Fish of the Gobius genus of the Gobiinae (true gobies) subfamily of the Gobiidae family of the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Striped goby. Photo by © Thomas Changeux. flickr.com/photos/129062076@N08)
Striped goby (Gobius vittatus) was first described in 1928 by the Italian physicist and ichthyologist Decio Vinciguerra (1856-1934).
It inhabits the depth of 15-85 meters, usually 15-50 meters. The maximum recorded length is 5.8 cm. It feeds on crustaceans and algae.
(Striped goby. Photo by © Jürgen Herler. fishbase.org)
It is a rare permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea. It dwells off the coast of Croatia.
Names of striped goby (Gobius vittatus) in other languages as follows:
Ριγογωβιός (Rigogoviόs) (Greek), Gobio de banda negra (Spanish), Ghiozzo listato (Italian), Streifengrundel (German), Gujočić crnobok, Glavočić crnobok (Serbian, Croatian), Gobie rayé (French).