Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Albanian:
Burdullak
Common Names in Catalan:
Gobi de roca
Common Names in Croatian:
Glavoc plocar
Common Names in Danish:
Kæmpekutling
Common Names in English:
Giant goby
Common Names in Finnish:
Isotokko
Common Names in French:
Gobie , Gobie C, Gobie Cavernicole, Gobie céphalote
Common Names in German:
Gro, Große Meergrundel, Riesengrundel, Riesengundel
Common Names in Greek:
Chontrogovios, Γωβιός, Κωβιός, Χοντρογωβιός
Common Names in Greek, Modern:
Chontrogovios, Χοντρογωβιός
Common Names in Greek, Modern (1453):
Chontrogovios, Χοντρογωβιός
Common Names in Italian:
Capocchione, Cappuccione, Cuccione muzzariedde, Cuggione, Ghiggion, Ghiozzo Di Bu´a, Ghiozzo di bu'a, Ghiozzo testone, Ghiuggiun neigro, Gò de mar, Goatta de mar, Guato, Guatto, Maccarone, Maccioni concamanna, Maccioni perda, Marsion, Mazzone 'e razza, Mazzone 'e scuoglie, Mazzoni, Mazzuni i razza, Mazzuni saracinu, Murscione, Muzzau'ne, Uggiuni, Uggiuni ´i Razza, Uggiuni 'i razza, Urgiuni
Common Names in Maltese:
Mazzun, Mazzun kbir, Seracin, Zbirr
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
似鰍鰕虎魚, 似鳅鰕虎鱼
Common Names in Portuguese:
Caboz-Cabe, Caboz-cabeçudo
Common Names in Russian:
Bychok-kruglyach, бычок гигантский
Common Names in Slovene:
Skalni glavaè
Common Names in Slovenian:
Skalni Glava, Skalni glavaè
Common Names in Spanish:
Cabo de roca, Gobito, Gobito de roca
Common Names in Turkish:
Kocabaşkaya balığı, Kovit balığı
Description
Habitat
Occurs in the intertidal zones, among rocks, weeds and pools where the water is usually brackish [1][2].
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 818 meters (0 to 2,684 feet).[3]
Biology
Diet
Feeds on green algae ( Enteromorpha ), crustaceans (amphipods , crabs), polychaetes , and insects[4].
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Gobius algarbiensis Capello • Gobius capito (Non Valenciennes • Gobius cobitis Pallas 1811 • Gobius cobitis Pallas, 1814 • Gobius exanthematicus Pallas • Gobius exanthematosus (Non Pallas • Gobius exanthematosus gibbosus Ninni • Gobius guttatus Valenciennes • Gobius limbatus Valenciennes • Gobius niger Linnaeus • Gobius paganellus capito Valenciennes • Gobius spilogonurus Cocco • Macrogobius cobitis (Pallas
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Pallas, P. S. Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens
omnium in extenso Imperio Rossico , et adjacentibus maribus observatorum
recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones, anatomen atque icones
plurimorum. Vol.
