Gobius

Gobius Temporal range: 23–0  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Miocene to Present [1]
Gobius paganellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Subfamily:	Gobiinae
Genus:	Gobius Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms [2]
Cabotiade Buen, 1930 CabotichthysWhitley, 1940 Fageade Buen, 1940 Macrogobiusde Buen, 1930 ZostericolaIljin, 1927 ZosterisessorWhitley, 1935

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: ^[2]

• Gobius ater Bellotti, 1888 (Bellotti's goby)
• Gobius ateriformis Brito & P. J. Miller, 2001
• Gobius auratus A. Risso, 1810 (Golden goby)
• Gobius bucchichi Steindachner, 1870 (Bucchich's goby) ^[3]
• 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 incognitus Kovačić & Šanda, 2016 ^[3]
• Gobius kolombatovici Kovačić & P. J. Miller, 2000
• Gobius leucomelas W. K. H. Peters, 1868 ( Species inquirenda )
• Gobius luteus Kolombatović, 1891
• 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) ^[4]
• Gobius scorteccii Poll, 1961
• Gobius senegambiensis Metzelaar, 1919
• 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)

Synonyms

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

Fossil of Gobius ignotus

Fossil species ^[5]

• †Gobius aidouriArambourg, 1927
• †Gobius anthonyiArambourg, 1927
• †Gobius atlanticusWeiler, 1959
• †Gobius brivesiArambourg, 1927
• †Gobius bucchichiSteindachner, 1870
• †Gobius crenelatusWeiler, 1943
• †Gobius dorsolobatusWeiler, 1943
• †Gobius ehrmanniArambourg, 1927
• †Gobius gracilisWeiler, 1959
• †Gobius ignotusGaudant, 1976
• †Gobius ilovajskiiBogatshov, 1955
• †Gobius jarosiReichenbacher et al., 2018
• †Gobius macrurusAgassiz, 1835
• †Gobius obliquusFrost, 1925
• †Gobius orientalisVorstman, 1927
• †Gobius preangerensisVorstman, 1927
• †Gobius pretiosusProchazka, 1893
• †Gobius razelainiArambourg, 1927
• †Gobius tankilensisVorstman, 1927
• †Gobius tenuisWeiler, 1943
• †Gobius triangularisWeiler, 1943
• †Gobius truncatusSchwarzhans, 1978
• †Gobius vicinalisKoken, 1891
• †Gobius weileriBauza-Rullan, 1955
• †Gobius xiphurusArambourg, 1927

References

1. Sepkoski, J.J.Jr (2002). "A Compendium of Fossil Marine Animal Genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gobius". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 29 September 2025.
3. 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. Bibcode:2016JFBio..88.1104K. doi:10.1111/jfb.12883. PMID   26822387.
4. 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. doi:10.1007/s10228-015-0505-4.
5. "Gobius Linnaeus 1758 (goby)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 10 October 2024.