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Family: Gobiidae Gobies



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acentrogobius caninus Tropical sand goby Indo-West Pacific. Fresh 18.3 TL 1837
Acentrogobius cyanomos Indo-West Pacific 11.5 TL 1849
Acentrogobius ennorensis Eastern Indian Ocean 5.8 SL 1980
Acentrogobius janthinopterus Robust mangrove goby Indo-Pacific 12.5 TL 1853
Acentrogobius madraspatensis Manyband goby Eastern Indian Ocean and 7 SL 1868
Acentrogobius masoni Indian Ocean. 1873
Acentrogobius moloanus Barcheek Amoya Western Pacific 8.2 TL 1927
Acentrogobius nebulosus Shadow goby Indo-West Pacific 18 SL 1775
Acentrogobius pflaumii Striped sandgoby Northwest Pacific 12 TL 1853
Acentrogobius viridipunctatus Spotted green goby Indo-West Pacific 16.5 TL 1837
Afurcagobius suppositus Southwestern goby Eastern Indian Ocean 11 SL 1880
Amblyeleotris aurora Pinkbar goby Western Indian Ocean 11 TL 1977
Amblyeleotris diagonalis Diagonal shrimp goby Indo-Pacific 11 SL 1979
Amblyeleotris downingi Downing's shrimpgoby Western Indian Ocean 14 SL 1994
Amblyeleotris fasciata Red-banded prawn-goby Western Central Pacific 8 TL 1953
Amblyeleotris fontanesii Giant prawn-goby Western Pacific 25 SL 1853
Amblyeleotris guttata Spotted prawn-goby Western Pacific 11 SL 1938
Amblyeleotris gymnocephala Masked shrimpgoby Indo-West Pacific. 14 TL 1853
Amblyeleotris latifasciata Wide-barred shrimpgoby Western Pacific 13 SL 1979
Amblyeleotris periophthalma Periophthalma prawn-goby Indo-West Pacific 11 SL 1853
Amblyeleotris steinitzi Steinitz' prawn-goby Indo-Pacific 13 SL 1974
Amblyeleotris sungami Magnus' prawn-goby Western Indian Ocean 10 TL 1969
Amblygobius albimaculatus Butterfly goby Indo-West Pacific 18 SL 1830
Amblygobius bynoensis Bynoe goby Indo-Pacific. 10 SL 1844
Amblygobius decussatus Orange-striped goby Western Central Pacific 9.5 SL 1855
Amblygobius nocturnus Nocturn goby Western Indian Ocean 10 SL 1945
Amblygobius phalaena Whitebarred goby Pacific Ocean 15 TL 1837
Amblygobius semicinctus Halfbarred goby Indian Ocean. 11 TL 1833
Amblygobius stethophthalmus Freckled goby Indo-West Pacific 8.5 SL 1851
Amblyotrypauchen arctocephalus Armour eelgoby Indo-West Pacific 15 SL 1890
Arcygobius baliurus Isthmus goby Indo-West Pacific. 10.2 SL 1837
Arenigobius bifrenatus Indo-West Pacific 9.1 SL 1865
Arenigobius frenatus Halfbridled goby Western Pacific 11 TL 1861
Asterropteryx atripes Yano’s starry goby Indo-West Pacific 2.2 SL 2002
Asterropteryx bipunctata Orange-spotted goby Indo-Pacific 3.1 SL 1995
Asterropteryx semipunctata Starry goby Indo-Pacific 6.5 TL 1830
Asterropteryx spinosa Eyebar spiny goby Indo-West Pacific 4.6 SL 1981
Awaous fluviatilis Indian Ocean. 1.7 SL 1971
Awaous guamensis Oceania 24.5 SL 1837
Barbuligobius boehlkei Cryptic bearded goby Indo-West Pacific. 2 SL 1974
Bathygobius coalitus Whitespotted frillgoby Indo-Pacific 10 SL 1832
Bathygobius cocosensis Cocos frill-goby Indo-Pacific 12 TL 1854
Bathygobius cotticeps Cheekscaled frill-goby Indo-Pacific 11 TL 1879
Bathygobius cyclopterus Spotted frillgoby Indo-Pacific 7.5 TL 1837
Bathygobius fuscus Dusky frillgoby Indo-Pacific 12 TL 1830
