WoRMS taxon details
Gobius cruentatus Gmelin, 1789
126888 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126888)
accepted
Species
Gobius rubens Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Gobius cruentatus geniporus (Valenciennes, 1837) accepted as Gobius geniporus Valenciennes, 1837
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gmelin, J.F. (1789). Amphibia - Pisces. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(3). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 1033-1516. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25749426
page(s): 1197 [details]
page(s): 1197 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gobius cruentatus Gmelin, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126888 on 2026-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Gmelin, J.F. (1789). Amphibia - Pisces. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(3). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 1033-1516. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25749426
page(s): 1197 [details]
original description (of Gobius rubens Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 35 [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): 1197 [details]
original description (of Gobius rubens Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 35 [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 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): 1197 [details]
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]
[request]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): 1197 [details]
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 | red-mouthed goby | [details] |
| Hebrew | קברנון הסלעים | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Αιματοχειλογωβιός | [details] |
| Russian | Красноротый бычок | [details] |
| Turkish | kaya baligi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Червоноротий бичок | [details] |
| Welsh | gobi mingoch | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gobius rubens Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gobius cruentatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius rubens Rafinesque, 1810)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (135 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gobius rubens Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (70 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gobius cruentatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius rubens Rafinesque, 1810)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (135 nucleotides; 51 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
