GOBIONELLINAE, Bleeker, 1874

SUBFAMILY GOBIONELLINAE

Brachygobius doriae (Günther)

Gobius doriae Günther, 1868: 265 View in CoL , Pl. 12, Fig. A ( Sarawak); Larson 2001: 51 ( Singapore).

Remarks: The CAS material reported by Larson (2001) may have been purchased, but not actually collected, in Singapore. The species is otherwise not known from Singapore.

Brachygobius kabiliensis Inger

Brachygobius kabiliensis Inger, 1958: 110 View in CoL (Kabili River, Sandakan District, East Coast Residency, North Borneo); Lim & Larson, 1994: 258 ( Singapore); Ng & Sivasothi, 1999: 136–137 ( Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 75 ( Singapore).

Brachygobius xanthomelas Herre & Myers, 1937: 43 ( Singapore) View in CoL (in part); Inger, 1958: 110 (in part; Singapore).

Brachygobius nunus View in CoL – Koumans, 1953: 194–195 (in part; Singapore).

Brachygobius kabilensis – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Brachygobius sua View in CoL – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Brachygobius xanthomelas View in CoL – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Ng, 1990: 117 ( Singapore; text refers to B. kabiliensis View in CoL , figure is B. xanthomelas View in CoL ).

ZRC material from: Sungei Tengeh, Sungei Berih, Sungei Poyan,

Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Sungei Kangkar, Mandai mangroves,

Sungei Simpang, Khatib Bongsu, Sungei Seletar, Pulau Seletar,

Sungei Punggol, Sungei Serangoon, Sungei Pinang, Loyang mangroves.

Calamiana illota Larson Pseudogobius sp. 4 – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore). Calamiana illota Larson, 1999: 260–265 (Sungei Buloh mangroves,

Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson &

Lim, 2005: 77 (Woodlands).

ZRC material from: Sungei Buloh, Woodlands, Mandai mangroves, Sungei Mandai, Khatib Bongsu, Loyang mangroves.

Calamiana polylepis (Wu & Ni)

Mugilogobius polylepis Wu & Ni, 1985: 95–96 View in CoL , Fig. 2 View Fig (Zhonggang, Fengxian, Shanghai).

ZRC material from: Pulau Tekong (1 ex.: ZRC 47532), Pasir Ris mangroves (2 ex.: ZRC 50569) .

Remarks: New record for Singapore ( Fig. 2 View Fig ).

Calamiana variegata (Peters)

Apocryptes variegatus Peters, 1868: 267 ( Singapore) View in CoL .

Tamanka ubinensis Herre View in CoL in Herre & Myers, 1937: 41, Pl. 3 (Pulau Ubin), Koumans, 1940: 153 (Pulau Ubin); Koumans, 1953: 157 (Pulu Ubin); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Gobiopterus variegatus View in CoL – Koumans, 1953: 244–245 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Pseudogobius variegatus – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore).

Calamiana variegata View in CoL – Larson, 1999: 273 (Pulau Ubin, Sungei Buloh); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 78 (Sungei Buloh).

ZRC material from: Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Mandai mangroves,

Sungei Seletar, Seletar Dam, Pulau Seletar, Sungei Simpang, Khatib

Bongsu, Pasir Ris, Loyang mangroves.

Gnatholepis anjerensis (Bleeker)

Gobius anjerensis Bleeker, 1851b: 251 (Anjer) View in CoL ; Karoli, 1882: 164 ( Singapore).

Gnatholepis anjerensis View in CoL – Fowler, 1938: 216 ( Singapore).

Remarks: There is no recent material known from Singapore.

Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker)

Gobius cauerensis Bleeker, 1853a: 269 View in CoL (Cauer, Sumatra); Fowler, 1938: 217 ( Singapore).

Gobius ophthalmotaenia View in CoL – Karoli, 1882: 164 ( Singapore).

Acentrogobius cauerensis – Koumans, 1953: 68–70 ( Singapore).

Acentrogobius caverensis – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Gnatholepis cauerensis View in CoL – Lim & Larson, 1994: 259 ( Singapore).

Remarks: There is no recent material known from Singapore.