Bathygobius hongkongensis Northwest Pacific 5 SL 1986
Bathygobius krefftii Krefft's frillgoby Indo-West Pacific 12 TL 1866
Bathygobius laddi Brownboy goby Indo-West Pacific and Sou 5 TL 1931
Bathygobius meggitti Meggitt's goby Indo-West Pacific. 6 TL 1936
Bathygobius niger Black minigoby Western Indian Ocean 6.6 TL 1960
Bathygobius ostreicola Asia 5 SL 1916
Bathygobius petrophilus Western Pacific 6.1 SL 1853
Bathygobius smithi Western Indian Ocean 1999
Brachygobius nunus Asia 2.5 SL 1822
Bryaninops isis Isis goby Western Pacific 1.5 SL 1985
Bryaninops loki Loki whip-goby Indo-Pacific 4.5 SL 1985
Bryaninops nexus Upside-down goby Western Pacific 2.3 SL 1987
Bryaninops ridens Ridens goby Indo-Pacific 1.8 SL 1959
Cabillus tongarevae Tongareva goby Indo-Pacific 3.0 SL 1927
Callogobius andamanensis Andaman goby Eastern Indian Ocean 5.4 SL 1974
Callogobius centrolepis Centrescale goby Indo-Pacific 4 SL 1909
Callogobius depressus Flathead goby Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1886
Callogobius flavobrunneus Slimy goby Indo-West Pacific. 7 TL 1958
Callogobius hasseltii Hasselt's goby West Pacific. 7.3 TL 1851
Callogobius maculipinnis Ostrich goby Indo-Pacific 6.8 TL 1918
Callogobius mucosus Sculptured goby Indo-Pacific 11 TL 1872
Callogobius sclateri Pacific goby Indo-Pacific 7 TL 1879
Callogobius seshaiyai Indian Ocean 3.5 SL 1960
Cristatogobius rubripectoralis Redfin crestedgoby Western Central Pacific 6.1 SL 2003
Cryptocentroides insignis Insignia prawn-goby Western Pacific 8.6 TL 1910
Cryptocentrus altipinna Highfin shrimpgoby Indian Ocean 5.9 SL 2019
Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus Blue-speckled prawn-goby Indo-Pacific 10 SL 1933
Cryptocentrus fasciatus Y-bar shrimp goby Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1867
Cryptocentrus sericus Ventral-barred shrimpgoby East indian Ocean to West 10 TL 1932
Cryptocentrus shigensis Shige shrimpgoby Western Pacific 7.9 SL 1956
Ctenogobiops aurocingulus Gold-streaked prawn-goby Western Pacific 8 SL 1935
Ctenogobiops crocineus Indo-Pacific 5.5 SL 1959
Ctenogobiops feroculus Sandy prawn-goby Indo-West Pacific 8 SL 1977
Ctenogobiops pomastictus Gold-specked prawn-goby Western Pacific 8 SL 1977
Ctenotrypauchen chinensis Western Pacific 19.2 SL 1867
Discordipinna griessingeri Spikefin goby Indo-Pacific 3 SL 1978
Dotsugobius bleekeri Dark mangrovegoby Indo-Pacific 3.4 SL 1921
Drombus dentifer Yellow Drombus Indo-West Pacific 1923
Drombus globiceps Kranji drombus Asia and Oceania 4.3 TL 1923
Drombus ocyurus Bluemarked drombus Western Pacific Ocean 1907
Drombus triangularis Brown drombus Indo-West Pacific 7 SL 1909
Echinogobius hayashii Cheek-streaked goby Indo-West Pacific 7 SL 1998
Egglestonichthys melanoptera Western Central Pacific. 1971
Egglestonichthys ulbubunitj Eastern Indian Ocean 3.3 SL 2013
Eugnathogobius illotus Western Central Pacific 1999
Eugnathogobius mas Indian Ocean 1923
Eugnathogobius mindora Stripe-face Calamiana Western Pacific 2.5 SL 1945
Eugnathogobius variegatus Western Pacific 1868
Eviota afelei Afele's dwarfgoby Pacific Ocean 1.8 SL 1906
Eviota albolineata White-line dwarfgoby Pacific Ocean 3.6 TL 1983
