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Species in the genus Brachygobius: [ 11 ] records

aggregatus, Brachygobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1940:361, Pl. 4 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 72 (no. 4); ref. 11010] Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines. Lectotype: CAS-SU 32990. Paralectotypes: ?BMNH 1938.12.1.193-198 (?6) from Herre; CAS-SU 18082 (2), 32991-92 (124, 61). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:108 [ref. 12291]. Lectotype selected by Böhlke 1953:108 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Brachygobius aggregatus Herre 1940 -- (Miller 1989:380 [ref. 13540], Kottelat et al. 1993:143 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:203 [ref. 22772], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Larson 2001:50 [ref. 25522], Kottelat 2013:403 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:305 [ref. 38603], Jamandre 2023:168 [ref. 40455], Yusri et al. 2025:21 [ref. 42456], Tian et al. 2026:857 [ref. 43151]). Current status: Valid as Brachygobius aggregatus Herre 1940. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Philippines. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

alcockii, Gobius Annandale [N.] 1906:201, Fig. 1 [Journal & Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (New Series) v. 2 (no. 5) (art. 27); ref. 15638] Port Canning and Calcutta, India. Syntypes: BMNH 1906.8.10.46 (1), ZMA 114487 (3). Non-types: RMNH 12063 (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:98 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Brachygobius alcockii (Annandale 1906) -- (Miller 1989:380 [ref. 13540] as alcocki). •Synonym of Brachygobius nunus (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:930 [ref. 20764], Larson 2001:52 [ref. 25522], Parenti 2021:306 [ref. 38603], Yusri et al. 2025:21 [ref. 42456]). Current status: Synonym of Brachygobius nunus (Hamilton 1822). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

doriae, Gobius Günther [A.] 1868:265 [1], Pl. 12 (fig. A) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 4) (art. 34); ref. 14074] Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia. Syntypes: BMNH 1868.1.28.17-19 (3), MSNG 12657 (2), ZMB 6790 (1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:343 [ref. 10350]. On p. 1 of separate. •Valid as Brachygobius doriae (Günther 1868) -- (Miller 1989:380 [ref. 13540], Roberts 1989:167 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:143 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:247 [ref. 23210], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Larson 2001:51 [ref. 25522], Doi et al. 2001:16 [ref. 25691], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Tan & Lim 2004:111 [ref. 27716], Larson et al. 2008:141 [ref. 29532], Kottelat 2013:403 [ref. 32989], Sulaiman et al. 2018:46 [ref. 35802], Parenti 2021:305 [ref. 38603], Yusri et al. 2025:21 [ref. 42456], Tian et al. 2026:860 [ref. 43151]). Current status: Valid as Brachygobius doriae (Günther 1868). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Borneo and Natuna Island (Malaysia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

jennie, Brachygobius Tian [J.-Y.], Wu [J.-Y.], Lan [C.-L.], Lavoué [S.] & Huang [J.-R.] 2026:855, Figs. 2-4 [Zoosystematics and Evolution v. 102 (no. 3); ref. 43151] Hengqin Island, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China, 22.1236°N, 113.4663°E. Holotype: SYSU p003206. Paratypes: SYSU p003207-3236 (30). •Valid as Brachygobius jennie Tian, Wu, Lan, Lavoué & Huang 2026. Current status: Valid as Brachygobius jennie Tian, Wu, Lan, Lavoué & Huang 2026. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Hengqin Island and Leizhou Peninsula, Guangdong Province, south China. Habitat: freshwater.

kabiliensis, Brachygobius Inger [R. F.] 1958:110, Fig. 19 [Fieldiana Zoology v. 39 (no. 14); ref. 12074] Kabili River, Sandakan District, East Coast Residency, northern Borneo. Holotype: FMNH 47991. Paratypes: (7) FMNH 44989 (2), 59623 (5, now 4); UMMZ [ex FMNH 59623] (1, not found, apparently went to USNM); USNM 171753 [ex FMNH 59623] (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:17 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Brachygobius kabiliensis Inger 1958 -- (Miller 1989:380 [ref. 13540], Kottelat et al. 1993:143 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:203 [ref. 22772] as kabilensis, Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Larson 2001:51 [ref. 25522], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Larson et al. 2008:141 [ref. 29532], Shibukawa 2009:266 [ref. 30449], Kottelat 2013:403 [ref. 32989], Huang et al. 2014:108 [ref. 33161], Parenti 2021:306 [ref. 38603], Yusri et al. 2025:21 [ref. 42456], Tian et al. 2026:857 [ref. 43151]). Current status: Valid as Brachygobius kabiliensis Inger 1958. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Andaman Sea coast (southern Thailand), Singapore and northern Borneo (Malaysia). IUCN (2021): Least concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mekongensis, Brachygobius Larson [H. K.] & Vidthayanon [C.] 2000:2, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 24441] Xe Banghiang basin, Xe Champhon, between bridge at Muang Kengkok and about 4 kilometers upstream, 16°27'45"N, 105°12'38"E, Savannakhet Province, Laos. Holotype: ZRC 43853. Paratypes: CMK 4786 (3), 13558 (67); LARRI uncat. (15); MNHN 1985-797 (8); NIFI 2959 (49), 3071-72 (1, 6), 3073 (7); NTM S.14867-001 (5), S.14868-001 (7), S.14871-001 (15); ZRC 43854 (15). •Valid as Brachygobius mekongensis Larson & Vidthayanon 2000 -- (Larson 2001:52 [ref. 25522], Kottelat 2001:155 [ref. 25780], Kottelat 2013:403 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:48 [ref. 33971], Parenti 2021:306 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:446 [ref. 39830], Yusri et al. 2025:21 [ref. 42456], Tian et al. 2026:860 [ref. 43151]). Current status: Valid as Brachygobius mekongensis Larson & Vidthayanon 2000. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: middle and lower Mekong River basin (central and southern Laos, Thailand and Cambodia). Habitat: freshwater.

