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Chromogobius zebratus (Kolombatović, 1891)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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

Chromogobius zebratus, Kolombatovic's goby, is a species of goby found in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas where they occur in shallow coastal waters. This species can reach a length of 5.3 centimetres (2.1 in) SL.

Wikipedia contributors, Kolombatovic's goby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:20:20.616588+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Chromogobius zebratus (Kolombatović, 1891)
Name authority
(Kolombatović, 1891)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Chromogobius
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderGobiiformes
  11. familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
  12. subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
  13. genusChromogobius de Buen, 1930
  14. speciesChromogobius zebratus (Kolombatović, 1891)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Chromogobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Chromogobius britoi Van Tassell, 2001GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chromogobius quadrivittatus (Steindachner, 1863)GobiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Gobius depressus Kolombatovic, 1891 Kolombatovic, 1891ambiguous synonym
Gobius depressus zebratus Kolombatović, 1891 Kolombatović, 1891synonym
Chromogobius zebratus levanticus Miller, 1971 Miller, 1971synonym
Chromogobius zebratus zebratus (Kolombatović, 1891) (Kolombatović, 1891)synonym
Gobius depressus var. zebratus Kolombatovic, 1891 Kolombatovic, 1891synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126875 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:5YHDK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.