Sarato's goby

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Sarato's goby

| image = Gobius fallax.png

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite journal | author1 = Kovacic, M. | author2 = Williams, J.T. | author3 = Herler, J. | name-list-style = amp | year = 2014 | title = Gobius fallax | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2014 | page = e.T155214A45106574 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T155214A45106574.en | doi-access = free }}

| taxon = Gobius fallax

| authority = Sarato, 1889

| synonyms =

• Gobius auratus ruginosa Kolombatovic, 1891

}}

Gobius fallax, or Sarato's goby, is a species of goby native to the Mediterranean Sea where it is found in inshore waters in locations with rocks and crevices for shelter at depths of from {{convert|0|to|32|m|ft}}. This species can reach a length of {{convert|9|cm|in}} TL.{{FishBase |genus= Gobius|species= fallax| month = June | year = 2013}} There is a single record from the Canary Islands.