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Giant Goby

Gobius cobitis

Also known as: Black Goby, Gudgeon, Reef Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2025
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@bellmyr · Fuerteventura, Spain · February 20161 / 3
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Overview

Found singly, in brackish waters, amongst rocks, tide-pools and weedy areas, close to the shore of coastal reefs.

Reef Gobies have the largest and smallest species usually with very distinctive colouring.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
blotchesspeckles
Behaviour
solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, Black Sea
  • Exact location · 2
  • Country only · 1
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Found singly, in brackish waters, amongst rocks, tide-pools and weedy areas, close to the shore of coastal reefs.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusGobius
    7. speciesGobius cobitis Pallas, 1814

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