GENUS Rhinogobius Gill, 1859 - gobies [=Rhinogobius Gill [T. N.], 1859:145, Pseudorhinogobius Zhong [J.-S.] & Wu [H.-L.], 1998:149, Sinogobius (subgenus of Gobius) Liu [C. K.], 1940:215, Tukugobius Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1927:119] Notes: [ref. 1762]. Masc. Rhinogobius similis Gill, 1859. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Gobius Linnaeus, 1758 -- (Lindberg & Krasyukova 1975:352 [ref. 7348]). •Synonym of Ctenogobius Gill, 1858 -- (Wu in Pan et al. 1991:480 [ref. 23876]). •Valid as Rhinogobius Gill 1859 -- (Miller 1973:515 [ref. 6888], Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:269 [ref. 6441], Birdsong et al. 1988:202 [ref. 7303], Kottelat 1989:19 [ref. 13605], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:55 [ref. 22798], Chen & Shao 1996:200 [ref. 22202], Vasil'eva 1998:146 [ref. 23591], Chen et. al 1998:255 [ref. 23655], Chen et al. 1999:171 [ref. 23885], Chen et al. 1999:20 [ref. 23908], Parenti & Thomas 1998:270 [ref. 24299], Chen et al. 1999:69 [ref. 24096], Parenti & Thomas 1998:270 [ref. 24299], Larson 2001:42 [ref. 25522], Chen et al. 2002:259 [ref. 25989], Chen & Kottelat 2003:88 [ref. 27103], Vasil'eva 2003:S53 [ref. 28444], Chen & Kottelat 2005:1407 [ref. 28141], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:234 [ref. 28183], Chen & Fang 2006:147 [ref. 28955], Huang & Chen 2007:101 [ref. 29017], Li & Zhong 2007:539 [ref. 29346], Valil'eva 2007:691 [ref. 29425], Chen et al. 2008:335 [ref. 29895], Yang et al. 2008:380 [ref. 29924], Chen & Miller 2008:225 [ref. 29935], Li & Zhong 2009:327 [ref. 30205], Scharpf 2009:14 [ref. 30400], Oijen et al. 2011:2 [ref. 31430], Pezold 2011:95 [ref. 31727], Van Tassell 2011:170 [ref. 31732], Suzuki et al. 2012:693 [ref. 31734], Keith & Lord 2011:244 [ref. 31741], Thacker 2013:372 [ref. 32494], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989], Chen & Miller 2014:124 [ref. 33160]). Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius Gill, 1859. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. (Pseudorhinogobius) [Engl. 152] [ref. 25764]. Pseudorhinogobius aporus Zhong & Wu, 1998. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pseudorhinogobius Zhong & Wu, 1998. •Possible a synonym of Rhinogobius -- (H. Bleher email, 11/1/2010). •Synonym of Rhinogobius Gill, 1859 -- (Kottelat 2013:424 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius Gill, 1859. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. (Sinogobius) [ref. 2790]. Masc. Gobius (Sinogobius) szechuanensis Liu, 1940. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Rhinogobius Gill, 1859 -- (Yang et al. 2008:380 [ref. 29924], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius Gill, 1859. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. (Tukugobius) [ref. 2104]. Masc. Rhinogobius carpenteri Seale, 1910. Type by original designation. •Valid as Tukugobius Herre, 1927 -- (Birdsong et al. 1988:203 [ref. 7303], Larson 2001:42 [ref. 25522]). •Synonym of Rhinogobius Gill, 1859 -- (Chen et al. 1998:255 [ref. 23655], Parenti & Thomas 1998:270 [ref. 24299], Chen et al. 1999:20 [ref. 23908], Chen & Kottelat 2003:88 [ref. 27103], Yang et al. 2008:380 [ref. 29924], Pezold 2011:95 [ref. 31727], Kottelat 2013:423 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius Gill, 1859. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Species Rhinogobius albimaculatus Chen et al., 1999 - Nam San goby (author) [=Rhinogobius albimaculatus Chen [I-S.], Kottelat [M.] & Miller [P. J.], 1999:23, Figs. 4-5, 10, 14] Notes: [Zoological Studies v. 38 (1); ref. 23908] Houay Sala Yai, a tributary of Nam San, 18°35'17"N, 103°05'00"E, Mekong River basin, Vientiane Province, Laos. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius albimaculatus Chen, Kottelat & Miller, 1999. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Mekong River basin, Laos. Habitat: freshwater. Species Rhinogobius aporus (Zhong & Wu, 1998) - Ou Jiang goby (author) [=Pseudorhinogobius aporus Zhong [J.-S.] & Wu [H.-L.], 1998:149 [Engl. P. 152], Figs. 1 (A-B), 2C] Notes: [Journal of Fisheries of China v. 22 (no. 2); ref. 25764] Upper Ou Jiang River system, Xiandu, Jinyun, Zhejiang, China, 120°50'E, 28°50'N. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius aporus (Zhong & Wu, 1998). Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Rhinogobius bedfordi (Regan, 1908) - Bedford's goby [=Ctenogobius bedfordi Regan [C. T.], 1908:62, Pl. 3 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 4 Feb. 1908); ref. 14334] Chong-ju, South Korea. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius bedfordi (Regan, 1908). Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Korea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Species Rhinogobius biwaensis Takahashi & Okazaki, 2017 - Biwa goby [=Rhinogobius biwaensis Takahashi [S.] & Okazaki [T.], 2017:5 [448], Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Ichthyological Research v. 64 (no. 4); ref. 35171] Wanihama beach, Lake Biwa, Wani-Nakahama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, depth 15 meters. