Babka (fish)

Babka
Racer goby (B. gymnotrachelus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Subfamily:	Gobiinae
Genus:	Babka Iljin, 1927

Babka is a genus of gobies. Native to Black Sea and the Caspian Sea basins, one species B. gymnotrachelus, has been introduced to several rivers that drain into the Baltic Sea as well as the middle Danube River. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: ^[3]

• Babka gymnotrachelus (Kessler, 1857) (racer goby)
• Babka macrophthalma (Kessler, 1877)

References

1. Danilkiewicz Z (1996). "Babka łysa (gołogłowa), Neogobius gymnotrachelus (Kessler, 1857) (Perciformes, Gobiidae) - nowy, gatunek w ichtiofaunie zlewiska Morza Bałtyckiego" [Bald goby, Neogobius gymnotrachelus (Kessler, 1857) (Perciformes, Gobiidae) - a new species in the ichthyofauna of the Baltic Sea basin]. Komunikaty Rybackie [Fishing Communications] (in Polish). 2: 27–29.
2. Guti G (2004). "First record of Racer Goby Neogobius gymnotrachelus (Pallas, 1811) in the Hungarian section of the Danube". Opusc. Zool. 35. Budapest: 83–84.
3. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Babka". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 24 September 2025.