Bucchich's goby

Bucchich's goby (Gobius bucchichi) is a species of goby native to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (at least the Adriatic and Aegean Seas) and perhaps the Black Sea.^[3][4][5] It has traditionally been considered to be more widespread,^[1] but in 2016 the similar incognito goby (G. incognitus) was described. It had been confused with the Bucchich's goby and much information formerly published for this species is now considered to actually be for the incognito goby.^[3][6]

Bucchich's goby
The head of the Bucchich's goby
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Gobius
Species:	G. bucchichi
Binomial name
Gobius bucchichi Steindachner, 1870
Synonyms[2]
Gobius bucchichii Steindachner, 1870 Gobius lynx Kessler, 1874 Gobius serotinus Sarato, 1891

The Bucchich's goby prefers coastal waters with a sandy or muddy substrate with seagrass patches or tide pools at depths of from 1 to 30 m (3.3–98.4 ft). Its diet consists of polychaete worms, amphipods, molluscs and algae. This species can reach a total length of up to 10 cm (3.9 in).^[5]