WoRMS taxon details
Mesogobius batrachocephalus (Pallas, 1814)
126909 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126909)
accepted
Species
Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas, 1814 · unaccepted (synonym)
Neogobius batrachocephalus (Pallas, 1814) · unaccepted
(of Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas, 1814) Pallas, P. S. (1814). Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones anatomen atque icones plurimorum.3 vols.[1811-1814]. <em>Academia Scientiarum, Petropolis [Sankt Petersburg].</em> v. 3: i-vii + 1-428 + index (I-CXXV), Pls. 1, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29102052
page(s): 149 [details]
page(s): 149 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Mesogobius batrachocephalus (Pallas, 1814). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126909 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas, 1814) Pallas, P. S. (1814). Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones anatomen atque icones plurimorum.3 vols.[1811-1814]. <em>Academia Scientiarum, Petropolis [Sankt Petersburg].</em> v. 3: i-vii + 1-428 + index (I-CXXV), Pls. 1, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29102052
page(s): 149 [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]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 149 [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]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | knout goby | [details] |
| German | Krötengrundel | [details] |
| Lithuanian | rupūžinis grundalas | [details] |
| Polish | babka żabia | [details] |
| Romanian | hanos | [details] |
| Russian | бычок-кнутБычок мартовик | [details] |
| Turkish | kaya balığıkaya baligi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Бичок-мезогобіус жабоголовий Бичок-кнутБичок-батігБичок мартовик | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mesogobius batrachocephalus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Neogobius batrachocephalus (Pallas, 1814))
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas, 1814)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mesogobius batrachocephalus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Neogobius batrachocephalus (Pallas, 1814))
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 29 proteins) (from synonym Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas, 1814)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
