Gobius roulei

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Gobies ; Occurs inshore in the Mediterranean but found in deeper waters off Portugal[1].

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Biome: Saltwater . Bathydemersal .

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Gobius roulei de Buen • Gobius roulei de Buen, 1928

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

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

• Kovacic, M. and P.J. Miller (2000). A new species of Gobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the northern Adriatic Sea. Cybium 24(3):231-239.
• 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.
• Shiino, Sueo M. 1976. List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. Shima Marineland. Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan. 262.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Fricke, Ronald (from FishBase).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology: Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 127843
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-112804
• Fishbase Species ID: 46335
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 171855
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 111610

Footnotes

1. 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]

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