WoRMS taxon details
Ctenogobius smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837)
276491 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276491)
accepted
Species
Gobionellus smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837) · unaccepted
Gobius smaragdus Valenciennes, 1837 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gobius smaragdus Valenciennes, 1837) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1837). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome douzième. Suite du livre quatorzième. Gobioïdes. Livre quinzième. Acanthoptérygiens à pectorales pédiculées. v. 12, pp i-xxiv + 1-507 + 1 p., Pls. 344-368., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4445812 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Ctenogobius smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276491 on 2026-06-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gobius smaragdus Valenciennes, 1837) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1837). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome douzième. Suite du livre quatorzième. Gobioïdes. Livre quinzième. Acanthoptérygiens à pectorales pédiculées. v. 12, pp i-xxiv + 1-507 + 1 p., Pls. 344-368., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4445812 [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 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
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]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | emerald goby | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Gobionellus smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Gobius smaragdus Valenciennes, 1837)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ctenogobius smaragdus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius smaragdus Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobionellus smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Gobius smaragdus Valenciennes, 1837)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ctenogobius smaragdus RAD108622-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ctenogobius smaragdus RAD108622-001B)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gobionellus smaragdus RAD102254-001) (from synonym Gobionellus smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gobionellus smaragdus RAD102254-001) (from synonym Gobionellus smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Gobionellus smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Gobius smaragdus Valenciennes, 1837)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ctenogobius smaragdus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius smaragdus Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobionellus smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Gobius smaragdus Valenciennes, 1837)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ctenogobius smaragdus RAD108622-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ctenogobius smaragdus RAD108622-001B)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gobionellus smaragdus RAD102254-001) (from synonym Gobionellus smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gobionellus smaragdus RAD102254-001) (from synonym Gobionellus smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837))
To ITIS