3. Caesarea Academie Scientiarum; Petropoli.
428pp., 1814.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 06-May-1996
Similar Species
Members of the genus Gobius
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 155 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
G. acutipennis (Pointed Fin Goby) · Oligolepis keiensis (Agulhas Goby) · G. albomaculatus (Poso Bungu) · G. anguillaris (Anguilla Eelgoby) · G. anjerensis (Anjer Eye-Bar Goby) · G. arabicus (Arabian Goby) · G. ater (Bellotti´s Goby) · G. auratus (Golden Goby) · G. barbarus (Atlantic Mudskipper) · G. bato (Gobi) · G. batrachocephalus (Knout Goby) · G. bayamonensis (Beaufort's Goby) · G. bicirrhosus (Bearded Goby) · G. bifrenatus (Bridled Goby) · G. biocellatus (Two Spot Goby) · G. boddaerti (Boddart's Goggle-Eyed Goby) · G. boleosoma (Darter Goby) · G. bonelli (Common Goby) · G. bontii (Occasional-Shrimp Goby) · G. bosc (Naked Goby) · G. brunneus (Naked-Breasted Goby) · G. bucchichi (Bucchich's Goby) · G. caeruleopunctatus (Harlequin Prawn-Goby) · G. caffer (Banded Goby) · Economidichthys pygmaeus (Canestrini's Goby) · G. caninoides (Robust Goby) · G. caspius (Hyrcanian Goby) · G. castaneus (Chestnut Goby) · G. cauerensis (Bandfin Mullet Goby) · Glossogobius giuris (Celebes Goby) · G. cephalarges (Ginger Goby) · G. chiquita (Sonora Goby) · G. chuno (Glass Goby) · G. circumspectus (Circumspect Goby) · G. citrinus (Lemon Coral Goby) · G. cobitis (Giant Goby) · G. cocosensis (Cocos Frill Goby) · G. concavifrons (Concave Goby) · G. cotticeps (Cheekscaled Frill-Goby) · G. couchi (Couch's Goby) · G. criniger (Yellowfin Toxic Goby) · G. cruentatus (Red-Mouthed Goby) · G. cryptocentrus (Ninebar Prawn-Goby) · G. cyclopterus (Cyclops Frill-Goby) · G. cyprinoides (Crested Goby) · G. dalli (Bluebanded Goby) · G. decussatus (Orange-Striped Goby) · G. dewaali (Checked Goby) · G. doriae (Durban Goby) · G. echinocephalus (Redhead Coral Goby) · G. elapoides (Serpentine Goby) · G. emblematicus (Emblem Goby) · G. ephippiatus (Leopard-Spotted Goby) · G. eurycephalus (Mushroom Goby) · G. eurystomus (Caspian Syrman Goby) · G. fallax (Sarato's Goby) · Redigobius bikolanus (Two-Spotted Goby) · G. flavimanus (Japanese River Goby) · G. flavus (Caspian Sand Goby) · G. fluviatilis pallasi (Caspian Sand Goby) · G. fontanesii (Giant Shrimp-Goby) · G. frenatus (Half-Bridled Goby) · G. friesii (Fries's Goby) · G. fuliginosus (One-Thread Goby) · G. gasteveni (Steven's Goby) · G. geniporus (Slender Goby) · G. genivittatus (Chinstripe Goby) · G. gilberti (Galapagos Blue-Banded Goby) · G. giurinus (Caspian Ratan Goby) · G. goldmanni (Goldmann's Sandy Goby) · G. griseus (Grey Goby) · G. gronovii (Portuguese Man-O'-War) · G. guamensis (Pacific River Goby) · G. gulosus (Clown Goby) · G. gymnocephalus (Nakedhead Shrimpgoby) · G. gymnotrachelus (Racer Goby) · G. hasseltii (Hasselt's Flap-Headed Goby) · G. hinsbyi (Tasmanian Orange-Spotted Sand-Goby) · G. hipoliti (Rusty Goby) · G. histrio (Blue-Spotted Coral Goby) · G. inhaca (Rusty Goby) · G. isognathus (Pupilspot Goby) · G. javanicus (Spotfin Snouted Goby) · G. jeffreysii (Jeffrey's Goby) · G. jozo (Kei Goby) · G. kessleri (Kessler's Goby) · G. lagocephalus (Rabbithead Cling-Goby) · G. lateralis (Longfinned Goby) · G. lepidus (Finescale Goby) · G. leucostictus (White-Spotted Shrimp-Goby) · G. lidwilli (Liechtenstein's Goby) · G. linearis (Crystal Goby) · G. lineatus (Southern Frillfin) · G. lota (Lucretia's Goby) · G. lyricus (Lyre Goby) · G. manglicola (Mangrove Goby) · G. melanostomus (Black Spotted Goby) · G. microdon (Palmtail Goby) · G. microlepis (Finescale Arrowfin Goby) · G. microps (Common Goby)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 69.
- Current bibliography for aquatic sciences and fisheries. London, Taylor & Francis ltd. url p. 143.
- Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 221.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 09, 2007:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Taxonomic Information Sytem for the Belgian coastal area
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Ichtyologie
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Fish Collection
- Senckenberg, Collection Pisces
- University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 127836
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-31024
- Fishbase Species ID: 4579
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 171841
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 111597
Footnotes
- Maugé, L.A. (1986). Gobiidae. p. 358-388. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. [back]
- Miller, P.J. (1990). Gobiidae. p. 925-951. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon, SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. [back]
- Mean = 301.650 meters (989.665 feet), Standard Deviation = 374.270 based on 26 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Miller, P.J. (1986). Gobiidae. p. 1019-1085. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. [back]
