tropicus, Gobius Osbeck [P.] 1765:392 [Reise nach Ostindien und China; ref. 3311] Atlantic between Ascension Island and Sargasso Sea at 0°15'S. [Apparently the species occurs at Ascension Island, 7°57'S, 14°22'W, South Atlantic.] No types known. •Status uncertain -- (Miller 1990:951 [ref. 19376], Wirtz et al. 2014:10 [ref. 33516] perhaps not a goby). Current status: Uncertain as Gobius tropicus Osbeck 1765. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: Ascension Island. Habitat: marine.