Species that contain: Pseudogobius and javanicus [ 6 ] records

chilkensis, Gobius Jenkins [J. T.] 1910:137, Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 5 (pt 2) (art. 12); ref. 14478] Lake Chilka, Gopkuda Island, India. Syntypes: (12). •Synonym of Stigmatogobius javanicus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:947 [ref. 20764]). •Species inquirenda in Pseudogobius -- (Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32989]). •Possibly a synonym of Pseudogobius melanosticta (Day 1876) -- (Larson & Hammer 2021:47 [ref. 38276]). Current status: Uncertain as Pseudogobius melanosticta (Day 1876). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

javanicus, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1856:88 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 16856] Patjitan, southern Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4549 (1 of 44 mm of 3). •Valid as Stigmatogobius javanicus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:947 [ref. 20764], Indra 1993:190 [ref. 24009], Rema Devi 1993:181 [ref. 24020], Rema Devi et al. 1996:162 [ref. 24011]). •Valid as Pseudogobius javanicus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:268 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:577 [ref. 25598], Kottelat et al. 1993:150 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:207 [ref. 22772], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:639 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1210 [ref. 25182], Kottelat 2001:61 [ref. 25482], Larson 2001:202 [ref. 25522], Larson & Murdy 2001:3601 [ref. 26293], Sakai et al. 2001:115 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:1210 [ref. 26193], Tan & Lim 2004:111 [ref. 27716], Prokofiev 2007:149 [ref. 34653], Larson et al. 2008:143 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:285 [ref. 30449], Chen et al. 2014:132 [ref. 33159], Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32989], Huang et al. 2013:96 [ref. 33734], Huang et al. 2014:112 [ref. 33161], Chen et al. 2014:132 [ref. 33159], Labatos 2017:5 [ref. 36239], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:267 [ref. 36460], Taki et al. 2021:454 [ref. 39830], Jamandre 2023:169 [ref. 40455]). •Synonym of Pseudogobius poicilosoma (Bleeker 1849) -- (Larson & Hammer 2021:61 [ref. 38276]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudogobius poicilosoma (Bleeker 1849). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

melanosticta, Gobius Day [F.] 1876:290, Pl. 63 (fig. 2) [The fishes of India Part 2; ref. 1081] Backwaters of Madras, India. Lectotype: MNHN A.0018. Parelectotypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.8202 (1, syntype); BMNH 1889.2.1.3388-3397 (11); MZUF 4704 (1); NMW 84081.1 (1); RMNH 1886 (1); ZSI 187 (1, figured specimen, lost), 291-220 (2, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:162 [ref. 23762], Bauchot et al. 1991:36 [ref. 19958], Ferraris et al. 2000:299 [ref. 25110]. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. Lectotype selected by Larson & Hammer 2021:52 [ref. 38276]. •Synonym of Stigmatogobius javanicus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:947 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Pseudogobius gastrospilostus (Bleeker 1853) -- (Huang et al. 2013:95 [ref. 33734]). •Valid as Pseudogobius melanosticta (Day 1876) (often seen as melanostictus) -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:640 [ref. 25122], Larson 2001:203 [ref. 25522], Larson & Murdy 2001:3601 [ref. 26293], Larson et al. 2008:144 [ref. 29532], Chen et al. 2013:130 [ref. 33159], Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32989], Chen et al. 2014:130 [ref. 33159], Larson & Hammer 2021:47 [ref. 38276], Taki et al. 2021:455 [ref. 39830], Furuhashi & Motomura 2023:1 [ref. 40838], Jamandre 2023:169 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Pseudogobius melanosticta (Day 1876). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India east to Vanuatu, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: brackish.

microstomia, Vaimosa Seale [A.] 1910:538 [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Malabon, Rizal Province, Philippines. Holotype (unique): BSMP 827 (destroyed, but seen by Koumans). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:185 [ref. 2676]. •Nomen dubium in Redigobius -- (Larson 2010:186 [ref. 30783]). •Synonym of Pseudogobius javanicus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32989] with question). •Nomen dubium in Redigobius or Pseudogobius -- (Larson & Hammer 2021:79 [ref. 38276]). Nomen Dubium. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: brackish.

piapensis, Vaimosa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:147, Pl. 10 (fig. 3) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Piapi Creek, Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines. Syntypes: BSMP (12) presumed destroyed. Additional material or syntypes: (63) BSMP (presumed destroyed) and elsewhere, not specified. •Synonym of Pseudogobius javanicus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Larson 2001:202 [ref. 25522], Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Pseudogobius poicilosoma (Bleeker 1849) -- (Larson & Hammer 2021:61 [ref. 38276]) Current status: Synonym of Pseudogobius poicilosoma (Bleeker 1849). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

tessellata, Vaimosa Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:153, Pl. 12 (fig. 1) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Titunod River, Kolambugan, Lanao Province, Mindanao, Philippines. Syntypes: BSMP 12999 (5) destroyed, seen by Koumans. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:185 [ref. 2676]. •Nomen dubium in Redigobius or Pseudogobius -- (Larson 2010:186 [ref. 30783]). •Synonym of Pseudogobius javanicus (Bleeker 1856) -- (Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32989] with question). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater.