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Racer goby

Babka gymnotrachelus (Kessler, 1857)

Status not recordedbony fish

The racer goby (Babka gymnotrachelus) is a species in the family Gobiidae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the racer 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 racer goby live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the racer goby as introduced in 9 countries, and flagged as invasive in 3 of them.

  1. Hungaryinvasive
  2. Polandinvasive
  3. Slovakiainvasive
  4. Austria
  5. Belarus
  6. Belgium
  7. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  8. Russia
  9. Serbia

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 racer 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 racer goby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyGobiidae
  6. genusBabka
  7. SpeciesBabka gymnotrachelus (Kessler, 1857)

Synonyms Gobius burmeisteri, Gobius gymnotrachelus, Gobius macropus, Mesogobius gymnotrachelus, Mesogobius gymnotrachelus otschakovinus, Neogobius gymnotrachelus, Ponticola gymnotrachelus

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Çapar xulAzerbaijani
  • Головрато попчеBulgarian
  • hlaváč holokrkýCzech
  • NackthalsgrundelGerman
  • paljaskaulatokkoFinnish
  • Glavočić trkačCroatian
  • Csupasztorkú gébHungarian
  • naakthalsgrondelDutch
  • babka łysaPolish
  • Moacă de nămolRomanian
  • Бычок гонецRussian
  • býčko nahotemennýSlovak
  • Главоч тркачSerbian
  • racersmörbultSwedish
  • Boynupulsuz KayaTurkish
  • Сіра бабкаUkrainian
  • Малко плоскоглаво попчеBulgarian
  • Kaukasische dwerggrondelDutch
  • бычок-гонецRussian
  • kucuk kaya baligiTurkish
  • küçük kaya balığıTurkish
  • бичок гонецьUkrainian
  • Бичок-гонецьUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the racer goby

Other species in the same genus Babka.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the racer goby an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the racer goby as invasive in 3 countries: Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. It lists it as introduced in 9 in all.

What kind of animal is the racer goby?

The racer goby (Babka gymnotrachelus) 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). Racer goby (Babka gymnotrachelus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/racer-goby

MLA

“Racer goby (Babka gymnotrachelus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/racer-goby.

BibTeX
@misc{racer_goby_2026,
  title = {Racer goby (Babka gymnotrachelus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/racer-goby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}