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius biwaensis Takahashi & Okazaki, 2017. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Lake Biwa, Japan. Habitat: freshwater. Species Rhinogobius boa Chen & Kottelat, 2005 - Ka Longo goby (author) [=Rhinogobius boa Chen [I-S.] & Kottelat [M.], 2005:1409, Figs. 2, 6, 10] Notes: [Journal of Natural History v. 39 (no. 17); ref. 28141] Torrent at kilometer 5 on road Bac Phong Sinh to Mong Cai, 21°35'31"N, 107°43'52"E, Hai Ninh District, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius boa Chen & Kottelat, 2005. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Ka Longo (= Beilun He in China) drainage, border between Vietnam and China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) - Amur goby [=Gobius brunneus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.], 1845:142, Pl. 74 (fig. 2), Ctenogobius bedfordi Regan [C. T.], 1908:62, Pl. 3 (fig. 1), Rhinogobius nagoyae Jordan [D. S.] & Seale [A.], 1906:147, Fig. 5] Notes: [Fauna Japonica Parts 7-9; ref. 4373] Bay of Nagasaki, Japan. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845). Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: China, Japan, Korea, Philipines and Russia; established or reported from localized areas in U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (nagoyae) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1445); ref. 2496] Nagoya, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845). Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Species Rhinogobius candidianus (Regan, 1908) - Candidius goby (author) [=Ctenogobius candidianus Regan [C. T.], 1908:153, Rhinogobius taiwanus Oshima [M.], 1919:298, Pl. 53 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 1 (no. 2); ref. 14338] Lake Candidius, Taiwan. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius candidianus (Regan, 1908). Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Taiwan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. (taiwanus) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 12 (nos 2-4); ref. 3312] Shinchiku, Taiwan. Current status: Synonym of Rhinogobius candidianus (Regan, 1908). Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Species Rhinogobius changjiangensis Chen et al., 2002 - Changhwajiang goby (author) [=Rhinogobius changjiangensis Chen [I-S.], Miller [P. J.], Wu [H.-L.] & Fang [L.-S.], 2002:261, Figs. 2, 6, 8, 9] Notes: [Marine and Freshwater Research v. 53 (no. 2); ref. 25989] Upper hill stream of Changhwajiang River, Hainan Island, China. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius changjiangensis Chen, Miller, Wu & Fang, 2002. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Hainan Island, China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Rhinogobius changtinensis Huang & Chen, 2007 - Chang-Ting goby (author) [=Rhinogobius changtinensis Huang [S.-P.] & Chen [I-S.], 2007:102, Figs. 1-2, 7] Notes: [Bulletin of the Raffles Museum Suppl. No. 14; ref. 29017] Small hill-stream near the freeway terminal, tributary near Chang-Ting County, Fujian Province, Hanjiang River basin, southern China. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius changtinensis Huang & Chen, 2007. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Fujian Province, China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Rhinogobius cheni (Nichols, 1931) - Jiangxi goby (author) [=Gobius cheni Nichols [J. T.], 1931:1] Notes: [American Museum Novitates No. 499; ref. 16311] Hokou (Chaoshan), northeastern Kiangsi Province, China. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius cheni (Nichols, 1931). Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Jiangxi Province, China (introduced in Iran). Habitat: freshwater. Species Rhinogobius chiengmaiensis Fowler, 1934 - Chiangmai stream goby [=Rhinogobius chiengmaiensis Fowler [H. W.], 1934:157, Fig. 126] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1417] Chieng Mai, northern Thailand. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius chiengmaiensis Fowler, 1934. Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Thailand. Habitat: freshwater. Species Rhinogobius cliffordpopei (Nichols, 1925) - Tungting goby (author) [=Gobius cliffordpopei Nichols [J. T.], 1925:5] Notes: [American Museum Novitates No. 185; ref. 3180] Tungting Lake, Hunan Island, China. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius cliffordpopei (Nichols, 1925). Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Hunan, Tyngting Lake, China. Habitat: freshwater. Species Rhinogobius davidi (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) - Zhejiang goby (author) [=Gobius davidi Sauvage [H.-E.] & Dabry de Thiersant [P.], 1874:2] Notes: [Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie et Paléontologie) (Sér. 6) v. 1 (art. 5); ref. 15665] West Tchekiang, China. Current status: Valid as Rhinogobius davidi (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874). Gobiidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: Zhejiang Province, China. Habitat: freshwater. Species