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Giant goby

Gobius cobitis Pallas, 1814

Status not recordedbony fish

The giant goby (Gobius cobitis) is a species in the family Gobiidae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the giant 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 giant goby live?

Not recorded

Is the giant 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 giant goby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyGobiidae
  6. genusGobius
  7. SpeciesGobius cobitis Pallas, 1814

Synonyms Gobius algarbiensis, Gobius exanthematicus, Gobius exanthematosus gibbosus, Gobius guttatus, Gobius limbatus, Gobius spilogonurus, Macrogobius cobitis

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Змиевидно попчеBulgarian
  • Gobi de rocaCatalan
  • hlaváč velkýCzech
  • gobi mawrWelsh
  • KæmpekutlingDanish
  • RiesengrundelGerman
  • ΚωβιόςGreek
  • GobitoSpanish
  • IsotokkoFinnish
  • Gobie à Grosse TêteFrench
  • Mógaro cabezudoGalician
  • קברנון ענקHebrew
  • Glavoč pločarCroatian
  • ghiozzo testoneItalian
  • Gyvatinis grundalasLithuanian
  • ReuzengrondelDutch
  • Babka olbrzymiaPolish
  • Caboz-cabeçudoPortuguese
  • Бычок кругляшRussian
  • kayabaligiTurkish
  • Бичок кругляшUkrainian
  • Gobïod MawrWelsh
  • ΧοντρογωβιόςGreek
  • Γωβιός ΜεγαλοκέφαλοςGreek
  • Cabo de RocaSpanish
  • Gobio giganteSpanish
  • Gobito de RocaSpanish
  • Gobie céphaloteFrench
  • Бычок-кругляшRussian
  • Büyük Kaya BalığıTurkish
  • Çopra KayasıTurkish
  • Бичок звичайний великийUkrainian
  • Бичок-кругляшUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the giant goby

Other species in the same genus Gobius.

Rock goby

Gobius paganellus

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Golden goby

Gobius xanthocephalus

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

CompareGiant goby vs Black gobyGiant goby vs Rock gobyGiant goby vs Anemone gobyGiant goby vs Red-mouth goby

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the giant goby?

The giant goby (Gobius cobitis) belongs to the family Gobiidae in the order Gobiiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Giant goby (Gobius cobitis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gobius-cobitis

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“Giant goby (Gobius cobitis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gobius-cobitis.

BibTeX
@misc{gobius_cobitis_2026,
  title = {Giant goby (Gobius cobitis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gobius-cobitis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}