Fish of the Zebrus genus of the Gobiinae (true gobies) subfamily of the Gobiidae family of the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Zebra goby. Photo by © Rossella Baldacconi. naturamediterraneo.com)
Zebra goby (Zebrus zebrus) was first described in 1827 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845).
It inhabits the depth of 0-5 meters. It occurs in the coastal zone, lagoons, hides under stones and among thickets of algae. The maximum recorded length is 5.5 cm.
(Zebra goby. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of zebra goby (Zebrus zebrus) in other languages as follows:
Ζεβρογωβιός (Zevrogovios) (Greek), Gуbido de franjas (Spanish), Ghiozzo zebra (Italian), Zebragrundel (German), Gujočić šargan, Glavočić zebrasti (Serbian, Croatian), Zebrasti glavač (Slovenian), Zebrakayası balığı (Turkish), Gobie zébré (French).