Gobiopterus birtwistlei (Herre)

Gobiella birtwistlei Herre, 1934a: 85 ( Singapore) View in CoL ; Tweedie, 1936: 28 ( Singapore); Herre & Myers, 1937: 45 (tidal creeks, Singapore); Fowler, 1938: 266 ( Singapore).

Gobiopterus chuno View in CoL (non-Hamilton) – Koumans, 1953: 244 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Gobiopterus View in CoL cf chuno View in CoL – Mok & Munro, 1991: 236 (in part; Sungei Buloh).

Gobiopterus birtwistlei – Lim & Larson, 1994: 259 (Sungei Buloh); Ng & Sivasothi, 1999: 136–137 ( Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 107 (Loyang mangroves).

ZRC material from: Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Mandai mangroves,

Khatib Bongsu.

Remarks: The species of this genus are under investigation by Larson and Kottelat.

Gobiopterus brachypterus (Bleeker)

Apocryptes brachypterus Bleeker, 1855a: 401 View in CoL (Lacus Grati, Pasuruan Province, Java); Karoli, 1882: 166 ( Singapore); Fowler, 1938: 212 ( Singapore).

Gobiopterus View in CoL cf chuno View in CoL – Mok & Munro, 1991: 236 (in part; Sungei Buloh).

Gobiopterus brachypterus View in CoL – Lim & Larson, 1994: 259 (Tengeh & Lower Peirce Reservoirs); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 108 (Sungei Buloh).

Gobiopterus birtwistlei View in CoL (non–Herre) – Ng & Lim, 1996: 113 (Tengeh Reservoir, Lower Peirce Reservoir).

ZRC material from: Lower Peirce Reservoir, Tengeh Reservoir/

Sungei Tengeh, Sungei Buloh, Sungei Mandai, Sungei Simpang,

Khatib Bongsu, Pulau Seletar, Seletar Dam, Sungei Punggol, Sungei

Serangoon.

Remarks: The species of this genus are under investigation by Larson and Kottelat.

Gobiopterus panayensis (Herre)

Mistichthys panayensis Herre, 1944: 108 View in CoL (Capiz, Capiz Province, Panay, Philippines).

ZRC material from: Sungei Serangoon (1 ex.: ZRC 47291), Loyang mangroves (4 ex.: ZRC 47672) .

Remarks: A new Singapore record.

Hemigobius hoevenii (Bleeker)

Gobius hoevenii Bleeker, 1851d: 426–427 View in CoL (Sambas, in river, Borneo).

? Pseudogobius hoevenii View in CoL – Murphy, 1990: 155 ( Singapore mangroves).

Hemigobius hoevenii – Lim & Larson, 1994: 259 ( Singapore); Lim & Low, 1998: 141 (Pandan); Ng & Sivasothi, 1999: 136–137 ( Singapore); Larson, 2001; 74 (Sungei Buloh); Chua, 2002: 109 (Chek Jawa); Larson & Lim, 2005: 109 (Pandan mangroves, Loyang mangroves).

Hemigobius hoeveni – Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh).

ZRC material from: Kallang basin, Sungei Pandan, Sungei Tengeh, Sungei Berih, Lim Chu Kang mangroves, Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Mandai mangroves, Sungei Sembawang, Sungei Simpang, Seletar Dam, Pulau Seletar, Sungei Punggol, Sungei Serangoon, Pasir Ris, Loyang mangroves, Pulau Ubin.

Remarks: Most records of Stigmatogobius hoevenii from Singapore refer to Mugilogobius chulae ; the name has been misapplied in many localities.

Hemigobius mingi (Herre)

Gnatholepis mingi Herre, 1936a: 8–9 View in CoL , Pl. IV (Pulau Ubin); Herre & Myers, 1937: 40 (Pulau Ubin); Fowler, 1938: 266 (Pulan Ubin).

Stigmatogobius mingi View in CoL – Koumans, 1953: 118–119 (Pulu Ubin); Chua, 1973: 526 (Ponggol Estuary).

Hemigobius mingi View in CoL – Lim & Larson, 1994: 259 ( Singapore); Larson, 2001: 74 (Pulau Ubin, Sungai Buloh, Sungei Punggol, Kranji mangroves); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 110 (Loyang mangroves).

Hemigobius melanurus – Ng & Sivasothi, 1999: 136–137 ( Singapore).

