Pseudogobius Aurich [H.] 1938:158 Masc. Gobius javanicus Bleeker 1856. Type by original designation. Makes available Pseudogobius Koumans 1931 (on museum name of Bleeker published in synonymy); should not be credited to Aurich but to Koumans. Described independently of Pseudogobius Popta 1922, of which it is a synonym; see Appendix A. Apparently Lizagobius Whitley 1933 should be used. See Pseudogobius of Popta and of Koumans. •Treated as valid as Pseudogobius Aurich 1938 -- (Akihito in Masuda et al. 1984:268 [ref. 6441], Miller 1987:695 [ref. 6336] but on p. 698 indicates that it equals Lizagobius Whitley 1933, Roberts 1989:169 [ref. 6439], Gomon et al. 1994:804 [ref. 22532]). •Synonym of Pseudogobius Popta 1922 -- (Larson 2001:200 [ref. 25522], Thacker 2013:372 [ref. 32494], Kottelat 2013:422 [ref. 32989], Huang et al. 2013:94 [ref. 33734]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudogobius Popta 1922. Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae.