Biology:Marcelogobius

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Marcelogobius is a genus of small marine fish in the subfamily Gobiinae, the "true gobies".[1] They are native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The name of the genus honours Croatian biologist Marcelo Kovačić, added to Latin gobius meaning "goby".[2]

Species

Three recognized species are in this genus:[3]

  • Marcelogobius helenae (Van Tassell & A. Kramer, 2014) (Helen's goby) [4]
  • Marcelogobius janetarum (Schliewen, Wirtz & Kovačić, 2018)
  • Marcelogobius splechtnai (Ahnelt & Patzner, 1995)

References

  1. Marcelogobius Schliewen, 2023. 1 October 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 17 September 2025. https://etyfish.org/gobiiformes6/. 
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Marcelogobius". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Marcelogobius. 
  4. Van Tassell, J.L.; Kramer, A. (2014). "A new species of Didogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Canary Islands". Zootaxa 3793 (4): 453–464. 

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