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Gobiidae

  
Deltentosteus colonianus (Risso) 1826      (up to 7cm)
(Gobius (Deltentosteus) colonianus Risso 1826, Gobius colonianus Risso 1826, Gobius lichtensteini Staudachner)

Sp: Bourriquet
Fr: Gobie colonien, Gobie dentelè
It: Ghiozzetto dentuto
Cr: Glavocic zuban
Ger: Gezahnte Grundel
En: Toothed goby

  
Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus (Valenciennes) 1837     (up to 9cm)
(Gobius quadrimaculatus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Gobius (Deltentosteus) quadrimaculatus Cuvier & Valenciennes)

Sp: Gombit
Fr: Gobie à quatre taches
It: Ghiozzetto quadrimaculato
Cr: Glavocic catveropjeg
Ger: Vierfleck-Grundel, Vierfleckige Grundel
En: Four-blotted goby

  
Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas) 1769      (up to 8cm)
(Gobius minutus Gmelin, Gobius (Pomatoschistus) minutus Pallas 1769, Gobius elongatus Canestrelli, Gobius (Pomatoschistus) minutus elongatus Canestrelli)

Sp: Cabuxino
Fr: Bourgette, Buhotte, Petit gobie, Gobie sablecol, Gobie buhotte
It: Ghiozzetto minuto
Cr: Glavocic pjeskuljas
Ger: Kleine Grundel, Kleine Meergrundel, Sandgrundel, Sandkuling
En: Common goby, Flecked goby, Polewig

  
Pomatoschistus panizzai (Verga) 1841      (up to 5cm)
(Gobius panizzai Verga 1841, Gobius (Knipowitschia) panizzai Verga 1841, Gobius (Pomatoschistus) panizzai Verga 1841

Fr: Gobie d'eau douce
It: Ghiozzetto lagunare
Cr: Glavocic vodenjac
Ger: Susswassergrundel
En: Freshwater goby

  
Gobius cobitis Pallas 1811      (up to 30cm, and 1 kg)
(Gobius exanthematicus Pallas in Carus 1811, Gobius capito Valenciennes)

Sp: Cabo de roca
Fr: Gobie cèphalote, Gobie à grosse tete
It: Ghiozzo testone
Cr: Glavoc plocar
Al: Gobit kryemath
Gr: Govios
Ger: Grosse Grundel, Grosse Meergrundel, Grosskopfige Grundel
En: Giant goby, Great-headed goby

  
Gobius cruentatus Gmelin 1788      (up to 8cm)

Sp: Gobit
Fr: Gobie esanglantè, Gobie sanglant, Gobie à bouche sanglante
It: Ghiozzo boccarossa
Cr: Glavoc krvoust
Ger: Blutmund-Grundel, Blutmundige Grundel
En: Bloody-mouthed goby

  
Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758      (up to 15cm)
(Gobius ater, Gobius jozo Linnaeus 1758, Gobius niger jozo Linnaeus 1758)

Sp: Chaparrudo
Fr: Gobie noir, Gobie noir de fange, Gobie noir de vase
It: Ghiozzo nero
Cr: Glavoc melar, Glavoc crni blatar
Al: Gobi ti zi
Tu: Komurcukaya
Is: Qevarum hammikhmoret
Ts: Zaukour
Ger: Schwarzgrundel, Schlamm-Schwarzgrundel, Schwarzkuling
En: Black goby, Mediterranean black goby

  
Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758      (up to 15cm)
(Gobius punctipinnis Canestrelli)

Sp: Bobi
Fr: Gobie paganel, Gobie du trou
It: Ghiozzo paganello
Cr: Glavoc porupnjak, Glavoc mrkulj
Gr: Govios
Tu: Hortum kayasi
Is: Qevarnum hahof
Eg: Abu-kirsh
Mo: Baghbagh
Ger: Felsengrundel, Blutgrundel, Lochgrundel, Paganellgrundel
En: Rocky goby

  
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas) 1811      (up to 25cm)
(Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas 1811, Gobius (Zosterisessor) ophiocephalus Pallas 1811)

Fr: Gobie vert, Gobie lote
It: Ghiozzo di laguna, Ghiozzo gò
Cr: Glovoc travas
Tu: Sazkaya
Ger: Venezianische Meergrundel, Grune Grundel
En: Great green goby

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Abbreviations:
Pt: Portugal
Sp: Spain
Ba: Baleares
Cat: Catalan
Fr: France
Co: Corsica
It: Italy
Cr: Croatia
Al: Albania
Ma: Malta
Gr: Greece
Tu: Turkey
Le: Lebanon
Is: Israel
Cy: Cyprus
Eg: Egypt
Lb: Libya
Ts: Tunisia
Ag: Algeria
Mo: Morocco
Ger: Germany
En: English

(the Greek, Arab and Hebrew names have been phonetically transcribed in Latin characters)