Species that contain: Rhinogobius and similis [ 23 ] records

aestivaregia, Rhinogobius Mori [T.] 1934:56, Pl. 21 (figs. 3a-3b) [Report of the first scientific expedition to Manchoukuo, Tokyo, Sec. 5, Zoology Pt 1; ref. 3042] Summer Palace, Jehol, Manchouko, China. Holotype: lost. Additional material or paratypes: (4, lost). Types lost, Endruweit 2024:165 [ref. 41040]. •Valid as Ctenogobius aestivaregia (Mori 1934) -- (Zhu 1995:183 [ref. 25213]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363] as aestivarengia). •Synonym of Sinogobius fukushimai (Mori 1934) -- (Endruweit 2024:165 [ref. 41040]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius fukushimai Mori 1934 -- (Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202], Pezold 2022:68 [ref. 39351]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius fukushimai Mori 1934. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater.

bedfordi, Ctenogobius Regan [C. T.] 1908:62, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 4 Feb. 1908); ref. 14334] Chong-ju, South Korea. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.12.30.42-46 (2, plus smaller non-types, lost). •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Kim 1997:584 [ref. 24032], Vasil'eva 1998:146 [ref. 23591], Choi et al. 2003:664 [ref. 26218], Kottelat 2013:424 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Rhinogobius bedfordi (Regan 1908) -- (Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202], Suzuki et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37412]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius bedfordi (Regan 1908). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Korea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

bergi, Rhinogobius Lindberg [G. U.] 1936:402, Figs. 7-10 [Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta, Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 3; ref. 13713] Maihe River, Peter the Great basin, Primorye, Russia. Holotype (unique): ZIN 25067. •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Berg 1949:1077 [ref. 20662]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Vasil'eva 1998:146 [ref. 23591], Vasil'eva 2003:S53 [ref. 28444]). •Synonym of Sinogobius sowerbyi (Ginsburg 1917) -- (Endruweit 2024:169 [ref. 41040]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius sowerbyi Ginsburg 1917 -- (Valil'eva 2007:696 [ref. 29425], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:353 [ref. 30085] with question, Parin et al. 2014:504 [ref. 33547], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius sowerbyi Ginsburg 1917. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater.

bucculentus, Tukugobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1927:121, Pl. 8 (fig. 4) [Monographs, Bureau of Science Manila Monogr. 23; ref. 2104] Creek at Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Holotype: BSMP 11543 (destroyed, seen by Koumans). Paratypes: (45) BSMP 12399 (1) and 26563-70 (9) destroyed, seen by Koumans. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:183 [ref. 2676]. •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Tukugobius bucculentus Herre 1927 -- (Endruweit 2017:558 [ref. 35366]). •Valid as Rhinogobius bucculentus (Herre 1927) -- (Kottelat 2013:424 [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 bucculentus (Herre 1927). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Luzon (Philippines) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

candidianus, Ctenogobius Regan [C. T.] 1908:153 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 1 (no. 2) (art. 24); ref. 14338] Lake Candidius, Taiwan. Syntypes: (10) BMNH 1908.5.27.29-33 (5), SMNS 4380 (5 of 13). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:56 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363] as candidius). •Synonym of Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Vasil'eva 1998:146 [ref. 23591] as candidius). •Valid as Rhinogobius candidianus (Regan 1908) -- (Chen & Shao 1996:206 [ref. 22202], Ho & Shao 2011:56 [ref. 31432], Zhang et al. 2016:201 [ref. 34477], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202], Chen et al. 2022:40 [ref. 39617]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius candidianus (Regan 1908). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

