Species that contain: Rhinogobius and taiwanus [ 1 ] records

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], Parenti 2021:355 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius candidianus (Regan 1908). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.