capito, Gobius Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:21 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Martigues and Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: MNHN A-1162 (1) Martiques, A-1167 (1) Naples. See Gobius capito Cuvier 1829. Previously appeared in Griffith & Smith 1834:Pl. 38 (fig. 1) (opp. p. 238) [ref. 1908] (available from figure caption). •Valid as Gobius capito Valenciennes 1837 -- (Herrera 1896:61 [ref. 39336]). •Synonym of Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814 -- (Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1038 [ref. 13677]). •Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:487 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:937 [ref. 19376], Vasil'eva 2003:S45 [ref. 28444], Parin et al. 2014:483 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:180 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.