carpenteri, Rhinogobius Seale [A.] 1910:535 [The Philippine Journal of Science Section A v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909); ref. 4000] Wangan River, Balili River drainage, La Trinidad town, Benguet province, Luzon Island, Philippines, 16°27.965'N, 120°33.862'E, elevation 1245 meters. Neotype: KIZ 2016003044. Holotype BSMP 914 and paratypes BSMP 12814 and 26643-54 (13) destroyed, but seen by Koumans. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:184 [ref. 2676]. Neotype designated by Endruweit 2017:558 [ref. 35366]. •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Tukugobius carpenteri (Seale 1910) -- (Endruweit 2017:550 [ref. 35366], Endruweit 2018:308 [ref. 36165]). •Valid as Rhinogobius carpenteri Seale 1910 -- (Kottelat 2013:424 [ref. 32989], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202], Maeda et al. 2021:96 [ref. 38763], Jamandre 2023:169 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius carpenteri Seale 1910. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: northern Luzon Island (Philippines). Habitat: freshwater.

fluviatilis, Rhinogobius Tanaka [S.] 1925:641, Pl. 151 (figs. 417-418) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 34; ref. 14917] Himenji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 9108. •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Rhinogobius fluviatilis Tanaka 1925 -- (Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202], Suzuki et al. 2020:24 [ref. 37412]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius fluviatilis Tanaka 1925. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

formosanus, Rhinogobius Oshima [M.] 1919:300, Pl. 53 (fig. 2) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 12 (nos 2-4); ref. 3312] Shinchiku, Taiwan. Holotype (unique): FMNH 59135 [ex CM 8273]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:97 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:75 [ref. 12367], Ho & Shao 2011:57 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Vasil'eva 1998:146 [ref. 23591]). •Valid as Rhinogobius formosanus Oshima 1919 -- (Ho & Shao 2011:57 [ref. 31432], Suzuki et al. 2012:698 [ref. 31734], Zhang et al. 2016:202 [ref. 34477], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202], Li et al. 2018:5 [ref. 35989], Chen et al. 2022:40 [ref. 39617]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius formosanus Oshima 1919. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Taiwan and Fujian, China. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

fukushimai, Rhinogobius Mori [T.] 1934:55, Pl. 21 (fig. 2) [Report of the first scientific expedition to Manchoukuo, Tokyo, Sec. 5, Zoology Pt 1; ref. 3042] Pei-ho River at Ko peiKu, Jehol, China. Holotype: lost. Additional material: (1, lost). Types lost, Endruweit 2024:165 [ref. 41040]. •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Ctenogobius fukushimai (Mori 1934) -- (Zhu 1995:183 [ref. 25213]). •Valid as Sinogobius fukushimai (Mori 1934) -- (Endruweit 2024:165 [ref. 41040]). •Valid as Rhinogobius fukushimai Mori 1934 -- (Zhang et al. 2016:203 [ref. 34477], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202], Pezold 2022:68 [ref. 39351]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius fukushimai Mori 1934. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: East Asia: middle and lower Yellow River basin and coastal rivers, Shaanxi, Shandong and Hebei Provinces, China. Habitat: freshwater.

