Gobius

Gobius Temporal range: 23–0Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Miocene to Present[1]
The Black Goby (G. niger) is the type species of the genus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Gobioidei
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 Gobio Walbaum, 1792 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 26 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 bontii Bleeker, 1849
• 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 hypselosoma Bleeker, 1867
• 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 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)

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