Gobius

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 25 recognized species in this genus:

• Gobius ater <small>Bellotti, 1888</small> (Bellotti's goby)
• Gobius ateriformis <small>Brito & P. J. Miller, 2001</small>
• Gobius auratus <small>A. Risso, 1810</small> (Golden goby)
• Gobius bucchichi <small>Steindachner, 1870</small> (Bucchich's goby)
• Gobius cobitis <small>Pallas, 1814</small> (Giant goby)
• Gobius couchi <small>P. J. Miller & El-Tawil, 1974</small> (Couch's goby)
• Gobius cruentatus <small>J. F. Gmelin, 1789</small> (Red-mouthed goby)
• Gobius fallax <small>Sarato, 1889</small> (Sarato's goby)
• Gobius gasteveni <small>P. J. Miller, 1974</small> (Steven's goby)
• Gobius geniporus <small>Valenciennes, 1837</small> (Slender goby)
• Gobius incognitus <small>Kovačić & Å anda, 2016</small>
• Gobius kolombatovici <small>Kovačić & P. J. Miller, 2000</small>
• Gobius leucomelas <small>W. K. H. Peters, 1868</small> (Species inquirenda)
• Gobius luteus <small>Kolombatović, 1891</small>
• Gobius niger <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> (Black goby)
• Gobius ophiocephalus <small>Pallas, 1814</small> (Grass goby)
• Gobius paganellus <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> (Rock goby)
• Gobius roulei <small>F. de Buen, 1928</small> (Roule's goby)
• Gobius rubropunctatus <small>Delais, 1951</small>
• Gobius salamansa <small>Iglésias & Frotté, 2015</small> (Salamansa goby)
• Gobius scorteccii <small>Poll, 1961</small>
• Gobius senegambiensis <small>Metzelaar, 1919</small>
• Gobius tetrophthalmus <small>Brito & P. J. Miller, 2001</small>
• Gobius tropicus <small>Osbeck, 1765</small> (Species inquirenda)
• Gobius vittatus <small>Vinciguerra, 1883</small> (Striped goby)
• Gobius xanthocephalus <small>Heymer & Zander, 1992</small> (Yellow-headed goby)
• Gobius xoriguer <small>Iglésias, Vukić & Å anda, 2021</small> (Kestrel goby)

• Gobius hypselosoma <small>Bleeker, 1867</small>; valid as Awaous aeneofuscus
• Gobius koseirensis <small>Klunzinger, 1871</small>; valid as Favonigobius reichei
• Gobius strictus <small>Fage, 1907</small>; valid as G. cruentatus (Schmidt's goby)

• 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

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