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Babka goby

Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814)

Status not recordedbony fish

The babka goby (Neogobius fluviatilis) is a species in the family Gobiidae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the babka 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 babka goby live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the babka goby as introduced in 12 countries, and flagged as invasive in 5 of them.

  1. Bosnia & Herzegovinainvasive
  2. Franceinvasive
  3. Hungaryinvasive
  4. Serbiainvasive
  5. Slovakiainvasive
  6. Belarus
  7. Belgium
  8. Croatia
  9. Kazakhstan
  10. Netherlands
  11. Poland
  12. Russia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the babka 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 babka goby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyGobiidae
  6. genusNeogobius
  7. SpeciesNeogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814)

Synonyms Apollonia fluviatilis, Gobius fluviatilis, Gobius fluviatilis nigra, Gobius lacteus, Gobius sordidus, Gobius steveni, Gobius stevenii, Neogobius fluviatilis fluviatilis

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Monkey gobyEnglish
  • Бычок-пясочнікBelarusian
  • Речно попчеBulgarian
  • hlaváč říčníCzech
  • FlußgrundelGerman
  • Νεογωβιός ποταμούGreek
  • gobio de ríoSpanish
  • Jõe-uusmudilEstonian
  • jokitokkoFinnish
  • Gobie fluviatileFrench
  • Riječni glavočićCroatian
  • Folyami gébHungarian
  • kaspijinis upinis grundalasLithuanian
  • Pontische stroomgrondelDutch
  • Babka rzecznaPolish
  • ZimbrașRomanian
  • Речной бычокRussian
  • Býčko piesočnýSlovenian
  • Главоч пескарSerbian
  • sandsmörbultSwedish
  • Dere KayasıTurkish
  • Бичок-бабкаUkrainian
  • Пясъчно попчеBulgarian
  • Ποντιακός νεογωβιόςGreek
  • babka szczupłaPolish
  • Guvid de baltaRomanian
  • Бычок песочникRussian
  • Бычок-ПесочникRussian
  • бычок-песчаникRussian
  • tatlisu kaya baligiTurkish
  • tatlısu kaya balığıTurkish
  • Бичок пісочникUkrainian
  • Бичок-пісочникUkrainian
  • Бичок-піщаникUkrainian
  • Бичо́к-бáбкаUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the babka goby

Other species in the same genus Neogobius.

Round goby

Neogobius melanostomus

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

White goby

Neogobius pallasi

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBabka goby vs Round gobyBabka goby vs Caspian gobyBabka goby vs White gobyBabka goby vs Neogobius bettinae

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the babka goby an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the babka goby as invasive in 5 countries: Bosnia & Herzegovina, France, Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia. It lists it as introduced in 12 in all.

What kind of animal is the babka goby?

The babka goby (Neogobius fluviatilis) belongs to the family Gobiidae in the order Gobiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Babka goby (Neogobius fluviatilis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/babka-goby

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BibTeX
@misc{babka_goby_2026,
  title = {Babka goby (Neogobius fluviatilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/babka-goby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}