ZRC material from: Sungei Pandan, Sungei Berih, Lim Chu Kang mangroves, Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Mandai mangroves, Sungei Sembawang, Sungei Punggol, Sungei Serangoon, Loyang mangroves.

Mugilogobius chulae (Smith)

Vaimosa chulae Smith, 1932: 260 View in CoL , Pl. 23 (Koh Samui, Gulf of Thailand).

Stigmatogobius hoeveni (non–Bleeker) – Tweedie, 1936: 28 (Geylang, Ayer Merbau Island).

Stigmatogobius hoevenii View in CoL (non–Bleeker) – Fowler, 1938: 267 ( Singapore); Koumans 1953: 125–126 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

? Pseudogobius hoevenii View in CoL (non–Bleeker) – Murphy, 1990: 155 ( Singapore mangroves).

Mugilogobius chulae – Lim & Larson, 1994: 259 ( Singapore); Larson & Lim, 2005: 117 ( Singapore).

ZRC material from: Geylang, Pulau Ayer Merbau, West Coast Park,

Sungei Berih, Sungei Buloh, Mandai mangroves, Sungei Sembawang, Pulau Seletar, Punggol, Sungei Serangoon, Loyang mangroves.

Remarks: A name used earlier for this species, Stigmatogobius hoevenii , has been often confused with Hemigobius hoevenii .

Mugilogobius fasciatus Larson View in CoL Mugilogobius sp. 12 – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore). Mugilogobius fasciatus Larson, 2001: 116–119 View in CoL (Sungei Buloh mangroves, Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh);

Larson & Lim, 2005: 118 (Sungei Buloh). ZRC material from: Sungei Buloh.

Mugilogobius mertoni (Weber)

Gobius mertoni Weber, 1911: 37 View in CoL , Figs. 5–6 View Fig View Fig (Panua Bori River near Sungei Manumbai, Aru Island).

Mugilogobius mertoni View in CoL – Larson, 2001: 144 (Sungei Pandan); Larson & Lim, 2005: 119 (Sungei Pandan).

ZRC material from: Pulau Semakau, Sungei Pandan.

Remarks: The specimens identified as Mugilogobius sp. 29 in Lim

& Larson (1994) appear to be M. mertoni .

Mugilogobius platystomus (Günther)

Gobius platystoma Günther, 1872: 664 View in CoL , Pl. 63, Fig. B (Port Mackay, Queensland, Australia).

Mugilogobius platystomus View in CoL – Larson, 2001: 165 (Serangoon).

Remarks: No recent material of this species observed in Singapore.

Mugilogobius rambaiae (Smith) Vaimosa rambaiae Smith, 1945: 538 , Pl. 9a (Bangkok, Thailand). Mugilogobius rambaiae – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore);

Larson, 2001: 170 (Serangoon, tidal stream near Woodlands,

Sungei Buloh); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson

& Lim, 2005: 120 (Woodlands). ZRC material from: Sungei Buloh, Woodlands, Sungei Serangoon.

Mugilogobius tigrinus Larson

Mugilogobius sp. 12A – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore).

Mugilogobius tigrinus Larson, 2001: 189–192 View in CoL (Sungei Pandan, Singapore); Larson & Lim, 2005: 121 (Loyang mangroves).

ZRC material from: Sungei Pandan, Loyang mangroves.

Oligolepis acutipennis (Valenciennes)

Gobius acutipennis Valenciennes, 1837: 80 View in CoL (Malabar, India).

Gobius melanostigma View in CoL – Bleeker, 1859–60b,c: 238, 450 ( Singapore); Bleeker, 1861: 61 ( Singapore).

? Gobius temminckii – Karoli, 1882: 165 ( Singapore); Fowler, 1938: 218 ( Singapore).

Aparrius acutipinnis – Herre & Myers, 1937: 45 ( Singapore).

Oligolepis melanostigma View in CoL – Fowler, 1938: 218–219 ( Singapore).

Oligolepis acutipennis View in CoL – Koumans, 1953: 92–94 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore).

Remarks: There is no recent material of this genus known from Singapore. The genus is in need of revision, and the currently used species name may not be correct for the Indo–Malaysian population of this fish.

Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker

Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker, 1876: 138 ( Singapore) View in CoL ; Koumans, 1953: 49–50 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore).

