Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 70

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scientific name	Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758
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Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Black goby

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

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 .