Species that contain: Bathygobius and petrophilus [ 3 ] records

ocellata, Gobius petrophilus var. Kner [R.] 1868:326 [34] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 58 (nos 3-4); ref. 2646] Viti Levu, Fiji Islands. MGH 767 (current whereabouts unknown). On p. 34 of separate. •Synonym of Bathygobius petrophilus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:104 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius petrophilus (Bleeker 1853). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

petrophilus, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1853:476 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 3); ref. 336] Jakarta, Java, near Onrust Island, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4534. •Valid as Bathygobius petrophilus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Goren 1978:273 [ref. 8929], Akihito & Meguro 1980:226 [ref. 6920], Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:273 [ref. 6441], Miller & Smith 1989:315 [ref. 25535], Kottelat et al. 1993:143 [ref. 23448], Nakabo 2000:1220 [ref. 25182] as peterophilus, Matsuura & Peristiwady in Matsuura & Peristiwady 2000:289 [ref. 27511], Miller & Stefanni 2001:152 [ref. 26034], Larson & Murdy 2001:3595 [ref. 26293], Nakabo 2002:1220 [ref. 26193] as peterophilus, Allen & Adrim 2003:57 [ref. 26830], Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:93 [ref. 34492], Parenti 2021:104 [ref. 38603], Koreeda et al. 2022:27 [ref. 39102], Okamura et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40943]). Current status: Valid as Bathygobius petrophilus (Bleeker 1853). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Indonesia east to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: brackish, marine.

villosus, Gobius Weber [M.] 1909:151 [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 31 (note 4); ref. 4600] Beach at Manado, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): ZMA 110945. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:101 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Bathygobius petrophilus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Akihito & Meguro 1980:227 [ref. 6920], Kottelat 2013:402 [ref. 32989], Miesen et al. 2016:93 [ref. 34492], Parenti 2021:104 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Bathygobius petrophilus (Bleeker 1853). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.