Oxyurichthus auchenolepis – Fowler, 1938: 219 ( Singapore).

Remarks: No recent specimens known from Singapore.

Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker)

Gobius microlepis Bleeker, 1849: 35 View in CoL (Freto Madurae prope Surabaya et Sumanap).

Oxyurichthys microlepis View in CoL – Bleeker, 1861: 32, 56 ( Singapore); Koumans, 1953: 41–44 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore); Larson & Lim, 2005: 125 (eastern Johor Straits).

Oxyurichthus microlepis – Fowler, 1938: 219 ( Singapore).

ZRC material from: Johor Straits off Yishun.

Oxyurichthys papuensis (Valenciennes)

Gobius papuensis Valenciennes, 1837: 106 View in CoL (New Guinea).

Oxyurichthys belosso View in CoL – Bleeker, 1859–60a,c: 216, 450 ( Singapore); Bleeker, 1861: 56 ( Singapore).

Oxyurichthus belosso – Fowler, 1938: 219 ( Singapore).

Oxyurichthys papuensis View in CoL – Koumans, 1953: 46–49 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore).

Remarks: No recent material of this species known from Singapore.

Oxyurichthys uronema (Weber)

Gobius (Oxyurichthys) uronema Weber, 1909: 153 View in CoL (Bay of Bima, Sumbawa, Indonesia).

Oxyurichthys uronema View in CoL – Larson & Lim, 2005: 124 ( Singapore). ZRC material from: Bedok, Singapore River, Punggol.

Pandaka cf. pygmaea Herre View in CoL Pandaka pygmaea Herre, 1927: 198 View in CoL , Pl. 15, Fig. 3 View Fig ( Philippines);

Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94

(Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 126 (Loyang mangroves). Pandaka trimaculata – Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh). ZRC material from: Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Sungei Simpang, Pulau Seletar, Loyang mangroves. Remarks: The genus Pandaka is presently under revision by Larson.

Pseudogobiopsis oligactis (Bleeker)

Gobiopsis oligactis Bleeker, 1875b: 113–114 View in CoL (Amboina, Indonesia).

Stigmatogobius poicilosoma View in CoL (non–Bleeker) – Alfred, 1966: 47 (in part; Singapore); Johnson, 1973a: 113–114 (in part; Singapore); Johnson, 1973b: 129 (in part; Singapore); Munro, 1990: 115, fig. 5 (Seletar reservoir).

Pseudogobiopsis oligactis View in CoL – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 (Central Catchment streams); Ng & Lim, 1996: 113 (Central Catchment area); Larson & Lim, 2005: 143 ( Singapore).

ZRC material from: MacRitchie Reservoir, Sungei Kallang outlet from MacRitchie Reservoir.

Remarks: This species appears to have become extinct in Singapore,

with the only known specimens having been collected in 1959.

Despite recent surveys of most habitats on the island by resident biologists, P. oligactis has not been found since. Munro’s (1990)

diagrammatic Fig. 5 View Fig shows a species of Pseudogobiopsis ; however,

his discussion could also refer to Rhinogobius giurinus .

Pseudogobiopsis siamensis (Fowler)

Vaimosa siamensis Fowler, 1934: 157 View in CoL , Fig. 125 (Silom Canal, Bangkok, Thailand).

Vaimosa jurongensis Herre, 1940a: 18 View in CoL , Pl. 13 (Jurong, Singapore); Koumans, 1953: 386–387 ( Singapore).

Vaimosa singapurensis View in CoL – Tweedie, 1940: 75 (Jurong).

Stigmatogobius poicilosoma View in CoL (non-Bleeker) – Alfred, 1966: 47 (in part; Singapore); Johnson, 1973a: 113–114 (in part; Singapore); Johnson, 1973b: 129 (in part; Singapore).

“ Vaimosa ” jurongensis View in CoL – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Pseudogobiopsis siamensis View in CoL – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore); Ng & Lim, 1996: 113 (Sungei Seletar); Larson & Lim, 2005: 144 (outlet of MacRitchie Reservoir).

ZRC material from: Sungei Kallang outlet from MacRitchie Reservoir, Sungei Seletar.

