Species that contain: Pseudoblennius and cottoides [ 5 ] records

affinis, Centridermichthys Steindachner [F.] & Döderlein [L.] 1887:257 [1] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 53 (1. abth.); ref. 4249] Tango, Japan Sea and Kanagawa, Japan. Syntypes: (4) NMW. •Synonym of Pseudoblennius cottoides (Richardson 1848) -- (Watanabe 1960:152 [ref. 11959], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:252 [ref. 15964], Kim & Youn 1992:74 [ref. 22287]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoblennius cottoides (Richardson 1848). Psychrolutidae. Habitat: marine.

cottoides, Podabrus Richardson [J.] 1848:13, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-6) [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Samarang; ref. 3744] China Sea. Syntypes: BMNH 1848.3.16.102 (1), 1855.9.19.399 (1). •Valid as Pseudoblennius cottoides (Richardson 1848) -- (Watanabe 1960:150 [ref. 11959], Nakabo in Masuda et al. 1984:330 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:252 [ref. 15964], Kim & Youn 1992:74 [ref. 22287], Mizuno et al. 1999:7 [ref. 25311], Nakabo 2000:650 [ref. 25086], Shimizu 2001:28 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:650 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:263, 577 [ref. 26218], Kwun et al. 2017:141 [ref. 37287], Kim et al. 2020:103 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:90 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoblennius cottoides (Richardson 1848). Psychrolutidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: China to Korea and Japan. Habitat: marine.

japonicus, Centridermichthys Steindachner [F.] 1870:625 [3], Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 61 (1. Abth.); ref. 4218] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype (unique): NMW. On p. 3 of separate. Also described and figured as a new species in Steindachner 1881:187 [9 of separate] [ref. 4231]; 1881 description is based on a different specimen. •Synonym of Pseudoblennius cottoides (Richardson 1848) -- (Watanabe 1960:152 [ref. 11959], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:252 [ref. 15964], Kim & Youn 1992:74 [ref. 22287]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoblennius cottoides (Richardson 1848). Psychrolutidae. Habitat: marine.

satoi, Pseudoblennius Watanabe [M.] 1958:391, Figs. 185-186, Pl. 39 [Studies of Japanese cottid fishes; ref. 21357] Toshima-Fukushia, Hokkaido, Japan, depth 20 fathoms. Syntypes: (4). Also described as new in Watanabe 1960:157, Pl. 35 (fig. 2) [ref. 11959]. •Valid as Pseudoblennius satoi Watanabe 1958 -- (Watanabe 1960:157 [ref. 11959]). •Synonym of Pseudoblennius cottoides (Richardson 1848) -- (Nakabo 2002:1526 [ref. 26001]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoblennius cottoides (Richardson 1848). Psychrolutidae. Distribution: Western North Pacific. Habitat: marine.

shibusawai, Pseudoblennius Watanabe [M.] 1958:395, Figs. 187-188, Pl. 40 [Studies of Japanese cottid fishes; ref. 21357] No locality [Japan]. Syntypes: (4). Also described as new in Watanabe 1960:160, Pl. 36 (fig. 1) [ref. 11959]. •Valid as Pseudoblennius shibusawai Watanabe 1958 -- (Watanabe 1960:152 [ref. 11959]). •Synonym of Pseudoblennius cottoides (Richardson 1848) -- (Nakabo 2002:1526 [ref. 26001]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoblennius cottoides (Richardson 1848). Psychrolutidae. Habitat: marine.