
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 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 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) 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 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) 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) thumb|240px|right|Fossil of Gobius ignotus Fossil species 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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