rubens, Gobius Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:35 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:30 [ref. 3595]. •Questionably a synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789 -- (Miller 1973:486 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:934 [ref. 19376], Parenti 2019:102 [ref. 37117]). •Synonym of Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789 -- (Parenti 2021:176 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Uncertain as Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1789. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: marine.