Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934)
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
Favonigobius melanobranchus, the blackthroat goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean as well as being recorded in the Mediterranean Sea. This fish is found on sandy bottoms and seagrass beds at depths of from 0 to 5 metres (0 to 16 ft). It can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Favonigobius melanobranchus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:32:56.867829+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934)
- Name authority
- (Fowler, 1934)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Favonigobius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · 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
- genusFavonigobius Whitley, 1930
- speciesFavonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Favonigobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Favonigobius exquisitus Whitley, 1950 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius lateralis (MacLeay, 1881) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius opalescens (Herre, 1936) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius gymnauchen (Bleeker, 1860) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius aliciae (Herre, 1936) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius lentiginosus (Richardson, 1844) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius punctatus (Gill & Miller, 1990) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Papillogobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934) (Fowler, 1934) | synonym |
| Rhinogobius melanobranchus Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934 | 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=280775 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:3DWYD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.