Gobiidae

Racer goby

Babka gymnotrachelus

Ponto Caspian relict fond of brackish waters

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Temperate fish

The racer goby (Babka gymnotrachelus) is a species of goby native to fresh, sometimes brackish, waters, of the Black Sea basin. It is a Ponto-Caspian relict species. The species is placed in Babka, which was once considered a subgenus of genus Neogobius, but was then elevated to genus-status based on the molecular analysis.