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White goby

Aphia minuta (Risso, 1810)

Status not recordedbony fish

The white goby (Aphia minuta) is a species in the family Gobiidae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the white goby

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the white goby live?

Not recorded

Is the white goby endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the white goby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyGobiidae
  6. genusAphia
  7. SpeciesAphia minuta (Risso, 1810)

Synonyms Aphia meridionalis, Aphya minuta, Aphya pellucida, Argentina aphia, Atherina minuta, Brachyochirus aphya, Brachyochirus pellucidus, Gobius albus, Gobius pellucidus, Gobius stuvitzii, Gobius stuwitzii

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Transparent gobyEnglish
  • СтъкленкаBulgarian
  • rosetíCatalan
  • hlaváč průsvitnýCzech
  • gobi tryloywWelsh
  • glaskutlingDanish
  • GlasgrundelGerman
  • ΓυαλογωβιόςGreek
  • lorchoSpanish
  • kuultotokkoFinnish
  • nonnatFrench
  • mlijec ružicniCroatian
  • guatteItalian
  • makkuMaltese
  • glasskutlingNorwegian Bokmål
  • glasgrondelDutch
  • glaskutlingNorwegian Nynorsk
  • babka przezroczystaPolish
  • caboz-transparentePortuguese
  • guvid albRomanian
  • АфияRussian
  • beli glavaèSlovenian
  • mlijecSerbian
  • klarbultSwedish
  • Beyaz KayaTurkish
  • Бичок афіяUkrainian
  • llengüetaCatalan
  • xanguetCatalan
  • Gobïod TryloywWelsh
  • GlassgrundelGerman
  • WeissgrundelGerman
  • chanqueteSpanish
  • gobie transparentFrench
  • bianchettoItalian
  • mazzunaraItalian
  • nunnattaItalian
  • rossettoItalian
  • uomo nudoItalian
  • doorschijnende grondelDutch
  • Бычок бланкетRussian
  • beyaz kaya baligiTurkish
  • Бичок прозорийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the white goby

Other species in the same genus Aphia.

CompareWhite goby vs Aphyra lacustris

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the white goby?

The white goby (Aphia minuta) belongs to the family Gobiidae in the order Gobiiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). White goby (Aphia minuta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/aphia-minuta

MLA

“White goby (Aphia minuta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/aphia-minuta.

BibTeX
@misc{aphia_minuta_2026,
  title = {White goby (Aphia minuta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/aphia-minuta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}