Drombus globiceps (Hora, 1923)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Drombus globiceps is one of ten species of goby in the genus Drombus. It is found in the western Indo-Pacific. Its common names include Kranji drombus and bighead goby. It is a tropical fish and has been recorded from the Ganges Delta and Chilika Lake of India, the Bay of Bengal, Thailand (Kra Isthmus), Singapore, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Northern Territory and northern Queensland of Australia. It lives in both marine and fresh water environments. It is considered that D. globiceps is possibly a synonym of Drombus ocyurus. Its conservation threat is categorised as least concern by the IUCN.
Wikipedia contributors, Drombus globiceps; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:33:39.456316+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Drombus globiceps (Hora, 1923)
- Name authority
- (Hora, 1923)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Drombus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusDrombus Jordan & Seale, 1905
- speciesDrombus globiceps (Hora, 1923)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Drombus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Drombus dentifer (Hora, 1923) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drombus halei Whitley, 1935 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drombus kranjiensis (Herre, 1940) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drombus lepidothorax Whitley, 1945 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drombus palackyi Jordan & Seale, 1905 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drombus simulus (Smith, 1960) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| key gobyDrombus key (Smith, 1947) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drombus ocyurus (Jordan & Seale, 1907) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Drombus triangularis (Weber, 1909) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Acentrogobius globiceps (Hora, 1923) (Hora, 1923) | synonym |
| Ctenogobius globiceps Hora, 1923 Hora, 1923 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278095 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:37PLX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.