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Two-spotted goby
Gobiusculus flavescens (Fabricius, 1779)
AnimalsTriggerfish
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- FleckgrundelGerman (Germany)
- SchnappgrundelGerman (Germany)
- Gobio moteadoEuropean Spanish
- Gobie nageurFrench (France)
- Ghiozzo bipuntatoItalian (Italy)
- TangkutlingNorwegian Bokmål (Norway)
- Ruthensparrs grondelDutch (Netherlands)
- Caboz manchadoEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Chaparruda flavescens
- Coryphopterus flavescens
- Gobius flavescens
- Gobius ruthensparri
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Sources
- DE CASAMAJOR Marie-Noëlle, BARRABES Michel, BACHELET Guy in : DORIS, 25/04/2019 : Gobiusculus flavescens (Fabricius, 1779), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/799
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Gobiusculus flavescens (Fabricius, 1779), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1255
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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