Lepadogaster candollei Risso, 1810
Common synomyms:
Lepadogaster Candolii Risso, 1810, Ichthyologie de Nice: 76 (Mer Saint-Hospice). Type: lost.
Lepadogaster olivaceus Risso, 1810, ibid.: 75 (Golfe de Saint-Hospice).
Lepadogaster olivaceus: Risso, 1826: 274 (Golfe de Saint-Hospice).
Lepadogaster jussieui Risso, 1826, Hist. nat. Eur. mérid.: 273 (Villefranche).
Lepadogaster decandollii: Risso, 1826: 275 (Nice) | Day, 1880: 191 (Ireland, Cornwall, Channel Islands, France, Mediterranean) | Hoek, 1914: 34 (middle coast of England, Ireland, Manche) | Jenkins, 1936: 107 (Mediterranean to British Isles) | Antoniu, 1949: 25 (west coast of Black Sea).
Lepadogaster ottaviani Cocco, 1833, Maurolico: 243 (Messina).
Lepagodaster cephalus Thompson, 1839, Ann. Mog. nat. Hist.: 34 (Roundstone Bay, Connemara, Ireland).
Lepadogaster candolii: Lowe, 1841:190 (Madeira) | Günther, 1861: 513 (Mediterranean to British coasts) | Moreau, 1881: 360, fig. 192 (Nice, Toulon, Port-Vendres, Golfe de Gascogne) | Carus, 1893: 690 (Malaga, Baleares, Puerto de Palma, Mahon, Alger, Port-Vendres, Toulon, Nizza, Livorno, Elba, Giannutri, Maddalena, Cagliari, S. Antioco, Gaeta, Napoli, Sicilia, Palermo, Messina, Malta, Venezia, Trieste, Zaole, Spalato) | Ninni, 1933: 27, pl. 5-6 | Soljan, 1948: 110, fig. 229-231 (Adriatic); 1963: 110 (Adriatic).
Lepadogaster ruber Plucar, 1846, Fischplatz Triest: 25 (Trieste).
Lepadogaster adherens Bonaparte, 1846, Icon. Faun. Ital.: 65 (Mediterranean).
Lepadogaster rafinesqui Costa, 1850, Fauna Regno Napoli, pl. 24 (fig. 1-3).
Lepidogaster chupasangue Yarrell, 1859, Hist. Brit. Fish.: 342 (nomen nudum).
Mirbelia decandollii: Canestrini, 1864: 189, pl. 3 (fig. 1, 3-4) (Sardegna, Palermo, Nizza) | Fraser-Brunner, 1938: 410 (British Isles).
Lepadogaster candollei: Briggs, 1955: 38-39, fig. 76 (Black Sea and Mediterranean to Salvage Islands and middle coast of England) | Tortonese, 1960e: 162 | Murgoci, 1964: 305 (Black Sea) | Bini, 1968, 8: 137-138, col. fig. | Wheeler, 1969: 389 (Mediterranean and Black Sea to northern British Isles).
Lepadogaster olivacells: Lozano Rey, 1960: 298-300, fig. 113.
Common names:
chafarrocas [Spain]
connemara clingfish [UK and USA]
connemara sucker [UK and USA]
lépadogastère de candolle [France and Belgium]
priljepnjak veliki [former Yugoslavia]
sorece de mar [Italy]