Gobius

Gobius Temporal range: 23–0 Ma PreЄ Є 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:	Perciformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Subfamily:	Gobiinae
Genus:	Gobius Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Cabotia de Buen, 1930 Cabotichthys Whitley, 1940 Colonianus de Buen, 1926 Fagea de Buen, 1940 Gobio Klein, 1779 (not used) Gobio Walbaum, 1792 (not used) Lesueuri de Buen, 1926 Macrogobius de Buen, 1930 Minutus de Buen, 1926 Niger de Buen, 1926

Gobius is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters of and around Europe, Africa and Asia. It contains the typical gobies, being the type genus of its subfamily Gobiinae and family, and the namesake genus of its suborder Gobioidei.

Species

There are currently 28 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 bontii Bleeker, 1849
• Gobius bucchichi Steindachner, 1870 (Bucchich's goby) ^[2]
• 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 ^[2]
• 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) ^[3]
• 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)

References

1. Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology, 364: 560.
2. 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.
3. 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, Published online: 31 Dec 2015.