WoRMS taxon details
Thorogobius ephippiatus (Lowe, 1839)
126937 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126937)
accepted
Species
Gobius ephippiatus Lowe, 1839 · unaccepted
Gobius forsteri Corbin, 1958 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gobius thori de Buen, 1928 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gobius ephippiatus Lowe, 1839) Lowe, R. T. (1839). A supplement to a synopsis of the fishes of Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1839 (pt 7): 76-92. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Thorogobius ephippiatus (Lowe, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126937 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gobius forsteri Corbin, 1958) Corbin, P.G. (1958). A new British fish (Gobius forsteri). <em>Nature (London).</em> 181(4624): 1659. [details]
original description (of Gobius ephippiatus Lowe, 1839) Lowe, R. T. (1839). A supplement to a synopsis of the fishes of Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1839 (pt 7): 76-92. [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]
original description (of Gobius ephippiatus Lowe, 1839) Lowe, R. T. (1839). A supplement to a synopsis of the fishes of Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1839 (pt 7): 76-92. [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
context source (WoRCS)
Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 84 [details]
additional source Lowe, R. T. (1839). A supplement to a synopsis of the fishes of Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1839 (pt 7): 76-92.
page(s): 84 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 84 [details]
additional source Lowe, R. T. (1839). A supplement to a synopsis of the fishes of Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1839 (pt 7): 76-92.
page(s): 84 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | leopardkutling | [details] |
| Dutch | luipaardgrondel | [details] |
| English | leopard-spotted goby | [details] |
| French | gobie léopardgobie | [details] |
| German | Leopardengrundel | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Λεοπαρδαλογωβιός | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | rødflekket kutling | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | raudflekka kutling | [details] |
| Swedish | leopardbult | [details] |
| Turkish | kaya baligi | [details] |
| Welsh | gobi mannog | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gobius forsteri Corbin, 1958)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gobius thori de Buen, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Gobius ephippiatus Lowe, 1839)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thorogobius ephippiatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius forsteri Corbin, 1958)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius ephippiatus Lowe, 1839)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius thori de Buen, 1928)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Gobius ephippiatus Lowe, 1839)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thorogobius ephippiatus RAD102233-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thorogobius ephippiatus RAD102233-001)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Gobius ephippiatus Lowe, 1839)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gobius forsteri Corbin, 1958)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gobius thori de Buen, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Gobius ephippiatus Lowe, 1839)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thorogobius ephippiatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius forsteri Corbin, 1958)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius ephippiatus Lowe, 1839)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius thori de Buen, 1928)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Gobius ephippiatus Lowe, 1839)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thorogobius ephippiatus RAD102233-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Thorogobius ephippiatus RAD102233-001)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Gobius ephippiatus Lowe, 1839)
To ITIS
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