Black goby

Black goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Subfamily:	Gobiinae
Genus:	Gobius
Species:	G. niger
Binomial name
Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Gobius brittanicus Thompson, 1837 Gobius fuliginosus M'Coy, 1841 Gobius gorgione Rafinesque, 1810 Gobius iozo Linnaeus, 1758 Gobius jozo albescens Canestrini, 1862 Gobius jozo major Kolombatovic, 1891 Gobius jozo minor Kolombatovic, 1891 Gobius jozo nigrescens Canestrini, 1862 Gobius jozo pontica Kessler, 1859 Gobius longiradiatus Risso, 1827 Gobius nebulosus (non Forsskål, 1775) Gobius niger hispanicus de Buen, 1928 Gobius niger jozo Linnaeus, 1758 Gobius niger nigerrimus de Buen, 1928 Gobius punctulatus Cocco, 1884-85 Gobius quadricapillus (non Pallas, 1814) Gobius viridis Otto, 1821

The Black Goby (Gobius niger) is a species of goby found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea includes. It inhabits estuaries, lagoons, and inshore water over seagrass and algae. It feeds on a variety of invertebrates and sometimes small fish.

This fish reaches a length of 18 centimetres (7 in). This fish's neck is scaled and both of its dorsal fins have a black spot on the front end.

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Gobius niger" in FishBase. Apr 2007 version.