A new freshwater gobiid species of Rhinogobius Gill, 1859 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from northern Taiwan Author Chen, I-Shiung Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan, ROC & Center for Excellence of the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan, ROC Author Wang, Shen-Chih 0000-0002-4190-7720 Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan, ROC & Industry-Academy Cooperation Division, National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Keelung, Taiwan, ROC * Corresponding authors: ISC: iscfish @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4190 - 7720; SKT: zoskt @ gate. sinica. edu. tw iscfish@gmail.com Author Shao, Kwang-Tsao Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan, ROC text Zootaxa 2022 2022-09-23 5189 1 29 44 journal article 153622 10.11646/zootaxa.5189.1.6 bcf8faaa-819c-4c3e-a6db-ddd407f2623d 1175-5326 7119680 346ABFF6-8E8F-4936-AE5B-FA941233524D Rhinogobius gigas Aonuma & Chen, 1996 Holotype .— ASIZP-057224, 80.5 mm SL, Dec. 12, 1993 , coll. I-S. Chen , Shinwulushi , Peinandarshi basin, Taitung County , Taiwan . Paratypes .— ASIZP-057225, 3 specimens , 39.9–57.4 mm SL, April 3, 1993 , coll. I-S. Chen , Sanjanshi basin, Hualian County , Taiwan . ASIZP-057226, 8 specimens , 51.7–67.4 mm SL, Spt. 8, 1993, coll. I-S. Chen , Nanaushi , Ilan County , Taiwan . NMMBP-00302, 3 specimens , 27.6–48.9 mm SL, Dec. 21, 1993 , coll. I-S. Chen , Kinglunshi basin, Taitung County , Taiwan .