Species that contain: Rhinogobius and philippinus [ 1 ] records

philippinus, Tukugobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:124 [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Irid River, Santa Ines, Rizal Province, Luzon Island; Banaban River, Angat, Bulacan Province, Philippines. Syntypes: (36) BSMP 12406 and 26469-89 (many) destroyed, seen by Koumans. Additional material: BSMP (50) destroyed. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:184 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Tukugobius philippinus Herre 1927 -- (Endruweit 2017:558 [ref. 35366], Endruweit 2024:208 [ref. 41040]). •Valid as Rhinogobius philippinus (Herre 1927) -- (Kottelat 2013:425 [ref. 32989], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202], Suzuki et al. 2020:23 [ref. 37412], Maeda et al. 2021:96 [ref. 38763], Jamandre 2023:169 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius philippinus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Luzon (Philippines). Habitat: freshwater.