1-5 [Cybium v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 16589] Buleji, Karachi coast, Pakistan, depth 1-2 meters. Holotype: TAU 10184 [= SMNHTAU]. Paratypes: TAU [= SMNHTAU] 10185-86 (1, 1); CEMBP (67). Appeared first as name only in Hoda 1981:25, Proc. Second Pakistan Congress of Zoology. •Valid as Bathygobius karachiensis Hoda & Goren 1990 -- (Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S118 [ref. 27377], Parenti 2021:102 [ref. 38603]). •Synonym of Bathygobius meggitti (Hora & Mukerji 1936) -- (Larson 2022:51 [ref. 39971]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius meggitti (Hora & Mukerji 1936). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: 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.