WoRMS taxon details
Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822)
219471 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219471)
accepted
Species
Acentrogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Awaous gutum (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Euctenogobius striatus Day, 1868 · unaccepted
Glossigobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Glossogabius giuris (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Glossogobius giuris giuris (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Glossogobius giurus (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Glossogobius guirus (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Glossogobius gutum (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934 · unaccepted
Gobius catebus Valenciennes, 1837 · unaccepted
Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Gobius giurus Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gobius grandidieri Playfair, 1868 · unaccepted
Gobius grandidierii Playfair, 1868 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gobius gutum Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Gobius kora Valenciennes, 1837 · unaccepted
Gobius kurpah Sykes, 1839 · unaccepted
Gobius phaiospilosoma Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted
Gobius phiopsilosoma Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Gobius russelii Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gobius russelli Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Gobius spectabilis Günther, 1861 · unaccepted
Gobius striatus (Day, 1868) · unaccepted
Gobius sublitus Cantor, 1849 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Glossogobius giuris giuris (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 51, 366, Pl. 33 (fig. 15) [details]
page(s): 51, 366, Pl. 33 (fig. 15) [details]
Description Feeds on small insects, crustaceans and small fish. Grows to a much larger size in brackish waters than in fresh waters.
Description Feeds on small insects, crustaceans and small fish. Grows to a much larger size in brackish waters than in fresh waters. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219471 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 51, 366, Pl. 33 (fig. 15) [details]
original description (of Gobius catebus 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]
original description (of Gobius gutum Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 50, 366 [details]
original description (of Gobius kora 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]
original description (of Gobius kurpah Sykes, 1839) Sykes, W. H. (1839). On the fishes of the Deccan. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838): 157-165. [details]
original description (of Gobius phaiospilosoma Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Blennioïden en Gobioïden van den Soenda-Molukschen Archipel, met beschrijving van 42 nieuwe soorten. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 22 [6]: 1-40. [details]
original description (of Gobius spectabilis Günther, 1861) Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. <em>London.</em> v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x. [details]
original description (of Euctenogobius striatus Day, 1868) Day, F. (1868). On a new gobioid fish from Madras. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1868 (pt 2): 272-273 [1-2].
page(s): 272 [1] [details]
original description (of Gobius sublitus Cantor, 1849) Cantor, T.E. (1849). Catalogue of Malayan fishes. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 18(2): i-xii + 981-1443, Pls. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40133430#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 1163 [details]
original description (of Gobius russelii Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 244 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 51, 366, Pl. 33 (fig. 15) [details]
original description (of Gobius catebus 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]
original description (of Gobius gutum Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 50, 366 [details]
original description (of Gobius kora 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]
original description (of Gobius kurpah Sykes, 1839) Sykes, W. H. (1839). On the fishes of the Deccan. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838): 157-165. [details]
original description (of Gobius phaiospilosoma Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Blennioïden en Gobioïden van den Soenda-Molukschen Archipel, met beschrijving van 42 nieuwe soorten. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 22 [6]: 1-40. [details]
original description (of Gobius spectabilis Günther, 1861) Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. <em>London.</em> v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x. [details]
original description (of Euctenogobius striatus Day, 1868) Day, F. (1868). On a new gobioid fish from Madras. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1868 (pt 2): 272-273 [1-2].
