Belgian Register of Marine Species - Gobius Linnaeus, 1758

BeRMS taxon details

Gobius Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

125988 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125988)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Gobiinae Cuvier, 1816

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Species Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gobius paganellus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gobius linearis Düben, 1845 accepted as Crystallogobius linearis (Düben, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Gobius microps Krøyer, 1838 accepted as Pomatoschistus microps (Krøyer, 1838) (synonym)
Species Gobius minutus Pallas, 1770 accepted as Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) (synonym)
Species Gobius pictus Malm, 1865 accepted as Pomatoschistus pictus (Malm, 1865) (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 262 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gobius Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125988 on 2026-05-10

Regional species database citation

VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Gobius Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125988 on 2026-05-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 262 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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]