nuda, Pygosteus platygaster Berg [L. S.] (ex Nikolskii) 1905:218 [Izviestii Turkestanskago otdiela Russkago geograficheskago obschchestva v. 4; ref. 15338] Lake Charkal, Ural River basin, Russia. Syntypes: ZIN 10613. •Synonym of Pungitius platygaster (Kessler 1859) -- (Berg 1949:969 [ref. 20662], Monod 1973:285 [ref. 7193], Kottelat 1997:167 [ref. 22952], Keivany & Nelson 2000:117 [ref. 24720], Paepke in Bănărescu & Paepke 2002:267 [ref. 25856], Parin et al. 2014:205 [ref. 33547], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:286 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Pungitius platygaster (Kessler 1859). Gasterosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.