page(s): 272 [1] [details]
original description (of Gobius sublitus Cantor, 1849) Cantor, T.E. (1849). Catalogue of Malayan fishes. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 18(2): i-xii + 981-1443, Pls. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40133430#page/9/mode/1up
page(s): 1163 [details]
original description (of Gobius russelii Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 244 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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
context source (HKRMS)
Lam C. (1990). Intertidal gobies (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Hong Kong. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern china II.Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 2: pp 673-690. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Feeds on small insects, crustaceans and small fish. Grows to a much larger size in brackish waters than in fresh waters. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | tank goby | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (386 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Gobius catebus Valenciennes, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Gobius kora Valenciennes, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Euctenogobius striatus Day, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (101 publications) (from synonym Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Gobius spectabilis Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Gobius sublitus Cantor, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Gobius giurus Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Glossogobius giurus (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gobius grandidieri Playfair, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Gobius striatus (Day, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Gobius phaiospilosoma Bleeker, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Gobius gutum Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Gobius kurpah Sykes, 1839)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Glossogobius giuris)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Glossogobius tenuiformis) (from synonym Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Awaous gutum (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Acentrogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius sublitus Cantor, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius kora Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Glossogobius guirus (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Glossigobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Glossogabius giuris (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Glossogobius giurus (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Glossogobius giuris giuris (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius giurus Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius phiopsilosoma Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius grandidierii Playfair, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius russelii Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Euctenogobius striatus Day, 1868)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius grandidieri Playfair, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius catebus Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius phaiospilosoma Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius kurpah Sykes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius gutum Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius russelli Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius spectabilis Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius striatus (Day, 1868))
To FishBase (from synonym Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase images (Glossogobius giuris, by CAFS)
To GenBank (351 nucleotides; 360 proteins)
To GenBank (351 nucleotides; 360 proteins) (from synonym Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822)
To GenBank (351 nucleotides; 360 proteins) (from synonym Gobius gutum Hamilton, 1822)
To GenBank (351 nucleotides; 360 proteins) (from synonym Glossogobius gutum (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (351 nucleotides; 360 proteins) (from synonym Acentrogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Euctenogobius striatus Day, 1868; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3101959) (from synonym Euctenogobius striatus Day, 1868)
To NHMUK collection (Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2501101) (from synonym Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Glossogobius giuris FIN028600 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Glossogobius giuris FIN028601 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Glossogobius tenuiformis RAD102268-001) (from synonym Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Glossogobius tenuiformis RAD102269-001) (from synonym Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Gobius catebus Valenciennes, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Gobius kora Valenciennes, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Euctenogobius striatus Day, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (101 publications) (from synonym Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Gobius spectabilis Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Gobius sublitus Cantor, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Gobius giurus Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Glossogobius giurus (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gobius grandidieri Playfair, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Gobius striatus (Day, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Gobius phaiospilosoma Bleeker, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Gobius gutum Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Gobius kurpah Sykes, 1839)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Glossogobius giuris)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Glossogobius tenuiformis) (from synonym Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Awaous gutum (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Acentrogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius sublitus Cantor, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius kora Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Glossogobius guirus (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Glossigobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Glossogabius giuris (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Glossogobius giurus (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Glossogobius giuris giuris (Hamilton, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius giurus Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius phiopsilosoma Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius grandidierii Playfair, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius russelii Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Euctenogobius striatus Day, 1868)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius grandidieri Playfair, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius catebus Valenciennes, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius phaiospilosoma Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius kurpah Sykes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius gutum Hamilton, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius russelli Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius spectabilis Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Gobius striatus (Day, 1868))
To FishBase (from synonym Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase images (Glossogobius giuris, by CAFS)
To GenBank (351 nucleotides; 360 proteins)
To GenBank (351 nucleotides; 360 proteins) (from synonym Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822)
To GenBank (351 nucleotides; 360 proteins) (from synonym Gobius gutum Hamilton, 1822)
To GenBank (351 nucleotides; 360 proteins) (from synonym Glossogobius gutum (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (351 nucleotides; 360 proteins) (from synonym Acentrogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Euctenogobius striatus Day, 1868; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3101959) (from synonym Euctenogobius striatus Day, 1868)
To NHMUK collection (Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2501101) (from synonym Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Glossogobius giuris FIN028600 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Glossogobius giuris FIN028601 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Glossogobius tenuiformis RAD102268-001) (from synonym Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Glossogobius tenuiformis RAD102269-001) (from synonym Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934)
To ITIS