giurinus, Gobius Rutter [C. L.] 1897:86 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 49; ref. 12329] Swatow, Shantou, coast of southeastern China. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 4990. Type catalog: Koumans 1940:146 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:113-114 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Gobius giurinus Rutter 1897 -- (Okada 1961:665 [ref. 6363], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:359 [ref. 7348]). •Valid as Ctenogobius giurinus (Rutter 1897) -- (Wang 1984:93 [ref. 22951], Wu & Ni in Kuang et al. 1986:288 [ref. 26639], Zheng 1989:348 [ref. 21202], Wu in Pan et al. 1991:480 [ref. 23876], Deng in Ding 1994:522 [ref. 21531], Yang & Chen 1995:113 [ref. 23555], Zhu 1995:181 [ref. 25213], Cheng & Zhou 1997:378 [ref. 26385], Yang in Chen 1998:327 [ref. 23556], Tang et al. 2001:15 [ref. 25373], Sakai et al. 2001:116 [ref. 25693], Kim et al. 2004:56 [ref. 27747], Larson et al. 2008:144 [ref. 29532], Yonezawa et al. 2010:255 [ref. 30902], Motomura et al. 2010:218 [ref. 31256], Suzuki et al. 2012:697 [ref. 31734]). •Valid as Rhinogobius giurinus (Rutter 1897) -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:269 [ref. 6441], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:585 [ref. 25598], Chen & Shao 1996:201 [ref. 22202], Takahashi 1996:3 [ref. 24363], Kim 1997:450 [ref. 24032], Takahashi et al. 1997:48 [ref. 24971], Chen & Miller 1998:219 [ref. 23576] as guirinus, Sato et al. 1998:42 [ref. 24972], Mizuno et al. 1999:12 [ref. 25311], Sakai et al. 2000:52 [ref. 24911], Nakabo 2000:1251 [ref. 25182], Matsuura et al. 2000:238 [ref. 26000], Kottelat 2001:61 [ref. 25482], Larson & Murdy 2001:3601 [ref. 26293], Kim & Park 2002:373 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:1251 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:400, 664 [ref. 26218], Jang et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27681], Chen & Kottelat 2005:1407 [ref. 28141], Matsunuma et al. 2010:85 [ref. 31558], Matsui et al. 2014:8 [ref. 33344], Kottelat 2013:425 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:203 [ref. 34477], Koeda et al. 2016:94 [ref. 35333], Xia et al. 2018:560 [ref. 35887], Zhang et al. 2019:528 [ref. 36699]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Suzuki et al. 2015:[4] [ref. 33993], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hadropterus, Ctenogobius Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:60, Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 24 (no. 1244); ref. 2509] Nagasaki, Japan. Holotype: CAS-SU 6449. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6551 (6), 6663 (19). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:141 [ref. 2676] with SU 6663 as cotypes, Böhlke 1953:110 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Gobius giurinus Rutter 1897 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:359 [ref. 7348]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius giurinus (Rutter 1897) -- (Okada 1961:665 [ref. 6363] as handropterus, Chen & Shao 1996:201 [ref. 22202], Kim 1997:583 [ref. 24032], Kottelat 2001:61 [ref. 25482], Kottelat 2013:425 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Mitrofanov et al. 1992:269 [ref. 37756], Suzuki et al. 2015:[4] [ref. 33993], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

katonis, Ctenogobius Tanaka [S.] 1908:35 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 7 (pt 1); ref. 14424] Fresh water in Kanazawa, Kaga, Japan. Holotype: ZUMT 2002. Paratypes: ZUMT 57509-11 (3). •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius nagoyae Jordan & Seale 1906 -- (Suzuki et al. 2012:698 [ref. 31734] misspelled nagioyae, Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius nagoyae Jordan & Seale 1906. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater.

kurodai, Ctenogobius Tanaka [S.] 1908:32 [Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 7 (pt 1); ref. 14424] Freshwater pond in garden of Marquis Kuroda, Tokyo, Japan. Holotype: ZUMT 2008. Paratypes: ZUMT 1009 (10). •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Valid as Rhinogobius kurodai (Tanaka 1908) -- (Suzuki et al. 2012:698, 700 [ref. 31734], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius kurodai (Tanaka 1908). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Japan. Habitat: freshwater.

