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title: "Amur Goby"
description: "Rhinogobius similis — Pesci. The Amur goby (Rhinogobius similis) is a species of fresh water goby native to Japan and China, and widely introduced in several central Asian countries, where it has been reported as negatively impacted the local ecology."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/amur-goby
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Amur Goby

> Rhinogobius similis — Pesci. The Amur goby  (Rhinogobius similis) is a species of fresh water goby native to Japan and China, and widely introduced in several central Asian countries, where it has been reported as negatively impacted the local ecology.

- Scientific name: *Rhinogobius similis*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1333
- Wikidata: [Q3504192](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3504192)
- iNaturalist taxon: [360786](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/360786)

## Names

- en: Amur Goby
- pl: Babka amurska

## Countries with the most observations

CN (602), TW (260), JP (138), HK (110), SG (26), VN (21), KR (16), ID (6), MY (6)

## Summary

The Amur goby  (Rhinogobius similis) is a species of fresh water goby native to Japan and China, and widely introduced in several central Asian countries, where it has been reported as negatively impacted the local ecology.  This species can reach 10 cm (3.9 in) in total length.

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

## Photo

![Amur Goby](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/amur-goby/medium.jpg)

Photo: Agnes Trekker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90962811

## Machine access

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