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Rockcut Goby

Gobiosoma grosvenori

Gobiidae · saltwater water fish

1 minute read · Species guide

Rockcut Goby field guide illustration

About Rockcut Goby

The rockcut goby is a small western Atlantic coastal fish associated with shallow rocky habitat.

NativeSalt1 states

Range and natural history

Records listed by FishBase include southeastern Florida, the Bahamas, Jamaica, the Yucatan and Gulf of Mexico region, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Venezuela. This distribution is best read as a set of regional records rather than proof of continuous occupancy along every intervening shoreline.

Sources: Gobiosoma grosvenori species summary

Guide sources

Research reviewed 2026-10-19.

Range

Where it lives

Share of 10 GBIF observation records with a state location, across 1 states.
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Share of 10 GBIF observation records with a state location, across 1 states.

Share of records by state

Habitat

Water and movement

Water
WoRMS records this species in the sea.

Classification

Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Superclass
Actinopterygii
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Gobiosoma
Species
Gobiosoma grosvenori
ITIS TSN
171792
WoRMS AphiaID
276507
GBIF key
5208835

Common questions about Rockcut Goby

What is the scientific name of Rockcut Goby?
The scientific name is Gobiosoma grosvenori, in the family Gobiidae. Classification follows ITIS.
Does Rockcut Goby live in fresh water or salt water?
WoRMS records this species in the sea.
Where has Rockcut Goby been recorded in the United States?
GBIF has observations in 1 states, with the most records in Florida. The map shows observation records, which do not establish the complete natural range.

Closest relatives

Other Gobiosoma species

Code Goby7 states
Gobiosoma robustumGobiidaeNativeSaltBrackish
Naked Goby16 states
Gobiosoma boscGobiidaeNative and introducedSaltBrackish
Seaboard Goby13 states
Gobiosoma ginsburgiGobiidaeNativeSalt
Twoscale Goby5 states
Gobiosoma longipalaGobiidaeNativeSalt

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Highfin Goby8 states
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Hiukole Goby1 states
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Longjaw Mudsucker3 states
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Naniha Goby1 states
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Neon Goby1 states
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Northern Tidewater Goby1 states
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All 33 species in Gobiidae