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title: "Gobie triste"
description: "Rhinogobiops nicholsii — Poissons. Rhinogobiops is a genus of true gobies in the family Gobiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/blackeye-goby
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gobie triste

> Rhinogobiops nicholsii — Poissons. Rhinogobiops is a genus of true gobies in the family Gobiidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhinogobiops nicholsii*
- Category: `fish` (Poissons)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mer et côte)
- iNaturalist observations: 2067
- Wikidata: [Q2150048](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2150048)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132521](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132521)

## Names

- en: Blackeye Goby
- de: Schwarzaugengrundel
- es: Gobio triste
- fr: Gobie triste
- pl: Babka grzebieniasta

## Countries with the most observations

CA (1100), US (882), MX (8)

## Summary

Rhinogobiops is a genus of true gobies in the family Gobiidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Rhinogobiops nicholsii, also known as the blackeye goby, bluespot goby, and crested goby. They are common inhabitants of coral reefs and rocky habitats along the eastern Pacific Ocean coasts of Mexico, the United States, and Canada, although they are hardly noticed, as they often rest motionless near their shelters.
Blackeye gobies range in color from creamy white to a mottled dark purple-brown, but can easily be recognized by the distinctive black spot on their first dorsal fins and an iridescent…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinogobiops

## Photo

![Gobie triste](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blackeye-goby/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steph Brulot-Sawchyn · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228153428

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blackeye-goby?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).