Species that contain: Diplecogaster and bimaculata and bimaculata [ 15 ] records

bimaculatus, Cyclopterus Bonnaterre [J. P.] (ex Pennant) 1788:29, Pl. 86 (fig. 355) [Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature... Ichthyologie; ref. 4940] Seas of England. No types known. Based on 'The bimaculated sucker' of Pennant 1776:397, Pl. 22 [ref. 18528]. •Valid as Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1354 [ref. 13677], Hofrichter 1995:137 [ref. 30502], Santos et al. 1997:102 [ref. 23531], Hofrichter & Patzner 1997:21 [ref. 23741], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:56 [ref. 26753], Fricke et al. 2007:100 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:134 [ref. 30517], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:174 [ref. 31251] as bimaculata bimaculata, Lipej & Dulčić 2010:32 [ref. 36649] as bimaculatus, Parin et al. 2015:371[ref. 33547], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962], Fricke et al. in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2809 [ref. 34618], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2017:210 [ref. 35501], Fricke & Wirtz 2017:6 [ref. 35696], Artüz & Fricke 2019:554 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:205 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36864], Kovačić et al. 2020:31 [ref. 37519], Abliazov et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38576] as bimaculata bimaculata, Bañón & Maño 2021:63 [ref. 38883], Kovačić et al. 2021:55 [ref. 39014], Fricke & Wirtz 2023:8 [ref. 40196], Renoult et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40491] as cf. bimaculata). Current status: Valid as Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; northeastern Atlantic: Norway and Faroes south to Gibraltar. Habitat: brackish, marine.

desfontanii, Lepadogaster Risso [A.] 1827:275, Pl. 14 (fig. 39) [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MZUF 5584-0093 [ex MNHN] (10). Type catalog: Vanni 1991:223 [ref. 20099], Nocita & Vanni 1998:69 [ref. 36144]. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1354 [ref. 13677], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

euxinica, Diplecogaster bimaculata Murgoci [A. A.] 1964:229, Fig. 1 [Revue Roumaine de Biologie, Série de Zoologie v. 9 (no. 5); ref. 2663] Western Black Sea, Romania. Holotype: MGAB 55. Paratypes: (13) whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2007:100 [ref. 29533]). •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788), but a valid subspecies euxinica as described -- (Briggs 1973:653 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1354 [ref. 13677], Parin et al. 2015:471 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Diplecogaster euxinica Murgoci 1964 -- (Fricke et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33962], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2017:210 [ref. 35501], Fricke & Wirtz 2017:6 [ref. 35696], Fricke & Wirtz 2023:7 [ref. 40196]). Current status: Valid as Diplecogaster euxinica Murgoci 1964. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Black Sea. Habitat: brackish, marine.

latirostris, Lepadogaster Costa [O. G.] 1840:Lepadogaster p. 4 [Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1; ref. 976] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Published 3 Jan 1840. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

lineatus, Lepadogaster Guichenot [A.] 1850:110, Pl. 6 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des reptiles et poissons; ref. 1940] Algeria, western Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4963. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222]). •Synonym of Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà 1887) -- (Hofrichter 1995:145 [ref. 30502]). Current status: Synonym of Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà 1887). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

listellus, Lepadogaster Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 113 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Italy. No types known. Available as above with brief description. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

maculatus, Lepadogaster Guichenot [A.] 1850:109, Pl. 6 (fig. 4) [Histoire naturelle des reptiles et poissons; ref. 1940] Algeria, western Mediterranean Sea. Holotype: MNHN A-4961. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222]). •Synonym of Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà 1887) -- (Hofrichter 1995:145 [ref. 30502]). Current status: Synonym of Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà 1887). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

mirbeli, Lepadogaster Risso [A.] 1820:249 [Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 91; ref. 18636] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

norvegicus, Lepadogaster Düben [M. W. von] 1845:112 [Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens förhandlingar, Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien. v. 1 (1844); ref. 17421] Norway. No types known. Reidentified as Lepadogaster bimaculatus Pennant in Düben & Koren 1846:11 [ref. 21662]. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

ocellatus, Lepadogaster Risso [A.] 1810:74 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

pectoralis, Diplecogaster bimaculata Briggs [J. C.] 1955:30, Fig. 83 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 6; ref. 637] Off La Luz, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, depth about 100 fathoms. Holotype: ZMUC P9034. Paratypes: BMNH 1890.2.26.123 (1); IOM uncat. (1); CAS-SU 18735 (1); ZMUC P9035-36 (2). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:85 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1355 [ref. 13677], Briggs 1990:474 [ref. 15498], Arruda 1997:124 [ref. 24952]). •Valid as Diplecogaster pectoralis Briggs 1955 -- (Wirtz et al. 2013:132 [ref. 32972], Fricke et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33962], Fricke et al. in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2809 [ref. 34618], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2017:210 [ref. 35501], Fricke & Wirtz 2017:6 [ref. 35696], Carneiro et al. 2019:205 [ref. 37250], Fricke & Wirtz 2023:8 [ref. 40196]). Current status: Valid as Diplecogaster pectoralis Briggs 1955. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands. Habitat: marine.

punctatus, Lepadogaster Guichenot [A.] 1850:110, Pl. 6 (fig. 5) [Histoire naturelle des reptiles et poissons; ref. 1940] Algeria, western Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222]). •Synonym of Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà 1887) -- (Hofrichter 1995:145 [ref. 30502]). Current status: Synonym of Apletodon dentatus (Facciolà 1887). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

raninus, Lepadogaster Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 113 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Italy. No types known. Apparently an available name based on Cyclopterus raninus Chiereghini (manuscript), with a short description. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

reticulatus, Lepadogaster Risso [A.] 1810:77 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

urifasciatus, Lepadogaster Costa [O. G.] 1840:Lepadogaster p. 9 [Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1; ref. 976] Gulf of Salerno, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Published 3 May 1840. •Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:29 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:652 [ref. 7222], Hofrichter 1995:138 [ref. 30502], Fricke et al. 2015:5 [ref. 33962]). Current status: Synonym of Diplecogaster bimaculata (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.