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Zebra goby

Zebrus zebrus (Risso, 1827)

Status not recordedbony fish

The zebra goby (Zebrus zebrus) is a species in the family Gobiidae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the zebra 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 zebra goby live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the zebra 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 zebra 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 zebra goby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyGobiidae
  6. genusZebrus
  7. SpeciesZebrus zebrus (Risso, 1827)

Synonyms Gobius zebrus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • hlaváč lagunovýCzech
  • ΚωβιόςGreek
  • valkokaulustokkoFinnish
  • Gobie zébréFrench
  • Glavočić zebrastiCroatian
  • Ghiozzetto zebraItalian
  • Бычок-зебраRussian
  • Zebra KayaTurkish
  • ΖεβρογωβιόςGreek
  • Ghiozzetto zebratoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the zebra goby

Other species in the same genus Zebrus.

CompareZebra goby vs Pallaoro's goby

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the zebra goby an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the zebra 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 zebra goby?

The zebra goby (Zebrus zebrus) 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). Zebra goby (Zebrus zebrus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebrus-zebrus

MLA

“Zebra goby (Zebrus zebrus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebrus-zebrus.

BibTeX
@misc{zebrus_zebrus_2026,
  title = {Zebra goby (Zebrus zebrus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zebrus-zebrus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}