| Common name | Bay goby |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other fish |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Currently used, replaced 'Finescale goby' used in Ref. 4925, 10161; 'goby' from Latin 'gobius', i.e., a fish of small value, gudgeon, from Greek 'kõbios' (Ref. 11978). |