WoRMS name details
Acentrogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775)
312542 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:312542)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Ctenogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Ctenogobius petersenii (Steindachner, 1866) · unaccepted
Gobius auchenotaenia Bleeker, 1867 · unaccepted
Gobius baliuroides Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted
Gobius brevifilis Valenciennes, 1837 · unaccepted
Gobius caninus africanus Playfair, 1867 · unaccepted
Gobius caninus var. africana Playfair, 1867 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gobius criniger decaryi Pellegrin, 1932 · unaccepted
Gobius festivus De Vis, 1884 · unaccepted
Gobius nebulosus Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gobius petersii Steindachner, 1866 · unaccepted
Rhinogobius baliuroides (Bleeker, 1849) · unaccepted
Rhinogobius lungi Jordan & Seale, 1907 · unaccepted
Rhinogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gobius nebulosus Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 24, x [details]
page(s): 24, x [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Acentrogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=312542 on 2026-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gobius nebulosus Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 24, x [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 24, x [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ctenogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gobius petersii Steindachner, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Gobius nebulosus Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Gobius festivus De Vis, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Gobius auchenotaenia Bleeker, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Rhinogobius baliuroides (Bleeker, 1849))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Rhinogobius lungi Jordan & Seale, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Rhinogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Gobius baliuroides Bleeker, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Gobius brevifilis Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius festivus De Vis, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius brevifilis Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius petersii Steindachner, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Ctenogobius petersenii (Steindachner, 1866))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius baliuroides Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Ctenogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius nebulosus Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius caninus africanus Playfair, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius criniger decaryi Pellegrin, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius caninus var. africana Playfair, 1867)
To Fishbase (from synonym Gobius caninus var. africana Playfair, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinogobius lungi Jordan & Seale, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius auchenotaenia Bleeker, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinogobius baliuroides (Bleeker, 1849))
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 58 proteins)
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 58 proteins) (from synonym Rhinogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 58 proteins) (from synonym Ctenogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 58 proteins) (from synonym Gobius nebulosus Forsskål, 1775)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acentrogobius nebulosus USNM 408937 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acentrogobius nebulosus USNM 424662 photograph lateral view)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ctenogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gobius petersii Steindachner, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Gobius nebulosus Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Gobius festivus De Vis, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Gobius auchenotaenia Bleeker, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Rhinogobius baliuroides (Bleeker, 1849))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Rhinogobius lungi Jordan & Seale, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Rhinogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Gobius baliuroides Bleeker, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Gobius brevifilis Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius festivus De Vis, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius brevifilis Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius petersii Steindachner, 1866)
To FishBase (from synonym Ctenogobius petersenii (Steindachner, 1866))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius baliuroides Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Ctenogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius nebulosus Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius caninus africanus Playfair, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius criniger decaryi Pellegrin, 1932)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius caninus var. africana Playfair, 1867)
To Fishbase (from synonym Gobius caninus var. africana Playfair, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinogobius lungi Jordan & Seale, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius auchenotaenia Bleeker, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinogobius baliuroides (Bleeker, 1849))
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 58 proteins)
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 58 proteins) (from synonym Rhinogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 58 proteins) (from synonym Ctenogobius nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (59 nucleotides; 58 proteins) (from synonym Gobius nebulosus Forsskål, 1775)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acentrogobius nebulosus USNM 408937 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acentrogobius nebulosus USNM 424662 photograph lateral view)