scythicus, Proterorhinus Vasil’eva [E. D.], Levina [M. A.], Podolyako [S. A.], Turbanov [I. S.] & Levin [B. A.] 2026:[5], Fig. 3 [Journal of Ichthyology In press; ref. 43117] Vostochniy Manych River at Chograiskiy discharge channel, connecting it with Kuma River, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, 45°19'34.0"N, 45°18'16.2"E. Holotype: ZMMU P-24749. Paratypes: IBIW, ZMMU. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Proterorhinus scythicus Vasil’eva, Levina, Podolyako, Turbanov & Levin 2026. Current status: Valid as Proterorhinus scythicus Vasil’eva, Levina, Podolyako, Turbanov & Levin 2026. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Vostochniy Manych River drainage, Sostinskiye Lakes, Chernozemel'skiy channel and the estuary of the Volga River, northwestern Caspian Sea basin. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.