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Steinitz's goby

Gammogobius steinitzi Bath, 1971

Status not recordedbony fish

The steinitz's goby (Gammogobius steinitzi) is a species in the family Gobiidae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the steinitz's 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 steinitz's goby live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

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

  1. 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 steinitz's 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 steinitz's goby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyGobiidae
  6. genusGammogobius
  7. SpeciesGammogobius steinitzi Bath, 1971
Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Steinitz’s gobyEnglish
  • Gobi de SteinitzCatalan
  • Steinitz-GrundelGerman
  • valkovyötokkoFinnish
  • Gobie de SteinitzFrench
  • Steinitzov glavočCroatian
  • Ghiozzetto di MarsigliaItalian
  • Steinitz-grondelDutch
  • Бычок ШтейницаRussian
  • Бичок ШтайницяUkrainian
  • Gobie Cavernicole de SteinitzFrench
  • Glavoč SteinitzovCroatian
  • Ghiozzetto di SteinitzItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the steinitz's 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

CompareSteinitz's goby vs Black gobySteinitz's goby vs Round gobySteinitz's goby vs PolewigSteinitz's goby vs White goby

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the steinitz's goby an invasive species?

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

What kind of animal is the steinitz's goby?

The steinitz's goby (Gammogobius steinitzi) 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). Steinitz's goby (Gammogobius steinitzi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/steinitzs-goby

MLA

“Steinitz's goby (Gammogobius steinitzi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/steinitzs-goby.

BibTeX
@misc{steinitzs_goby_2026,
  title = {Steinitz's goby (Gammogobius steinitzi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/steinitzs-goby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}