#2203 · 🐟 fish

Incognito Goby

Gobius incognitus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

Gobius incognatus is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea. The name incognitus means unknown in latin which refers to the long period of time that passed before this common and widespread species was recognized and described.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,692iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
3,692 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English: Incognito Goby
scientific name: Gobius incognitus
class: Actinopterygii
order: Gobiiformes
family: Gobiidae
IUCN Red List: LC · least concern
sightings in NL: 0
sightings in Europe: 3,337
sightings worldwide: 3,692
GBIF records in NL: 0
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Gobiidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 505877, Wikidata Q23057489, GBIF 8760737, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.