nunus, Gobius Hamilton [F.] 1822:54, 366 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Botanical Garden of Calcutta, Ganges River estuary, India. No types known. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:38 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 35 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Brachygobius nunus (Hamilton 1822) -- (Miller 1989:380 [ref. 13540], Ataur Rahman 1989:306 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:930 [ref. 20764], Larson & Vidthayanon 2000:1 [ref. 24441], Larson 2001:52 [ref. 25522], Ataur Rahman 2003:332 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:403 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:306 [ref. 38603], Yusri et al. 2025:21 [ref. 42456], Larson & Murugan 2026:46 [ref. 43020], Tian et al. 2026:857 [ref. 43151]). Current status: Valid as Brachygobius nunus (Hamilton 1822). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: South Asia: Ganges River basin (India). IUCN (2025): Data Deficient. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

sabanus, Brachygobius Inger [R. F.] 1958:113, Fig. 20 [Fieldiana Zoology v. 39 (no. 14); ref. 12074] Lamag, Kinabatangan District, East Coast Residency, Malaysia. Holotype: FMNH 47990. Paratypes: ABE coll. [ex FMNH 44987] (2); FMNH 44987 (19, now 16), 44988 (5, now 4), 44990 (1); USNM 171752 [ex FMNH 44988] (1); to P.K. Chin [ex FMNH 44987] (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:17 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Brachygobius sabanus Inger 1958 -- (Miller 1989:380 [ref. 13540], Kottelat et al. 1993:143 [ref. 23448], Larson 2001:52 [ref. 25522], Kottelat 2013:403 [ref. 32989], Ng et al. 2019:532 [ref. 36606], Parenti 2021:306 [ref. 38603], Taki et al. 2021:446 [ref. 39830], Kasim et at. 2025:6 [ref. 42537], Yusri et al. 2025:21 [ref. 42456], Tian et al. 2026:860 [ref. 43151]). Current status: Valid as Brachygobius sabanus Inger 1958. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: northern Borneo and Malaysia to Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

sua, Thaigobiella Smith [H. M.] 1931:35, Fig. 17 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 79 (no. 2873); ref. 4047] Bangkok, Thailand. Holotype (unique): USNM 90315 (not found in 1980). Holotype missing from USNM (Miller 1989:380 [ref. 13540]). •Valid as Brachygobius sua (Smith 1931) -- (Miller 1989:380 [ref. 13540], Rainboth 1996:203 [ref. 22772], Freyhof et al. 2000:97 [ref. 25184]). •Synonym of Brachygobius xanthozona (Bleeker 1849) -- (Larson 2001:53 [ref. 25522], Kottelat 2013:403 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:306 [ref. 38603], Yusri et al. 2025:21 [ref. 42456]). Current status: Synonym of Brachygobius xanthozona (Bleeker 1849). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater.

xanthomelas, Brachygobius Herre [A. W. C. T.] in Herre & Myers 1937:43, Pl. 4 [Bulletin of the Raffles Museum No. 13; ref. 2123] 55 miles north of Singapore, freshwater ditches, Mawai District, Johore, Malaysia. Holotype: CAS-SU 30953. Paratypes: (56) FMNH 47982 (1), CAS-SU 16964 (now 8), USNM 101226 (7), ZRC 2134 [ex CAS-SU] (4). Type catalog: Koumans 1940:153 [ref. 2676], Böhlke 1953:108 [ref. 12291], Alfred 1970:72 [ref. 23931], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:17 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Brachygobius kabiliensis Inger 1958 -- (Larson et al. 2008:141 [ref. 29532] in part with author as Herre & Myers) •Valid as Brachygobius xanthomelas Herre 1937 -- (Miller 1989:380 [ref. 13540], Kottelat et al. 1993:143 [ref. 23448], Roberts 1989:168 [ref. 6439], Ng & Tan 1999:364 [ref. 24159], Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Larson 2001:53 [ref. 25522], Kottelat 2013:403 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:306 [ref. 38603], Yusri et al. 2025:21 [ref. 42456], Tian et al. 2026:860 [ref. 43151]). Current status: Valid as Brachygobius xanthomelas Herre 1937. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malaya (Malaysia) and northwestern Borneo (Malaysia and Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia). IUCN (2019): Data Deficient. Habitat: freshwater.

xanthozona, Gobius Bleeker [P.] 1849:34 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Surabaya, Java, Indonesia. Holotype: RMNH 4541 (smallest specimen of 3). Appeared without distinguishing features in list in Bleeker 1849:5 [ref. 320]. •Valid as Hypogymnogobius xanthozona (Bleeker 1849) (sometimes as xanthozonus) -- (Miller 1989:375 [ref. 13540], Kottelat et al. 1993:146 [ref. 23448]). •Valid as Brachygobius xanthozona (Bleeker 1849) -- (Larson in Randall & Lim 2000:636 [ref. 25122], Larson 2001:53 [ref. 25522], Larson & Murdy 2001:3600 [ref. 26293], Kottelat 2013:403 [ref. 32989], Parenti 2021:306 [ref. 38603], Yusri et al. 2025:21 [ref. 42456], Tian et al. 2026:860 [ref. 43151]). Current status: Valid as Brachygobius xanthozona (Bleeker 1849). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan (Indonesia), Sarawak (Malaysia), Chao Phraya (Thailand), southern Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.