Species that contain: Gobius and curacao [ 3 ] records

curacao, Gobius Metzelaar [J.] 1919:136, Fig. 38 [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] Curaçao and Bonaire islands. Syntypes: BMNH 1920.1.8.5-7 (3), CAS-SU 23311 (2), ZMA 111890 (25). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:113 [ref. 12291], Nijssen et al. 1982:98 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Bathygobius curacao (Metzelaar 1919) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:242 [ref. 23100], Miller & Smith 1989:315 [ref. 25535], Garzón-Ferreira & Acero P. 1992:25 [ref. 39338], Cervigón 1994:154 [ref. 24488], Aguilera 1998:52 [ref. 24221], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:425 [ref. 24550], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:314 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:167 [ref. 27754], Thacker & Cole 2002:840 [ref. 26548], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1792 [ref. 27111], Smith et al. 2003:59 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:169 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:670 [ref. 28815], Tornabene et al. 2010:149 [ref. 30990], Van Tassell 2011:140 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:175 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Collette 2013:180 [ref. 32953], Rodríguez-Rey et al. 2017:11 [ref. 35433], Parenti 2021:100 [ref. 38603], Page et al. 2023:120 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bathygobius curacao (Metzelaar 1919). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Cape Canaveral (Florida, U.S.A.) and Bermuda south to Trinidad and Tobago, including southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2019): Least concern. Habitat: marine.

hipoliti, Gobius Metzelaar [J.] 1922:138, Fig. 1 [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 22; ref. 5741] Caracas Bay, southwestern Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Holotype (unique): ZMA 110974. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:99 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Quisquilius hipoliti (Metzelaar 1922) -- (Böhlke & Robins 1960:86 [ref. 11896], Robins & Ray 1986:249 [ref. 23100]). •Valid as Psilotris hipoliti (Metzelaar 1922) -- (Schwartz 1999:289 [ref. 25307]). •Valid as Priolepis hipoliti (Metzelaar 1922) -- (Greenfield 1989:399 [ref. 12545], Garzón-Ferreira & Acero P. 1991:391 [ref. 16949], Cervigón 1994:207 [ref. 24488], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:319 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:168 [ref. 27754], Collette et al. 2003:124 [ref. 26784], Murdy & Hoese 2003:1794 [ref. 27111], Smith et al. 2003:64 [ref. 27621], Ross & Rhode 2004:315 [ref. 27789], Nelson et al. 2004:173 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:725 [ref. 28815], Van Tassell 2011:142 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:178 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:79 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2020:155 [ref. 38098], Escobar-Sierra et al. 2021:76 [ref. 38844], Bennema & van Moorsel 2022:72 [ref. 39585], Martínez-Servín et al. 2023:113 [ref. 40726], Page et al. 2023:124 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Priolepis hipoliti (Metzelaar 1922). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: including Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.

stigmaturus, Gobius Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1882:418 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 297); ref. 1840] Monroe Co., Key West, U.S.A [probably Florida Keys, Florida, U.S.A.]. Neotype: USNM 89883. Neotype designated by Pezold 2022:129 [ref. 39351]. •Valid as Gobionellus stigmaturus (Goode & Bean 1882) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:247 [ref. 23100], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:316 [ref. 25013], Musick 2000:19 [ref. 24959]). •Valid as Ctenogobius stigmaturus (Goode & Bean 1882) -- (Pezold 2004:273 [ref. 27685], Nelson et al. 2004:170 [ref. 27807], Dennis et al. 2004:81 [ref. 31601], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:694 [ref. 28815], Van Tassell 2011:143 [ref. 31732], Page et al. 2013:176 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:436 [ref. 35886], Pezold 2022:127 [ref. 39351], Page et al. 2023:122 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Ctenogobius stigmaturus (Goode & Bean 1882). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Belize, Panama, Curacao and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.