Zosterisessor Whitley [G. P.] 1935:250 Masc. Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1814. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Zostericola Iljin 1927, preoccupied by Zostericola Ashby 1919 in Mollusca. •Valid as Zosterisessor Whitley 1935 -- (Miller 1973:513 [ref. 6888], Miller in Whitehead et al. 1986:1085 [ref. 13677], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:236 [ref. 28183], Miller 2004:1 [ref. 27853], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:68 [ref. 36649], Kovačić & Patzner 2011:188 [ref. 31737], Thacker 2011:131 [ref. 31731]). •Synonym of Gobius Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Zosterisessor -- (Vasil'eva 1999:160 [ref. 24865], Vasil'eva 2003:S44 [ref. 28444]). •Synonym of Gobius Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parin et al. 2015:481 [ref. 33547], Parenti 2021:175 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Synonym of Gobius Linnaeus 1758. Gobiidae: Gobiinae.