Remarks: Tweedie (1940) refers to paratypes of Vaimosa singapurensis Herre lodged in the Raffles Museum. This was possibly a museum name for Vaimosa jurongensis Herre. The species was thought to be locally extinct (see Ng & Lim, 1996: 113) until three specimens (ZRC 50271) were collected in March 2005.

Pseudogobius avicennia (Herre)

Vaimosa avicennia Herre, 1940a: 17 View in CoL , Pl.12 (mangrove swamp, Kranji River, Singapore); Koumans, 1953: 386 ( Singapore).

“ Vaimosa ” avicennia View in CoL – Gomez 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Pseudogobius avicennia View in CoL – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 ( Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 140 (Sungei Simpang).

ZRC material from: Siglap canal, Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Sungei

Sembawang, Pulau Seletar, Loyang mangroves.

Pseudogobius javanicus (Bleeker)

Gobius javanicus Bleeker, 1856: 88 View in CoL (Patjitan, central Java).

Vaimosa piapensis Herre, 1927: 147 View in CoL , Pl. 10, Fig. 3 View Fig (Piapi Creek, Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines); Herre & Myers, 1937: 40 (reefs at Singapore & Pulau Ubin); Tweedie, 1940: 75 (Kranji).

Stigmatogobius poicilosoma View in CoL (non–Bleeker) – Koumans, 1953: 119– 120 (in part; Singapore).

Stigmatogobius javanicus View in CoL – Koumans, 1953: 122 (Pulu Ubin, Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Pseudogobius javanicus View in CoL – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 (in part; Singapore); Lim & Low, 1998: 142 (Sungei Buloh); Ng & Sivasothi, 1999: 136–137 ( Singapore); Chua, 2002: 109 (Chek Jawa); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 141 (Sungei Simpang, Sungei Buloh).

ZRC material from: Kallang basin, West Coast Park, Sungei Pandan,

Sungei Tuas, Pulau Buloh, Sungei Buloh, Mandai mangroves,

Sungei Simpang, Khatib Bongsu, Seletar Dam, Pulau Seletar, Seletar

Wet Gap, Pasir Ris beach, Loyang mangroves, Pulau Ubin.

Remarks: This is a widespread species being revised by Larson (in prep.). There may be another species confused with P. javanicus .

Pseudogobius melanostictus (Day)

Gobius melanosticta Day, 1876: 290 View in CoL , Pl. 63, Fig. 2 View Fig (Madras, India).

Vaimosa serangoonensis Herre View in CoL in Herre & Myers, 1937: 40, Pl. 2 (creek at Serangoon, Singapore).

Stigmatogobius poicilosoma – Koumans, 1953: 119–120 (in part; Singapore).

Stigmatogobius poicilostoma – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Pseudogobius javanicus View in CoL – Lim & Larson, 1994: 260 (in part; Singapore).

Pseudogobius melanostictus – Larson & Lim, 2005: 142 (Mandai mangroves).

ZRC material from: West Coast Park, Mandai mangroves, Sungei

Serangoon.

Remarks: This species is being revised by Larson (in prep.).

Pseudogobius melanostictus may not be the correct name to apply to the Singapore population.

Redigobius isognathus (Bleeker)

Stigmatogobius isognathus Bleeker, 1878: 203 ( Singapore) View in CoL ; Fowler, 1938: 221 ( Singapore); Koumans, 1953: 115–116 ( Singapore).? Stigmatogobius römeri – Koumans, 1953: 113–114 ( Singapore). Stigmatogobius romeri – Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore).

Redigobius isognathus View in CoL – Lim & Larson, 1994: 261 ( Singapore); Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 145 ( Singapore).

ZRC material from: Sungei Buloh, Sungei Simpang, Khatib Bongsu, Pulau Seletar, Pulau Ubin.

Remarks: The genus Redigobius is under investigation by Larson (in prep.), and R. isognathus may not be the correct name to apply to the Singapore species.

Stigmatogobius singapurensis Bleeker, 1878: 204 ( Singapore) View in CoL – Fowler, 1938: 221 ( Singapore).

? Stigmatogobius römeri – Koumans, 1953: 113–115 ( Singapore).

Stigmatogobius borneensis – Koumans, 1953: 127 ( Singapore); Gomez 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 261 (in part; Singapore); Larson & Lim, 2005: 149; Larson, 2005: 351 ( Singapore).

