Species that contain: Periophthalmus and papilio [ 3 ] records

erythronemus, Periophthalmus Guichenot [A.] in Duméril 1861:250, Pl. 22 (fig. 5) [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Gorée, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-6241. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:43 [ref. 19958]. Guichenot's contribution not indicated; authorship might be Duméril (ex Guichenot). •Synonym of Periophthalmus papilio Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:399 [ref. 6218], Miller 1990:958 [ref. 19376]). •Synonym of Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Murdy 1989:35 [ref. 13628], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:801 [ref. 21590], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2843 [ref. 34618]). Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus 1766). Oxudercidae: Oxudercinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

gabonicus, Periophthalmus Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:250, Pl. 22 (fig. 4) [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Gabon. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-6240 (3). •Synonym of Periophthalmus papilio Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:399 [ref. 6218], Miller 1990:958 [ref. 19376]). •Synonym of Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Murdy 1989:35 [ref. 13628], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2843 [ref. 34618]). Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus 1766). Oxudercidae: Oxudercinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

papilio, Periophthalmus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:63, Pl. 14 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] "Tranquebar, India" [probably in error]. No types known. •Valid as Periophthalmus papilio Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Maugé 1986:399 [ref. 6218], Miller 1990:958 [ref. 19376], Poll & Gosse 1995:111 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Murdy 1989:35 [ref. 13628], Harrison & Miller in Lévêque et al. 1992:801 [ref. 21590], Miller & Murdy in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2843 [ref. 34618]). Current status: Synonym of Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus 1766). Oxudercidae: Oxudercinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.