| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobius ater Bellotti, 1888 |
Bellotti's goby | Mediterranean Sea | 7.1 |
| Gobius ateriformis Brito & Miller, 2001 |
Eastern Central Atlantic | 6.75 | |
| Gobius auratus Risso, 1810 |
Golden goby | Eastern Atlantic | 10 |
| Gobius bontii Bleeker, 1849 |
Indo-West Pacific | 7.2 | |
| Gobius bucchichi Steindachner, 1870 |
Bucchich's goby | Mediterranean Sea | 10 |
| Gobius cobitis Pallas, 1814 |
Giant goby | Eastern Atlantic and theMediterranean and Black Sea; with dubious records from the Gulf of Suez (Ref | 15.7 |
| Gobius couchi Miller & El-Tawil, 1974 |
Couch's goby | Northeastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea | 17 |
| Gobius cruentatus Gmelin, 1789 |
Red-mouthed goby | Eastern Atlantic | 18 |
| Gobius fallax Sarato, 1889 |
Sarato's goby | Eastern Atlantic and in the Mediterranean | 9 |
| Gobius gasteveni Miller, 1974 |
Steven's goby | Eastern Atlantic | 12 |
| Gobius geniporus Valenciennes, 1837 |
Slender goby | Mediterranean Sea, endemic | 16.5 |
| Gobius hypselosoma Bleeker, 1867 |
Africa | 25 | |
| Gobius incognitus Kovačić & Šanda, 2016 |
Incognito goby | Mediterranean (Aegean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Gulf of Lion, Ionian Sea and the Spanish W Mediterranean) and NE Atlantic; absent from the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea | 9.51 |
| Gobius kolombatovici Kovačić & Miller, 2000 |
Kolombatovic’s goby | Mediterranean Sea | 9.19 |
| Gobius koseirensis Klunzinger, 1871 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Gobius leucomelas Peters, 1868 |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758 |
Black goby | Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea | 25.3 |
| Gobius ophiocephalus Pallas, 1814 |
Grass goby | Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and Sea of Azov | 29.9 |
| Gobius paganellus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Rock goby | Eastern Atlantic | 13 |
| Gobius roulei de Buen, 1928 |
Roule's goby | Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea | 8 |
| Gobius rubropunctatus Delais, 1951 |
Eastern Central Atlantic | 8 | |
| Gobius salamansa Iglésias & Frotté, 2015 |
Salamansa goby | East Central Atlantic | 3.46 |
| Gobius scorteccii Poll, 1961 |
Africa | 13.6 | |
| Gobius senegambiensis Metzelaar, 1919 |
Eastern Atlantic | 7.3 | |
| Gobius strictus Fage, 1907 |
Schmidt's goby | Mediterranean Sea | 6.5 |
| Gobius tetrophthalmus Brito & Miller, 2001 |
Eastern Central Atlantic | 7.75 | |
| Gobius tropicus Osbeck, 1765 |
South East Atlantic | ||
| Gobius vittatus Vinciguerra, 1883 |
Striped goby | Mediterranean Sea | 5.8 |
| Gobius xanthocephalus Heymer & Zander, 1992 |
Yellow-headed goby | Eastern Atlantic | 10 |
| Gobius xoriguer Iglésias, Vukić & Šanda, 2021 |
Kestrel goby | Western Mediterranean | 6.35 |