viridis, Gobius Otto [A. W.] 1821:7 [Conspectus animalium quorundam maritimorum; ref. 4987] Near Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Possible types: ZMB 2117 (1). Also described as new in Otto 1821 [ref. 3321], first publication not researched. •Questionably a synonym of Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas 1814) -- (Miller 1973:512 [ref. 6888], Kottelat 1997:181 [ref. 22952], Pinchuk et al. in Miller 2004:5 [ref. 27853]). •Questionably a synonym of Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 -- (Miller 1973:483 [ref. 6888], Miller 1990:936 [ref. 19376], Kottelat 1997:176 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814 -- (Parenti 2021:179 [ref. 38603] with question). Current status: Synonym of Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.