gouanii, Lepadogaster Risso [A.] 1810:72 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Spelled govani in Risso 1827:271 [ref. 3757]. •Synonym of Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre 1788) -- (Briggs 1955:34 [ref. 637], Briggs 1973:654 [ref. 7222], Briggs in Whitehead et al. 1986:1357 [ref. 13677], Hofrichter 1995:112 [ref. 30502], Parin et al. 2015:472 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Lepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre 1788). Gobiesocidae: Lepadogastrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.