Species that contain: Neogobius and syrman [ 3 ] records

eurystomus, Gobius Kessler [K. F.] 1877:22, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [The Aralo-Caspian Expedition; ref. 2597] Southern Caspian Sea, 40°07'N, 0°05'E, depth 56-105 feet [8-15 Russian fathoms]. Syntypes: (20) BMNH 1897.7.5.8-9 (2); ZIN 10904-05 (1, 2); ?NMW 29176 (1). •Synonym of Neogobius syrman (Nordmann 1840), but a valid subspecies eurystomus Kessler 1877 -- (Berg 1949:1089 [ref. 20662], Mitrofanov & Dukravec 1989:277 [ref. 37748]). •Synonym of Neogobius syrman (Nordmann 1840) -- (Coad 1995:31 [ref. 23608], Vasil'eva 1998:143 [ref. 23591], Pinchuk et al. 2003:377 [ref. 27348]). •Synonym of Ponticola syrman (Nordmann 1840) -- (Neilson & Stepien 2009:96 [ref. 30487], Esmaeili et al. 2010:378 [ref. 33391] as a valid subspecies, Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:899 [ref. 34062] as a valid subspecies, Esmaeili et al. 2018:67 [ref. 36089] possibly as a valid subspecies, Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:245 [ref. 37983], Parenti 2021:76 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Ponticola syrman (Nordmann 1840). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Caspian Sea (if valid). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

syrman, Gobius Nordmann [A. von] 1840:419, Pl. 12 (fig. 1) [Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée; ref. 3209] Odessa, Ukraine; Kryni, Ukraine. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1872.5.30.35 (1) Odessa; MNHN A-1126 (1) Odessa, NMW 30099 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:40 [ref. 19958]. Pinchuk 1976:546 [ref. 8674] designated the specimen figured by Nordmann as the lectotype (whereabouts unknown). •Valid as Neogobius syrman (Nordmann 1840) -- (Berg 1949:1089 [ref. 20662], Miller 1973:505 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1065 [ref. 13677], Coad 1995:31 [ref. 23608], Kottelat 1997:179 [ref. 22952], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:756 [ref. 24702], Vasil'eva 1998:143 [ref. 23591], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:47 [ref. 26178], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:134 [ref. 26753], Pinchuk et al. 2003:377 [ref. 27348], Vasil'eva 2003:S51 [ref. 28444], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:232 [ref. 28183], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:583 [ref. 29996], Vasil'eva 2007:168 [ref. 30517], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:172 [ref. 31251], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:187 [ref. 31737], Kaya et al. 2020:328 [ref. 37582]). •Valid as Ponticola syrman (Nordmann 1840) -- (Neilson & Stepien 2009:97 [ref. 30487], Freyhof 2011:286 [ref. 31742], Esmaeili et al. 2010:378 [ref. 33391], Medvedev et al. 2013:705 [ref. 35208], Stepien & Neilson 2013:2 [ref. 35325], Parin et al. 2014:501 [ref. 33547], Vasil'eva et al. 2015:196 [ref. 33862], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:899 [ref. 34062], Çiçek et al. 2015:152 [ref. 35151], Vasil'eva et al. 2016:9 [ref. 34347], Esmaeili et al. 2017:85 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:67 [ref. 36089], Artüz & Fricke 2019:559 [ref. 36612], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37535], Manilo 2020:71 [ref. 37795], Eagderi et al. 2020:30 [ref. 37931], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:245 [ref. 37983], Abliazov et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38576], Parenti 2021:76 [ref. 38603], Zarei et al. 2021:[6] [ref. 38262], Zarei et al. 2022:423 [ref. 39354], Zarei et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39602], Zarei et al. 2022:181 [ref. 39576], Epitashvili et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40224], Çiçek et al. 2024:314 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Ponticola syrman (Nordmann 1840). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Black, Azov and Caspian Sea watersheds. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

trautvetteri, Gobius Kessler [K. F.] 1859:244 [Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou v. 32 (no. 3); ref. 18391] Lower Bug River and lower Dniester River, Ukraine. Syntypes: NMW 30125 (1), ?30127 (1); none at ZIN. Also appeared in Kessler 1860:63, 247, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [ref. 18393]. •Synonym of Neogobius cephalarges (Pallas 1814) -- (Berg 1949:1087 [ref. 20662]). •Synonym of Neogobius syrman (Nordmann 1840) -- (Miller 1973:505 [ref. 6888], Coad 1995:31 [ref. 23608], Kottelat 1997:179 [ref. 22952], Vasil'eva 1998:143 [ref. 23591], Pinchuk et al. 2003:377 [ref. 27348], Vasil'eva 2003:S51 [ref. 28444]). •Synonym of Ponticola syrman (Nordmann 1840) -- (Neilson & Stepien 2009:97 [ref. 30497], Parin et al. 2014:501 [ref. 33547], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:245 [ref. 37983], Parenti 2021:76 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Ponticola syrman (Nordmann 1840). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.