lindbergi, Rhinogobius similis Berg [L. S.] 1933:654, Fig. 612 [Les poissons des eaux douces de l'U.R.S.S. Part 2; ref. 279] Amur River, 7 km downstream of Vyatskoye, Khabarovsk Region, Russia. Holotype (unique): ZIN 17570. Original not yet seen. •Synonym of Gobius similis (Gill 1859) -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:359 [ref. 7348]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Berg 1949:1078 [ref. 20662], Vasil'eva 1998:146 [ref. 23591]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Mitrofanov et al. 1992:269 [ref. 37756], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:55 [ref. 22798]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Reshetnikov et al. 1997:757 [ref. 24702], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:47 [ref. 26178], Vasil'eva 2003:S53 [ref. 28444]). •Valid as Sinogobius lindbergi (Berg 1933) -- (Endruweit 2024:166 [ref. 41040]). •Valid as Rhinogobius lindbergi Berg 1933 -- (Sakai et al. 2000:51 [ref. 24911], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:235 [ref. 28183], Valil'eva 2007:696 [ref. 29425], Chen et al. 2008:341 [ref. 29895], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:353 [ref. 30085], Huang et al. 2016:[8] [ref. 34339], Zhang et al. 2016:204 [ref. 34477], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[2] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202], Li et al. 2018:6 [ref. 35989], Esmaeili et al. 2019:[6] [ref. 37285], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[6] [ref. 37535], Zarei et al. 2021:[7] [ref. 38262], Çiçek et al. 2023:44 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2023:434 [ref. 40625], Epitashvili et al. 2023:1113 [ref. 40627], Çiçek et al. 2024:321 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius lindbergi Berg 1933. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: East Asia: lower Amur River basin (Russia and Heilongjiang, China) and probably Ussuri River, Korea. Introduced in Georgia, Iran and Afghanistan. Habitat: freshwater.

lini, Ctenogobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1934:289 [Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 13 (no. 2); ref. 10988] Fu River at Wuchow, Kwangsi Province, China. Holotype: CAS-SU 29089 (1 of 4). Paratypes: FESC (now at PRFRI) (1), Lingnan University (1), CAS-SU 29089 (3 of 4). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:148 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:110 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Rhinogobius giurinus (Rutter 1897) -- (Zheng 1989:348 [ref. 21202], Kottelat 2013:425 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Suzuki et al. 2015:[4] [ref. 33993], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

longipinnis, Rhinogobius Nguyen [V. H.] & Vo [V. B.] in Nguyen 2006:636, Fig. 6 [Freshwater fishes of Vietnam v. 3; ref. 29809] Pho Day River, Thon Hop Hoa community, Son Durong district, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam [Nui Coc Lake, Dai Tu District, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam]. Neotype: ANSP 210043. Original types: RIA1 (lost) [ex NCNTTS I Inst., Bac Ninh.], RIA1 (7, lost). Neotype designated by Endruweit 2024:156 [ref. 41040]. •Inquirenda as Rhinogobius longipinnis Nguyen & Vo 2006 -- (Kottelat 2013:424 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Suzuki et al. 2015:[4] [ref. 33993] with question, Suzuki et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35202]). •Valid as Rhinogobius longipinnis Nguyen & Vo 2006 -- (Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Endruweit 2024:153 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius longipinnis Nguyen & Vo 2006. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Lo River drainage at Tuyen Quang City and rivers from Lake Nui Coc, Red River basin, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

nagoyae, Rhinogobius Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.] 1906:147, Fig. 5 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1445); ref. 2496] Nagoya, Japan. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 9262. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:116 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Vasil'eva 1998:146 [ref. 23591], Kottelat 2013:424 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Rhinogobius nagoyae Jordan & Seale 1906 -- (Suzuki et al. 2012:698 [ref. 31734], Zhang et al. 2016:205 [ref. 34477], Koeda et al. 2016:94 [ref. 35333], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202], Suzuki et al. 2020:25 [ref. 37412]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius nagoyae Jordan & Seale 1906. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

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]). •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: Sutheast Asia: Luzon (Philippines). Habitat: freshwater.

