ruuthensparri, Gobius Euphrasen [B. A.] 1786:64, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 7 (for 1786); ref. 17465] Bohuslän, Sweden. No types known. Also appeared in Euphrasen 1787:63, pl. 3, fig. 1 [ref. 30157]. Species epithet originally spelled 'rvvthensparri' with Latin 'v' instead of 'u'. Based on Gobius sp. of Ruuthensparre et al. 1784:52 [ref. 31153]. Spelled rutensparii in Bloch & Schneider 1801:70 [ref. 471]. •Synonym of Gobiusculus flavescens (Fabricius 1779) -- (Miller 1973:496 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1046 [ref. 13677]). •Synonym of Pomatoschistus flavescens (Fabricius 1779) -- (Parenti 2021:342 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Pomatoschistus flavescens (Fabricius 1779). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.