Remarks: No recent material of this species is known from

Singapore.

Stigmatogobius pleurostigma (Bleeker)

Gobius pleurostigma Bleeker, 1849: 28–29 View in CoL (Surabaya, Java).

Stigmatogobius sadanundio View in CoL (non-Hamilton) – Koumans, 1953: 111 (in part; Singapore)

Stigmatogobius pleurostigma View in CoL – Lim & Larson 1994: 261 ( Singapore); Anonymous 2003: 95 (Sungei Buloh); Larson & Lim, 2005: 150 (Pandan mangroves); Larson, 2005: 358, Fig. 7 View Fig (Sungei Pandan mangroves).

ZRC material from: Sungei Kallang, Sungei Pandan, Sungei Buloh,

Pulau Ubin.

Remarks: This species may occur syntopically with the next species.

Stigmatogobius sadanundio (Hamilton)

Gobius sadanundio Hamilton, 1822: 52 View in CoL (estuaries near Calcutta); Herre & Myers, 1937: 38 (Pulau Ubin); Fowler, 1932: 448 ( Singapore); Fowler, 1938: 218 ( Singapore).

Stigmatogobius sadanundio View in CoL – Koumans, 1953: 111–112 (in part; Singapore); Tham, 1973: 218 ( Singapore); Gomez, 1980: 95 ( Singapore); Lim & Ng, 1990: 116 ( Singapore); Lim & Larson, 1994: 261 ( Singapore); Lim & Low, 1998: 141 ( Singapore); Ng & Sivasothi, 1999: 136–137 ( Singapore); Larson & Lim, 2005: 151 (Loyang mangroves); Larson, 2005: 361, Fig. 8 View Fig (Pulo Ubin, Kranji mangroves, Sungei Pandan).

Stigmatogobius sandanundio [sic] – Anonymous, 2003: 95 (Sungei Buloh).

ZRC material from: Pulau Hantu, Sungei Pandan, Pulau Buloh,

Sungei Buloh, Sungei Sembawang, Sungei Simpang, Pulau Seletar,

Sungei Punggol, Pasir Ris, Pulau Ubin.

Remarks: This species may be syntopic with the previous species,

and may be more common in Singapore.

Stigmatogobius sella (Steindachner) View in CoL Gobius sella Steindachner, 1881: 212 (Borneo) View in CoL . Vaimosa brocki Herre, 1936a: 9 View in CoL ( Singapore Harbour); Herre &

Myers, 1937: 40 ( Singapore reef); Fowler, 1938: 267 (reef in

Singapore Harbour).

Rhinogobius giurinus (Rutter)

Gobius giurinus Rutter, 1897: 86 View in CoL (Swatow, China).

Stigmatogobius poicilosoma View in CoL (non–Bleeker) – Lim & Ng, 1989: 115 ( Singapore).

Rhinogobius cf giurinus – Lim & Larson, 1994: 261 ( Singapore); Ng & Lim, 1996: 117 (Central Catchment, Botanic Gardens, Jurong Road).

Stigmatogobius poecilosoma (non-Bleeker) – Anonymous, 2003: 95 (Sungei Buloh).

Redigobius giurinus – Anonymous, 2003: 94 (Sungei Buloh).

Rhinogobius giurinus View in CoL – Larson & Lim, 2005: 146 (Upper Seletar).

ZRC material from: Lower Peirce Reservoir, Botanic Gardens,

Tengeh Reservoir, Sungei Buloh, Upper Seletar Reservoir, Mandai

Road at Mandai Lake Road junction, Lorong Banir.

Remarks: This introduced species from East Asia may be partly responsible for the decline and apparent disappearance of

Pseudogobiopsis species in Singapore.

Stigmatogobius borneensis (Bleeker)

Gobius borneensis Bleeker, 1851a: 10 (Banjermassing, Borneo) View in CoL .

Stigmatogobius borneensis View in CoL (non–Bleeker) – Lim & Larson, 1994: 261 (in part; Singapore).

Stigmatogobius sella – Larson & Lim, 2005: 152; Larson, 2005: 363 ( Singapore harbour).

Remarks: No recent material of this species is known from

Singapore.