Gobius rubropunctatus Delais, 1951
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
Gobius rubropunctatus is a species of goby native to inshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean near the coasts of Africa from Mauritania to Ghana down to a depth of about 70 metres (230 ft). This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Gobius rubropunctatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:39:33.039940+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gobius rubropunctatus Delais, 1951
- Name authority
- Delais, 1951
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Gobius
- 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
- genusGobius Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesGobius rubropunctatus Delais, 1951
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gobius ater Bellotti, 1888 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobius bucchichi Steindachner, 1870 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| red-mouthed gobyGobius cruentatus Gmelin, 1789 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobius geniporus Valenciennes, 1837 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobius incognitus Kovačić & Šanda, 2016 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobius kolombatovici Kovačić & Miller, 2000 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobius scorteccii Poll, 1961 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobius senegambiensis Metzelaar, 1919 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobius strictus Fage, 1907 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobius tetrophthalmus Brito & Miller, 2001 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobius vittatus Vinciguerra, 1883 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gobius xanthocephalus Heymer & Zander, 1992 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Delais, M. (1951). Notes d’ichtyologie Ouest africaine. II. Les Gobiidae d’Afrique Occidentale Francaise en collection au Laboratoire de Biologie marine de l’I.F.A.N. à Gorée. Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Afrique Noire, 13 (2): 343–369. 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:3GQ5Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.