A review of the Glossogobius giuris complex in Australia, with wider discussion on nomenclature and possible synonymies Author Hoese, Douglass F. Australian Museum, 1 William St., Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia. Author Hammer, Michael P. 0000-0002-0981-4647 Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, PO Box 4646 Darwin, Northern Territory 0801, Australia. michael. hammer @ magnt. net. au; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0981 - 4647 michael.hammer@magnt.net.au text Zootaxa 2021 2021-05-19 4974 1 79 115 journal article 6237 10.11646/zootaxa.4974.1.3 c7efa945-0e70-48aa-b2d4-e09beeffeb2b 1175-5326 4772138 0FD68AAC-F4C5-4926-A7C7-EA475A2FACA2 Awaous Valenciennes, 1837 Gobius gutum Hamilton, 1822 , from India has been considered a junior synonym of Glossogobius giuris by Kottelat (2013) . However, the original description, clearly indicates that the upper jaw overhangs the lower jaw, unlike Glossogobius . Hora (1929) published Hamilton’s original drawing of Gobius gutum and it is clearly a species of Awaous . Britz (2019) provided the image in colour and added the type locality as Podma River. Plamoottil (2016) recorded and figured the species as Awaous gutum . Gobius neglectus Jerdon, 1949 . Although not treated by Koumans (1953) the species was originally compared with species of Glossogobius . The species was described as having a sloping snout and an eye going into head length 5 times. The counts are given as D 6 I,11 and anal I,10 or 11. Under Gobius kokius Jerdon (1849) describes the snout as being in line with the back and D I,9 anal I,8. That species is consistent with the “giuris” head form, but neglectus is a closer match to Awaous , although it is reported from near the mountain and may belong elsewhere, but is clearly not a Glossogobius .