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Marbled goby

Pomatoschistus marmoratus (Risso, 1810)

Status not recordedbony fish

The marbled goby (Pomatoschistus marmoratus) is a species in the family Gobiidae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the marbled 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 marbled goby live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the marbled goby as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Bulgaria

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 marbled 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 marbled goby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyGobiidae
  6. genusPomatoschistus
  7. SpeciesPomatoschistus marmoratus (Risso, 1810)

Synonyms Atherina marmorata, Gobius ferrugineus, Gobius leopardinus, Gobius marmoratus, Gobius reticulatus, Gobius rhodopterus, Pomatoschistus microps leopardinus, Syrrhothonus charrieri

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • CabotCatalan
  • hlaváč mramorovanýCzech
  • Marmorierte SandgrundelGerman
  • ΚωβιόςGreek
  • Gobi de MarbreSpanish
  • marmorihietatokkoFinnish
  • Gobie marbréFrench
  • Glavočić kaljužarCroatian
  • Ghiozzetto marmoratoItalian
  • CabozPortuguese
  • Леопардовый лысунRussian
  • kucuk kaya baligiTurkish
  • Лисун мармуровийUkrainian
  • ΜαρμαρογωβιόςGreek
  • Gobio de MarmolSpanish
  • ghiozzetto marmorizzatoItalian
  • Caboz-marmoreadoPortuguese
  • Лысун леопардовыйRussian
  • Мраморный бычок-бубырьRussian
  • Lekeli HurmakayasıTurkish
  • Бичок лисун мармуровийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marbled goby

Other species in the same genus Pomatoschistus.

Polewig

Pomatoschistus minutus

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Common goby

Pomatoschistus microps

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Norway goby

Pomatoschistus norvegicus

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Quagga goby

Pomatoschistus quagga

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Bath's goby

Pomatoschistus bathi

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

CompareMarbled goby vs PolewigMarbled goby vs Common gobyMarbled goby vs Painted gobyMarbled goby vs Norway goby

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the marbled goby an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the marbled goby as introduced in 1 country: Bulgaria, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the marbled goby?

The marbled goby (Pomatoschistus marmoratus) 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). Marbled goby (Pomatoschistus marmoratus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-goby

MLA

“Marbled goby (Pomatoschistus marmoratus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-goby.

BibTeX
@misc{marbled_goby_2026,
  title = {Marbled goby (Pomatoschistus marmoratus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-goby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}