Neogobius kessleri (Günther, 1861)
Synonyms:
Gobius kessleri Günther, 1861, Cat. Acanthopt. Fish. Brit. Mus., 3: 553 (repl. for G. platycephalus Kessler, 1857).
Gobius platyrostris: Nordmann, 1840: 410, pl. 14 (fig. 1) (nec Pallas, 1814).
Gobius platycephalus Kessler, 1857, Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou, 30 (1): 468 (Dniester Bug above Voronesensk, USSR), neither G. platycephalus Richardson 1845,15 Rept . Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci.: 204 (Macao), nor G. platycephalus Peters, i852, Monatsb, Ak. Berlin: 681.
Gobius batrachocephalus forma platycephalus: Smitt, 1900: 546 (part.).
Gobius (Ponticola) kessleri: Iljin, 1927c: 135, 141 | de Buen, 1930a: 141; 1931: 35, 52 | Iljin, 1956: 190 | Banarescu, 1964: 846, fig. 375 | Svetovidov, 1964: 426, 447, fig. 161.
Gobius (Ponticola) platyrostris: Borcea, 1934: 101, fig. 44-47, pl. IV (fig. 22), pl. V (fig. 29-30) (nec Pallas, 1811).
Neogobius kessleri: Berg, 1949: 1090, fig. 820 | Georghiev, 1966: 205, fig. 41-42 | Zambriborsch, 1968: 43.
Gobius kessleri: Pinchuk, 1965: 731; 1963: 1846; 1968a: 126; 1968b: 620.
Common names:
bighead goby [UK and USA]
bychock-golovach [Russia]
guvid de balta [Romania]