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 candidianus (Regan, 1908) Syntypes . — BMNH 1908.5.27.29–33, 5 specimens , 54.7–58.4 mm SL, coll . T . Regan , Lake Candidius , Nantou County , Taiwan . Other material. — ASIZP-057221, 4 specimens , 57.5–78.4 mm SL, July 20, 1989 , coll. I-S. Chen , Tachia River basin, Taichung City , Taiwan . ASIZP-057222, 2 specimens , 42.1–42.2 mm SL, June 10, 1990 , coll. I-S. Chen , Marsushi basin, New Taipei City , Taiwan . ASIZP-057223, 2 specimens , 43.2–44.0 mm SL, Aug. 12, 1993 , coll. I-S. Chen , Peishihshi , Tanshuei River basin, New Taipei City , NMMBP-00304, 5 specimens , 41.0– 44.9 mm SL, Spt. 4, 1993, coll. I-S. Chen , Wulaokunshi basin, Ilan County , Taiwan . NMMBP-00305, 4 specimens , 34.6–47.5 mm SL, Feb. 16, 1994 , coll. I-S. Chen , Keelung River , Tanshuei River basin, New Taipei City , Taiwan .