similis, Rhinogobius Gill [T. N.] 1859:145 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 1762] The Hongo Bridge, Inouzawa-gawa River, Shimoda, southern Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, 34°41'36.63"N, 138°56'26.25"E. Old locality: Shimoda, Izu Province, Japan. Neotype: SPMN-PI 3182. Neotype designated by Suzuki et al. 2015:[4] [ref. 33993]. •Valid as Gobius similis (Gill 1859) -- (Kuroda 1953:277 [ref. 39545], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:359 [ref. 7348]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Kim 1997:584 [ref. 24032], Vasil'eva 1998:146 [ref. 23591], Vasil'eva 2003:S53 [ref. 28444]). •Valid as Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Berg 1949:1077 [ref. 20662], Okada 1961:658 [ref. 6363], Mitrofanov et al. 1992:269 [ref. 37756], Coad 1995:31 [ref. 23608], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:55 [ref. 22798], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304], Coad & Abdoli 2000:55 [ref. 25296] as cf. similis, Suzuki et al. 2012:698 [ref. 31734], Suzuki et al. 2015:[4] [ref. 33993], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:900 [ref. 34062], Takahashi & Okazaki 2017:[3] [ref. 35171], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202], Endruweit 2017:558 [ref. 35366], Esmaeili et al. 2018:67 [ref. 36089], Li et al. 2018:8 [ref. 35989], Endruweit 2018:307 [ref. 36165], Dyldin et al. 2020:93 [ref. 37569], Kim et al. 2020:173 [ref. 39118], Shedko 2020:603 [782] [ref. 38169], Sonoyama et al. 2020:107 [ref. 37637], Akaike et al. 2021:29 [ref. 38809], Fu et al. 2021:9573 [ref. 39347], Guo 2021:872 [ref. 38618], Maeda et al. 2021:96 [ref. 38763], Suzuki et al. 2022:29 [ref. 39148], Chen et al. 2022:40 [ref. 39617]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: East Asia: Japan, Russia (Primorskii krai), Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, northern Vietnam; possibly introduced in Singapore, introduced in Luzon (Philippines). Habitat: freshwater.

similis, Rhinogobius Smith [H. M.] 1931:43 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 79 (no. 2873); ref. 4047] Ban Don Bight, Gulf of Thailand. Holotype: USNM 90320. Paratypes: KUMF 1081 (1). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:130 [ref. 2676], Vilasri et al. 2018:66 [ref. 36451]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859, replaced by Rhinogobius simulans Smith 1931. •Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202], Vilasri et al. 2018:66 [ref. 36451], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38603]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

simulans, Rhinogobius Smith [H. M.] 1931:64 [Copeia 1931 (no. 2); ref. 18295] Ban Don [Bandon] Bight, Gulf of Thailand, Peninsular Thailand. Holotype: USNM 90320. Paratypes: KUMF 0181 (1). Type catalog: Monkolprasit 1969:7 [ref. 23217]. Type information: Koumans 1940:130 [ref. 2676]. Replacement name for Rhinogobius similis Smith 1931, preoccupied by Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859. •Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Kottelat 2013:397 [ref. 32989], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202], Parenti 2021:78 [ref. 38603]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes 1837). Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

taiwanus, Rhinogobius Oshima [M.] 1919:298, Pl. 53 (fig. 1) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 12 (nos 2-4); ref. 3312] Shinchiku, Taiwan. Lectotype: FMNH 59134 [ex CM 8272]. Paralectotypes: (11) CAS-SU 23104 (1), 23106 (1), 23107 (1), 23109 (1), 23167 (1), 23178 (1), 23181 (2). Type catalog: Henn 1928:97 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:75 [ref. 12367], Ho & Shao 2011:58 [ref. 31432]. Technically, the described specimen was designated lectotype by Eschmeyer 1998:1646 [ref. 23416]. •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Okada 1961:659 [ref. 6363]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel 1845) -- (Vasil'eva 1998:146 [ref. 23591]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius candidianus (Regan 1908) -- (Chen & Shao 1996:206 [ref. 22202], Ho & Shao 2011:58 [ref. 31432], Suzuki et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35202]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius candidianus (Regan 1908). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

tsinanensis, Aboma Fowler [H. W.] 1930:30, Figs. 2a-2b [Peking Natural History Bulletin v. 5 (pt 2); ref. 16275] Da Ming Hu, Tsinan, China. Holotype (unique): ANSP 52020. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:110 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Rhinogobius giurinus (Rutter 1897) -- (Kottelat 2013:425 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859 -- (Suzuki et al. 2015:[4] [ref. 33993], Suzuki et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35202]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius similis Gill 1859. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae.