Grass goby

Grass goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Gobius
Species:
G. ophiocephalus
Binomial name
Gobius ophiocephalus
Pallas, 1814
Synonyms
  • Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas, 1814)
  • Gobius coloniamus Navarrete, 1898
  • Gobius lota Cuvier, 1829
  • Gobius lota Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837
  • Gobius ophiocephalus citrina Ninni, 1938
  • Gobius reticulatus von Eichwald, 1831
  • Gobius viridis Otto, 1821

The grass goby (Gobius ophiocephalus) is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Azov, and the Black Sea. It is sometimes classified as the only member of the monotypic genus Zosterisessor.