rafinesqui, Lepadogaster Costa [O. G.] 1840:Lepadogaster p. 5, Pl. 24 (figs. 1-3) [Fauna del regno di Napoli Part 1; ref. 976] [Napoli] Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Published 4 Mar 1840. Based in part on Piescephalus adherens Rafinesque and Lepadogaster candolii Risso. •Synonym of Lepadogaster candolii Risso 1810 -- (Briggs 1955:38 [ref. 637] as candollei, Briggs 1973:655 [ref. 7222], Briggs 1990:477 [ref. 15498] as candollei, Hofrichter 1995:125 [ref. 30502] as candollei). Current status: Synonym of Lepadogaster candolii Risso 1810. Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: marine.