Crystal goby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the crystal goby lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Crystallogobius linearis
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Gobiiformes
Family	Gobiidae

Where does the crystal goby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the crystal goby in 9 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the crystal goby endangered?

The crystal goby’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the crystal goby?

The crystal goby (Crystallogobius linearis) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gobiiformes and the family Gobiidae, genus Crystallogobius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the crystal goby

Crystallogobius linearis, the crystal goby, is a species of goby native to the Atlantic coasts of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea where it can be found at depths of from 1 to 400 metres (3.3 to 1,312.3 ft). Males of this species grow to a length of 4.7 centimetres (1.9 in) SL while females only reach 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus. The name Crystallogobius comes from the Latin words cristallum, meaning "crystal", and gobius, meaning gudgeon.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Crystal goby (revision 1328439856), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2733923 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).