Marcelogobius

Marcelogobius
Marcelogobius splechtnai
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: MarcelogobiusSchliewen, 2023
Type species
Marcelogobius splechtnai
Ahnelt & Patzner, 1995

Marcelogobius is a genus of small marine fish in the subfamily Gobiinae, the "true gobies".[1] They are native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The name of the genus honours Croatian biologist Marcelo Kovačić, added to Latingobius meaning "goby".[2]

Species

Three recognized species are in this genus:[3]

References

  1. ^Marcelogobius Schliewen, 2023. 1 October 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (17 September 2025). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  3. ^Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Marcelogobius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  4. ^Van Tassell, J.L.; Kramer, A. (2014). "A new species of Didogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Canary Islands". Zootaxa. 3793 (4): 453–464.