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 .
Fossil of Gobius ignotus
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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)
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.
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.