Rock goby

The Rock goby lives in the demersal, brackish, marine, depth range 35 - 270 m environment.

The rock goby is a small coastal fish of eastern Atlantic waters, from Scotland to Senegal. It is also reported from the Mediterranean and Black Seas, and is a Lessepsian migrant in the Gulf of Eilat and Red Sea. More

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The rock goby is a moderately large goby with adults reaching up to 12cm in length. It is pale brown in colour with purple-brown to black mottling. There is always a pale yellow band running along the top edge of the first dorsal fin. More

Common names

Abu-kirsh in Arabic (‫العربية)
Alcaboz in Portuguese (Português)
Babka czarna in Polish (polski)
Babka skalna in Polish (polski)
Baette in Italian (Italiano)
Black goby in English
Bobi in Spanish (español)
Bochecha in Portuguese (Português)
Bochecha pintada in Portuguese (Português)
Buatta in Italian (Italiano)
Burdullak in Albanian (Shqip)
Burdullak i zi in Albanian (Shqip)
Bychok-kruglyach in Russian (русский язык)
Bychok-paganel in Russian (русский язык)
Cabo de roca in Spanish (español)
Cabot in Creole, French
Caboz in Portuguese (Português)
Caboz-cabeçudo in Portuguese (Português)
Caboz-da-rocha in Portuguese (Português)
Caboz-de-escama in Portuguese (Português)
Caboz-negro in Portuguese (Português)
Capocchione in Italian (Italiano)
Cappuccione in Italian (Italiano)
Chaparrudo in Spanish (español)
Cheggione in Italian (Italiano)
Chernyi bychok in Russian (русский язык)
Chontrogovios in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Chontrogovios in Greek, Modern (1453)
Cicineje in Italian (Italiano)
Cocovios in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Conca de moru in Italian (Italiano)
Cuccione muzzariedde in Italian (Italiano)
Cuggione in Italian (Italiano)
Cuggione minghiarule in Italian (Italiano)
Cuggione varvarule in Italian (Italiano)
Cugione in Italian (Italiano)
Èrni glavaè in Slovene
Felsengrundel in German (Deutsch)
Ghiggion in Italian (Italiano)
Ghiggiun da fundu in Italian (Italiano)
Ghiozzo in Italian (Italiano)
Ghiozzo a macchie di leopardo in Italian (Italiano)
Ghiozzo comune in Italian (Italiano)
Ghiozzo di bu'a in Italian (Italiano)
Ghiozzo leopardo in Italian (Italiano)
Ghiozzo nero in Italian (Italiano)
Ghiozzo paganello in Italian (Italiano)
Ghiozzo testone in Italian (Italiano)
Ghiuggiun neigro in Italian (Italiano)
Giant goby in English
Glavoč blatar in Croatian (Hrvatski)
Glavoč leopard in Croatian (Hrvatski)
Glavoč mrkulj in Croatian (Hrvatski)
Glavoc plocar in Croatian (Hrvatski)
Gò in Italian (Italiano)
Gò de mar in Italian (Italiano)
Goata in Italian (Italiano)
Goato in Italian (Italiano)
Goatta de mar in Italian (Italiano)
Goatto in Italian (Italiano)
Gobi d'alga in Catalan (Català)
Gobi de fang in Catalan (Català)
Gobi de roca in Catalan (Català)
Gobi lleopart in Catalan (Català)
Gobie in French (français)
Gobie à grosse tête in French (français)
Gobie céphalote in French (français)
Gobie de Steven in French (français)
gobie léopard in French (français)
Gobie noir in French (français)
Gobie noire in French (français)
Gobie paganel in French (français)
Gobie-léopard in French (français)
Gòbit in Catalan (Català)
Gobito in Spanish (español)
Gobito de roca in Spanish (español)
Gobius niger in Italian (Italiano)
Govios in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Grattasassi in Italian (Italiano)
Große Meergrundel in German (Deutsch)
Guato in Italian (Italiano)
Guatto in Italian (Italiano)
Guatto di maggio in Italian (Italiano)
Gudo in Italian (Italiano)
Guvid negru in Rumanian
Hortumkayasi baligi in Turkish (Türkçe)
Hortumkayası balığı in Turkish (Türkçe)
Isotokko in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Joana in Portuguese (Português)
Kabboûsh in Arabic (‫العربية)
Kaya baligi in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kaya balığı in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kæmpekutling in Danish (dansk)
Klippekutling in Danish (dansk)
Kocabaskaya baligi in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kocabaşkaya balığı in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kömürcükayasi baligi in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kömürcükayası balığı in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kovit baligi in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kovit balığı in Turkish (Türkçe)
Kutling in Norwegian (Norsk)
leopard-spotted goby in English
Leopardbult in Swedish (Svenska)
Leopardengrundel in German (Deutsch)
Leopardfläckig smörbult in Swedish (Svenska)
Leopardkutling in Danish (dansk)
Loche in Creole, French
Loche in French (français)
