| Common name | Crested goby |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | Clemens, W.A. and G.V. Wilby, 1961 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other fish |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | This name has been applied to another species (Ref. 6885); 'goby' from Latin 'gobius', i.e., a fish of small value, gudgeon, from Greek 'kõbios' (Ref. 11978). |