#2079 · 🐟 fish

Black Goby

🇳🇱 Zwarte grondel ·Gobius niger

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The black goby ( Gobius niger ) is a species of ray-finned fish found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. It inhabits estuaries, lagoons, and inshore water over seagrass and algae. It feeds on a variety of invertebrates and sometimes small fish. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.

base stats

NL sightings 133iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,570iNaturalist 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

Spotted 133 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #8 most seen of the fish in NL.
3,570 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).