Luototokko in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Mac siobháin carraige in Gaelic, Irish
Maccarone in Italian (Italiano)
Maccione concaniedda in Italian (Italiano)
Maccione de fango in Italian (Italiano)
Maccione de scogliu in Italian (Italiano)
Maccioni concamanna in Italian (Italiano)
Maccioni perda in Italian (Italiano)
Marchova in Creole, Portuguese
Marchova in Creoles and Pidgins, Portuguese
Marsion in Italian (Italiano)
Mavrogovios in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Mavrogovios in Greek, Modern (1453)
Mazzone in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzone 'e arena in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzone 'e fango in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzone 'e razza in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzone 'e scuoglie in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzoni in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzun in Maltese (Malti)
Mazzun iswed in Maltese (Malti)
Mazzun kbir in Maltese (Malti)
Mazzun tal-hagra in Maltese (Malti)
Mazzun tal-port in Maltese (Malti)
Mazzun tar-ramel in Maltese (Malti)
Mazzun zbirr in Maltese (Malti)
Mazzuneddu in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzuneddu maccarunaru in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzuni in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzuni 'i rina in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzuni d'amusaru in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzuni d'orru in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzuni i razza in Italian (Italiano)
Mazzuni saracinu in Italian (Italiano)
Menuagia bianca in Italian (Italiano)
Menuagia mora in Italian (Italiano)
Mozzone in Italian (Italiano)
Mugno in Italian (Italiano)
Murscione in Italian (Italiano)
Mursione in Italian (Italiano)
Must mudil in Estonian (Eesti keel)
Mustatokko in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Muzzau'ne in Italian (Italiano)
paganelgrondel in Dutch (Nederlands)
Paganell-grundel in German (Deutsch)
Paganellgrundel in German (Deutsch)
Paganello in Italian (Italiano)
Paganelo de mar in Italian (Italiano)
Paganelo de porto in Italian (Italiano)
Paganelo negro in Italian (Italiano)
Paganeo in Italian (Italiano)
Pantteritokko in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Peixe-escama in Portuguese (Português)
Pertogovios in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Pertogovios in Greek, Modern (1453)
Purillo in Spanish (español)
Riesengrundel in German (Deutsch)
Riesengundel in German (Deutsch)
Rjavi glavaè in Slovene
rock goby in English
Rødflekket kutling in Norwegian (Norsk)
Rødplettet kutling in Danish (dansk)
Saracinu i fangu in Italian (Italiano)
Saracinu lisciu in Italian (Italiano)
Sassarolo in Italian (Italiano)
Schwartzgrundel in German (Deutsch)
Schwartzkühling in German (Deutsch)
Schwarzgrundel in German (Deutsch)
Schwarzküling in German (Deutsch)
Seracin in Maltese (Malti)
Skalni glavaè in Slovene
Skanteg du in Breton (brezhoneg)
Smørbøtte in Norwegian (Norsk)
Smørbutte in Danish (dansk)
Sort Kutling in Danish (dansk)
Sortkutling in Danish (dansk)
Steven's goby in English
Svart smörbult in Swedish (Svenska)
Svartkutling in Norwegian (Norsk)
touseg babousek in Breton (brezhoneg)
touseg dû in Breton (brezhoneg)
Uggiuni in Italian (Italiano)
Uggiuni 'i fangu in Italian (Italiano)
Uggiuni 'i razza in Italian (Italiano)
Urgiuni in Italian (Italiano)
Velha in Portuguese (Português)
Vucca i sangu in Italian (Italiano)
Zbirr in Maltese (Malti)
Zwarte grondel in Dutch (Nederlands)
Γωβιός in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Κωβιός in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Λεοπαρδαλογωβιός in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Μαυρογωβιός in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Πετρογωβιός in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Πετροκωβιός in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Χοντρογωβιός in Greek (Ελληνικά)
бычок гигантский in Russian (русский язык)
бычок черный in Russian (русский язык)
似鰍鰕虎魚 in Mandarin Chinese
似鳅鰕虎鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
加氏鰕虎魚 in Mandarin Chinese
加氏鰕虎鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
康氏鰕虎魚 in Mandarin Chinese
康氏鰕虎鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
猛鰕虎魚 in Mandarin Chinese
猛鰕虎鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
石鰕虎魚 in Mandarin Chinese
石鰕虎鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
福氏鰕虎魚 in Mandarin Chinese
福氏鰕虎鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
黑鰕虎魚 in Mandarin Chinese
黑鰕虎鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Gobiidae
Genus : Gobius
Species : Awaous commersoni
Authority : Schneider, 1801