Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 —Black goby

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 23); as Gobius niger jozo in George & Athanassiou, (1967: 279); subsequently recorded as Gobius niger Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 216–217); recently recorded as Gobius niger by Bariche et al. (2007: 111); as Gobius niger by Bariche et al. (2009: 3) and Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH, ANSP and USNM (as G. jozo and G. niger).

Distribution. Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Norway south to Mauritania, including eastern Canary Islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 15 July 2014); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .