Leopard-spotted goby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Leopard-spotted goby Thorogobius ephippiatus Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5,902 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Scientific name	Thorogobius ephippiatus
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 leopard-spotted goby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the leopard-spotted 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 leopard-spotted goby endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the leopard-spotted goby?

The leopard-spotted goby (Thorogobius ephippiatus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gobiiformes and the family Gobiidae, genus Thorogobius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the leopard-spotted goby

Thorogobius ephippiatus, the leopard-spotted goby, is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Leopard-spotted goby (revision 1366329273), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2277421 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).