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.
| Gobius | |
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| Gobius paganellus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
| Genus: | Gobius Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Gobius niger | |
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Species
There are currently 28 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 boekeri Ahl, 1931
- 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 hypselosoma Bleeker, 1867
- Gobius incognitus Kovačić & Šanda, 2016[3]
- 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 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 strictus Fage, 1907 (Schmidt's goby)
- Gobius tetrophthalmus Brito & P. J. Miller, 2001
- Gobius tropicus Osbeck, 1765
- Gobius vittatus Vinciguerra, 1883 (Striped goby)
- Gobius xanthocephalus Heymer & Zander, 1992 (Yellow-headed goby)