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Incognito goby (Gobius incognitus)
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Incognito goby (Gobius incognitus) specimen
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Gobiidae

Incognito goby

Gobius incognitus

Nine Point Five Centimeters Goby from the Adriatic Sea

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Gobius incognitus, the incognito goby or anemone goby, is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea and perhaps the Black Sea. The name incognitus means "unknown" in Latin and refers to the long period of time that passed before this common and widespread species was recognized and described. Prior to its description, it was confused with Bucchich's goby (G. bucchichi), a species that now appears to be restricted to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and perhaps the Black Sea.

Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Gobius
Maximum length
9.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Mediterranean (Aegean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Gulf of Lion, Ionian Sea and the Spanish W Mediterranean) and NE Atlantic; absent from the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.

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