Bathygobius burtoni (O'Shaughnessy, 1875)
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
Bathygobius burtoni is a species of goby native to the Atlantic shores of western Africa where it is a denizen of tide pools. This species can reach a total length of 8 cm (3.1 in). The specific name honours Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), the English explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat, who collected the type specimen. This species has a very limited distribution and is known from only five locations in an area in which there has been a huge increase in the human population and the IUCN has assessed this species an Endangered.
Wikipedia contributors, Bathygobius burtoni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:09:13.061031+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bathygobius burtoni (O'Shaughnessy, 1875)
- Name authority
- (O'Shaughnessy, 1875)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Bathygobius
- 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
- genusBathygobius Bleeker, 1878
- speciesBathygobius burtoni (O'Shaughnessy, 1875)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bathygobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bathygobius krefftii (Steindachner, 1866) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygobius aeolosoma (Ogilby, 1889) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygobius casamancus (Rochebrune, 1880) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett, 1832) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker, 1854) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygobius cotticeps (Steindachner, 1879) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| notchtongue gobyBathygobius curacao (Metzelaar, 1919) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| roundfin gobyBathygobius cyclopterus (Valenciennes, 1837) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygobius fishelsoni Goren, 1978 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygobius hongkongensis Lam, 1986 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygobius lacertus (Poey, 1860) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bathygobius lineatus (Jenyns, 1841) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Gobius burtoni O'Shaughnessy, 1875 O'Shaughnessy, 1875 | 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=277622 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:5WDXG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.