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Large-headed goby

Millerigobius macrocephalus (Kolombatovic, 1891)

Status not recordedbony fish

The large-headed goby (Millerigobius macrocephalus) is a species in the family Gobiidae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the large-headed 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 large-headed goby live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the large-headed goby as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Russia
  2. Ukraine

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 large-headed 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 large-headed goby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyGobiidae
  6. genusMillerigobius
  7. SpeciesMillerigobius macrocephalus (Kolombatovic, 1891)

Synonyms Gobius macrocephalus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • hlaváč hlavatýCzech
  • Großkopf-GrundelGerman
  • Μακροκέφαλος γωβιόςGreek
  • valkopantatokkoFinnish
  • Gobie nain à grosse têteFrench
  • Glavočić crveniCroatian
  • Ghiozzetto rossoItalian
  • Бычок МиллераRussian
  • Бичок великоголовийUkrainian
  • Ghiozzetto macrocefaloItalian
  • Ghiozzetto testa grossaItalian
  • Ghiozzo nano di MillerItalian
  • Большеголовый бычок МиллераRussian
  • Великоголовий бичок МіллераUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large-headed goby

Other species in the same family Gobiidae.

Round goby

Neogobius melanostomus

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Polewig

Pomatoschistus minutus

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Giant goby

Gobius cobitis

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Bubyr goby

Knipowitschia caucasica

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

CompareLarge-headed goby vs Black gobyLarge-headed goby vs Round gobyLarge-headed goby vs PolewigLarge-headed goby vs White goby

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the large-headed goby an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the large-headed goby as introduced in 2 countries: Russia and Ukraine, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the large-headed goby?

The large-headed goby (Millerigobius macrocephalus) belongs to the family Gobiidae in the order Gobiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large-headed goby (Millerigobius macrocephalus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-headed-goby

MLA

“Large-headed goby (Millerigobius macrocephalus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-headed-goby.

BibTeX
@misc{large_headed_goby_2026,
  title = {Large-headed goby (Millerigobius macrocephalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-headed-goby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}