Bucchich's goby (Gobius bucchichi)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Gobius bucchichi
- Common name
- Bucchich's goby
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Gobius
- Size
- 7–13 cm
- Depth
- 1–25 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- seagrass, sand
- Behaviours
- solitary, symbiotic
- Ocean zones
- East Atlantic, Mediterranean
Description
Gobius bucchichi reaches 13 cm. Small Mediterranean goby with elongated cream-beige body with diffuse brown punctations and pointed black spot on dorsal. Very particular: lives commensally with sea anemone Anemonia viridis (already in base), immune to its stinging cnidocysts like tropical clownfish. Lives from 1 to 25 m on seagrass and sandy bottoms of Mediterranean. Sought-after macro photo subject for unique symbiosis with Mediterranean anemone. Discovered in 1870s.
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Bucchich's goby?
- Bucchich's goby (Gobius bucchichi) reaches 7–13 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Bucchich's goby?
- Bucchich's goby is found between 1–25 m deep.
- Is the Bucchich's goby dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Bucchich's goby?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Bucchich's goby?
- Found in: East Atlantic, Mediterranean.
Other species in the genus Gobius
- Gobius cruentatus - Red-mouthed goby
- Gobius vittatus - Striped goby
- Gobius geniporus - Slender goby
- Gobius xanthocephalus - Yellow-headed goby
Other species in the family Gobiidae
- Elacatinus randalli - Yellowprow goby
- Elacatinus genie - Cleaning goby
- Coryphopterus glaucofraenum - Bridled goby
- Gnatholepis thompsoni - Goldspot goby
- Elacatinus evelynae - Sharknose goby
- Priolepis hipoliti - Rusty goby
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 126885)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2376501)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia