Gobius Explained

Gobius is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae native to fresh, brackish and marine waters of and around Europe, Africa and Asia. It contains the typical gobies, being the type genus of the formerly recognised subfamily Gobiinae and family and the namesake genus of its order Gobiiformes.

Species

There are currently 30 recognized species in this genus:

• Gobius ater Bellotti, 1888 (Bellotti's goby)
• Gobius ateriformis Brito & P. J. Miller, 2001
• Gobius auratus A. Risso, 1810 (Golden goby)
• Gobius bontii Bleeker, 1849
• Gobius bucchichi Steindachner, 1870 (Bucchich's goby)
• Gobius cobitis Pallas, 1814 (Giant goby)
• Gobius couchi P. J. Miller & El-Tawil, 1974 (Couch's goby)
• Gobius cruentatus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 (Red-mouthed goby)
• Gobius fallax Sarato, 1889 (Sarato's goby)
• Gobius gasteveni P. J. Miller, 1974 (Steven's goby)
• Gobius geniporus Valenciennes, 1837 (Slender goby)
• Gobius hypselosoma Bleeker, 1867
• Gobius incognitus Kovačić & Šanda, 2016^[1]
• Gobius kolombatovici Kovačić & P. J. Miller, 2000
• Gobius koseirensis Klunzinger, 1871
• Gobius leucomelas W. K. H. Peters, 1868
• Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758 (Black goby)
• Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas, 1814 (Grass goby)
• Gobius paganellus Linnaeus, 1758 (Rock goby)
• Gobius roulei F. de Buen, 1928 (Roule's goby)
• Gobius rubropunctatus Delais, 1951
• Gobius salamansa Iglésias & Frotté, 2015 (Salamansa goby)^[2]
• Gobius scorteccii Poll, 1961
• Gobius senegambiensis Metzelaar, 1919
• Gobius strictus Fage, 1907 (Schmidt's goby)
• Gobius tetrophthalmus Brito & P. J. Miller, 2001
• Gobius tropicus Osbeck, 1765 (Species inquirenda)
• Gobius vittatus Vinciguerra, 1883 (Striped goby)
• Gobius xanthocephalus Heymer & Zander, 1992 (Yellow-headed goby)
• Gobius xoriguer Iglésias, Vukić & Šanda, 2021 (Kestrel goby)

Fossil species^[3]

• Gobius aidouri
• Gobius anthonyi
• Gobius atlanticus
• Gobius brivesi
• Gobius bucchichi
• Gobius crenelatus
• Gobius dorsolobatus
• Gobius ehrmanni
• Gobius gracilis
• Gobius ignotus
• Gobius ilovajskii
• Gobius jarosi
• Gobius macrurus
• Gobius obliquus
• Gobius orientalis
• Gobius preangerensis
• Gobius pretiosus
• Gobius razelaini
• Gobius tankilensis
• Gobius tenuis
• Gobius triangularis
• Gobius truncatus
• Gobius vicinalis
• Gobius weileri
• Gobius xiphurus

Notes and References

1. Kovačić, M. . Šanda, R. . 2016. A new species of Gobius (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Mediterranean Sea and the redescription of Gobius bucchichi . Journal of Fish Biology. 88. 3. 1104–1124. 10.1111/jfb.12883 . 26822387 . 2016JFBio..88.1104K .
2. Iglésias, S.P.. Frotté, L. . Sellos, D.Y. . 2015. Gobius salamansa, a new species of goby (Gobiidae) from the Cape Verde Islands supported by a unique cephalic lateral line system and DNA barcoding. Ichthyological Research . 63 . 3. 356–369. 10.1007/s10228-015-0505-4 .
3. Web site: Gobius Linnaeus 1758 (goby). Paleobiology Database. 10 October 2024.