Monkey goby Estuary. It plays an important role in the food chain by serving as prey for other predatory fish living in these areas. Monkey goby The monkey goby ("Neogobius fluviatilis") is a species of goby native to the basins of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The monkey goby is covered with cycloid scales on the head crown, nape, back, one third of the gill covers, bases of the pectoral fins, and the posterior half of the throat and belly. Its second dorsal fin is small in size compared to the posterior end of the body. The width of
Bucchich's goby Bucchich's goby Bucchich's goby ("Gobius bucchichi") is a species of goby native to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and perhaps the Black Sea. It has traditionally been considered to be more widespread, but in 2016 the similar incognito goby ("G. incognitus") was described. It had been confused with the Bucchich's goby and much information formerly published for this species is now considered to actually be for the incognito goby. The Bucchich's goby prefers coastal waters with a sandy or muddy substrate with seagrass patches or tide pools at depths of from . Its diet consists of polychaete worms, amphipods, molluscs and