Species that contain: Gouania and willdenowi [ 5 ] records

coccoi, Leptopterygius Troschel [F. H.] 1860:207, Pl. 7 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 26 (pt. 1); ref. 4464] Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gouania willdenowi (Risso 1810) -- (Briggs 1955:23 [ref. 637] as wildenowi, Briggs 1973:653 [ref. 7222] as wildenowi, Hofrichter 1995:103 [ref. 30502] as wildenowi, Wagner et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37868]). Current status: Synonym of Gouania willdenowi (Risso 1810). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: marine.

nicensis, Rupisuga Swainson [W.] 1839:339 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Nice? No types known. Based on Risso, pl. 4. fig. 10. Unneeded new name for Gouania willdenowi (Risso 1810). •Objective synonym of Gouania willdenowi (Risso 1810) -- (Briggs 1955:23 [ref. 637] as wildenowi, Briggs 1973:653 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1355 [ref. 13677] as wildenowi, Hofrichter 1995:103 [ref. 30502] as wildenowi, Wagner et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37868]). Current status: Synonym of Gouania willdenowi (Risso 1810). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: marine.

piger, Lepadogaster Nardo [G. D.] 1827:26, 35 (no. 31) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10; ref. 3146] Glavotok, Krk, Croatia, 45°05'44.9"N, 14°26'32.4"E [Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea)]. Neotype: PMR VP3529. Also in Nardo 1827:col. 477 and 483 [ref. 19740] and Nardo 1827:105 [ref. 26236]. Neotype designated by Wagner et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37868]. •Synonym of Gouania willdenowi (Risso 1810) -- (Briggs 1955:23 [ref. 637] as wildenowi, Briggs 1973:653 [ref. 7222] as wildenowi, Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1355 [ref. 13677] as wildenowi, Hofrichter 1995:103 [ref. 30502] as wildenowi). •Valid as Gouania pigra (Nardo 1827) -- (Wagner et al. 2020:14 [ref. 37868], Kovačić et al. 2021:55 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Gouania pigra (Nardo 1827). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea: Adriatic Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

prototypus, Gouania Nardo [G. D.] 1833:548 [Isis (Oken) v. 26 (no. 6) 1833; ref. 5746] Adriatic Sea No types known. Genus as Covania; corrected by Canestrini 1864:181 [ref. 714]. •Synonym of Gouania willdenowi (Risso 1810) -- (Briggs 1955:23 [ref. 637] as wildenowi, Briggs 1973:653 [ref. 7222] as wildenowi, Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1355 [ref. 13677] as wildenowi, Hofrichter 1995:103 [ref. 30502] as wildenowi). •Synonym of Gouania pigra (Nardo 1827) -- (Wagner et al. 2020:15 [ref. 37868]). Current status: Synonym of Gouania pigra (Nardo 1827). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: marine.

willdenowi, Lepadogaster Risso [A.] 1810:75, Pl. 4 (fig. 10) [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Cagnes-sur-mer, Nice, France, 43°39'22.1"N, 7°10'25.3"E [Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea]. Neotype: PMR VP4574. Appeared in text as "4. L. Willdenow. N. L. Willdenowi" Spelled Wildenowii in index; first reviser not researched; wildenowi seems to be common in the literature. Neotype designated by Wagner et al. 2020:19 [ref. 37868]. •Valid as Gouania willdenowi (Risso 1810) -- (Briggs 1955:23 [ref. 637] as wildenowi Briggs 1973:653 [ref. 7222] as wildenowi, Hofrichter 1995:103 [ref. 30502] as wildenowi, Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:56 [ref. 26753], Fricke et al. 2007:100 [ref. 29533], Almada et al. 2008:1154 [ref. 29550], Golani 2005:27 [ref. 37112] as wildenowi, Lipej & Dulčić 2010:33 [ref. 36649] as wildenowi, Elbaraasi et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36864], Kovačić & Schembri 2019:289 [ref. 36757] as wildenowi, Wagner et al. 2019:2 [ref. 36765], Bariche & Fricke 2020:48 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:31 [ref. 37519] as wildenowi, Wagner et al. 2020:17 [ref. 37868], Golani 2021:30 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:55 [ref. 39014]). Current status: Valid as Gouania willdenowi (Risso 1810). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea: east to Messina (Sicily, Italy). In eastern Mediterranean replaced by Gouania hofrichteri Wagner, Kovačić & Koblmüller 2020. Habitat: marine.