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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Gobius

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30 species
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Photo by Le Bris, S.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Gobius ater Bellotti, 1888

Photo by Photo by Le Bris, S.
 
Gobius ater
[Bellotti's goby]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6.8 cm TL
Gobius ateriformis Brito & Miller, 2001

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Gobius ateriformis
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Gobius auratus Risso, 1810

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius auratus
[Golden goby]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.2 cm TL
Gobius bontii Bleeker, 1849

Photo by Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Gobius bontii
[]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Gobius bucchichi Steindachner, 1870

Photo by Photo by Pillon, R.
 
Gobius bucchichi
[Bucchich's goby]

Photo by Ruottu, M.

Eastern Atlantic and theM
Max. Length 15.7 cm TL
Gobius cobitis Pallas, 1814

Photo by Photo by Ruottu, M.
 
Gobius cobitis
[Giant goby]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Northeastern Atlantic and
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Gobius couchi Miller & El-Tawil, 1974

Photo by Photo by Pillon, R.
 
Gobius couchi
[Couch's goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Gobius cruentatus Gmelin, 1789

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius cruentatus
[Red-mouthed goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic and in t
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Gobius fallax Sarato, 1889

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius fallax
[Sarato's goby]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Gobius gasteveni Miller, 1974

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Gobius gasteveni
[Steven's goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea, endemi
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
Gobius geniporus Valenciennes, 1837

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius geniporus
[Slender goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL

 
Gobius hypselosoma
[]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Mediterranean (Aegean Sea
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Gobius incognitus Kovačić & Šanda, 2016

Photo by Photo by Pillon, R.
 
Gobius incognitus
[Incognito goby]

Photo by Furlan, B.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
Gobius kolombatovici Kovačić & Miller, 2000

Photo by Photo by Furlan, B.
 
Gobius kolombatovici
[Kolombatovic’s goby]
No picture found


 
Gobius koseirensis
[]
No picture found


 
Gobius leucomelas
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 25.3 cm TL
Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius niger
[Black goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea, Black
Max. Length 29.9 cm TL
Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas, 1814

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius ophiocephalus
[Grass goby]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Gobius paganellus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Gobius paganellus
[Rock goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Gobius roulei de Buen, 1928

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius roulei
[Roule's goby]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Gobius rubropunctatus Delais, 1951

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Gobius rubropunctatus
[]

Photo by Iglesias, S.P.

East Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Gobius salamansa Iglésias & Frotté, 2015

Photo by Photo by Iglesias, S.P.
 
Gobius salamansa
[Salamansa goby]

Photo by Dunz, A.

Africa
Max. Length 13.6 cm TL
Gobius scorteccii Poll, 1961

Photo by Photo by Dunz, A.
 
Gobius scorteccii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm SL

 
Gobius senegambiensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL

 
Gobius strictus
[Schmidt's goby]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
Gobius tetrophthalmus Brito & Miller, 2001

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Gobius tetrophthalmus
[]
No picture found


 
Gobius tropicus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea.
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Gobius vittatus Vinciguerra, 1883

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius vittatus
[Striped goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Gobius xanthocephalus Heymer & Zander, 1992

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Gobius xanthocephalus
[Yellow-headed goby]

Photo by Girard, P.

Western Mediterranean
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
Gobius xoriguer Iglésias, Vukić & Šanda, 2021

Photo by Photo by Girard, P.
 
Gobius xoriguer
[Kestrel goby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gobius ater Bellotti's goby Mediterranean Sea 7.1 SL 1888
Gobius ateriformis Eastern Central Atlantic 6.8 TL 2001
Gobius auratus Golden goby Eastern Atlantic 10 TL 1810
Gobius bontii Indo-West Pacific 7.2 TL 1849
Gobius bucchichi Bucchich's goby Mediterranean Sea 10 TL 1870
Gobius cobitis Giant goby Eastern Atlantic and theM 15.7 TL 1814
Gobius couchi Couch's goby Northeastern Atlantic and 17 TL 1974
Gobius cruentatus Red-mouthed goby Eastern Atlantic 18 TL 1789
Gobius fallax Sarato's goby Eastern Atlantic and in t 9 TL 1889
Gobius gasteveni Steven's goby Eastern Atlantic 12 TL 1974
Gobius geniporus Slender goby Mediterranean Sea, endemi 16.5 TL 1837
Gobius hypselosoma Africa 25 TL 1867
Gobius incognitus Incognito goby Mediterranean (Aegean Sea 9.5 SL 2016
Gobius kolombatovici Kolombatovic’s goby Mediterranean Sea 9.2 SL 2000
Gobius koseirensis Western Indian Ocean 1871
Gobius leucomelas Western Indian Ocean 1868
Gobius niger Black goby Eastern Atlantic and Medi 25.3 TL 1758
Gobius ophiocephalus Grass goby Mediterranean Sea, Black 29.9 TL 1814
Gobius paganellus Rock goby Eastern Atlantic 13 TL 1758
Gobius roulei Roule's goby Eastern Atlantic and Medi 8 TL 1928
Gobius rubropunctatus Eastern Central Atlantic 8 TL 1951
Gobius salamansa Salamansa goby East Central Atlantic 3.5 TL 2015
Gobius scorteccii Africa 13.6 TL 1961
Gobius senegambiensis Eastern Atlantic 7.3 SL 1919
Gobius strictus Schmidt's goby Mediterranean Sea 6.5 SL 1907
Gobius tetrophthalmus Eastern Central Atlantic 7.8 TL 2001
Gobius tropicus South East Atlantic 1765
Gobius vittatus Striped goby Mediterranean Sea. 5.8 SL 1883
Gobius xanthocephalus Yellow-headed goby Eastern Atlantic 10 TL 1992
Gobius xoriguer Kestrel goby Western Mediterranean 6.4 TL 2021



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