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Padogobius nigricans (Canestrini, 1867)

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

Padogobius nigricans, the Arno goby, is a species of goby endemic to Italy. It occurs in streams, staying to well-vegetated edge areas. Males of this species reach a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL while the females only reach 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL.

Wikipedia contributors, Arno goby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:29:15.123008+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Padogobius nigricans (Canestrini, 1867)
Name authority
(Canestrini, 1867)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Padogobius
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · 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.

  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. genusPadogobius Berg, 1932
  14. speciesPadogobius nigricans (Canestrini, 1867)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Padogobius bonelli (Bonaparte, 1846)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 fluviatilis nigricans Canestrini, 1867 Canestrini, 1867synonym
Gobius avernensis Canestrini, 1868 Canestrini, 1868synonym
Gobius nigricans Canestrini, 1867 Canestrini, 1867synonym

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=1020748 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:6TJ3F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.