tudes, Gobiesox Richardson [J.] 1845:no p., Pl. 46 (figs. 1-3) [Ichthyology.--Part 2. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur; ref. 20574] Supposed to be China [in error]. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Available from plate. Text in Richardson 1845:103 [ref. 20275]. •Synonym of Gobiesox nudus (Linnaeus 1758) [based on Briggs] -- (Briggs 1955:94 [ref. 637], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:512 [ref. 27061]). •Probably a synonym of Gobiesox cephalus Lacepède 1800 -- (pers. comm. K. Conway 8/2019). Current status: Synonym of Gobiesox cephalus Lacepède 1800. Gobiesocidae: Gobiesocinae. Habitat: freshwater.