Eviota atriventris Blackbelly dwarfgoby Pacific Ocean 1.7 SL 2012
Eviota bimaculata Twin-occipital dwarfgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 2.5 TL 1980
Eviota bipunctata Variable dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 1.7 SL 2016
Eviota distigma Twospot dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 2 SL 1906
Eviota guttata Spotted dwarfgoby Indian Ocean 3.2 TL 1978
Eviota herrei Herre's dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 1.4 SL 1906
Eviota inutilis Chestspot dwarfgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 2.0 SL 1943
Eviota korechika Korechika's dwarfoby Eastern Indian Ocean to W 2.4 SL 2005
Eviota lachdeberei Lachdebere's dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.1 SL 1933
Eviota latifasciata Brownbanded dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 1.5 SL 1983
Eviota melasma Headspot dwarfgoby Western Pacific 3 SL 1980
Eviota mikiae Miki's dwarfgoby Indian Ocean 3.5 TL 2001
Eviota natalis Christmas dwarfgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 2.1 SL 2007
Eviota prasina Greenbubble dwarfgoby Indo-West Pacific 3.1 SL 1871
Eviota prasites Hairfin dwarfgoby Western Pacific 3 SL 1906
Eviota punctulata Dotted dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific 2.1 SL 1983
Eviota queenslandica Queensland dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.4 SL 1932
Eviota rubriceps Redhead dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 1.4 SL 2011
Eviota rubrisparsa Redspeckled dwarfgoby Indo-West Pacific 2.0 SL 2010
Eviota sebreei Sebree's dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 2.5 SL 1906
Eviota spilota Spottedfin dwarfgoby East Indian to Western Pa 2.1 SL 1980
Eviota springeri Springer’s dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 1.7 SL 2012
Eviota zonura Zoned dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 1.7 TL 1906
Exyrias akihito Akihito's goby Western Pacific 11.1 SL 2005
Exyrias belissimus Mud reef-goby Indo-West Pacific 15 SL 1959
Exyrias puntang Puntang goby Western Pacific 16.2 TL 1851
Favonigobius lateralis Southern longfin goby Western Pacific 9 TL 1881
Favonigobius melanobranchus Blackthroat goby Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 2 8.3 TL 1934
Favonigobius punctatus Yellowspotted sandgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 1990
Favonigobius reichei Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby Indo-West Pacific 8.3 TL 1854
Feia nota Palemarked feia goby Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL 1999
Feia nympha Nymph goby Indo-Pacific 2.7 TL 1959
Fusigobius duospilus Barenape goby Indo-West Pacific 6 TL 1985
Fusigobius humeralis Shoulderspot sandgoby Indo-Pacific 4.4 SL 2001
Fusigobius maximus Large sandgoby Indo-West Pacific 7.5 SL 2001
Fusigobius melacron Blacktip sandgoby Indo-West Pacific. 3.6 SL 2001
Fusigobius neophytus Common fusegoby Indo-Pacific 7.5 TL 1877
Fusigobius pallidus Pale sandgoby Indo-West Pacific. 6.5 SL 2001
Gladiogobius ensifer Gladiator goby Indo-Pacific 7.5 SL 1933
Gladiogobius rex King goby Indian Ocean 3.9 SL 2007
Glossogobius giuris Tank goby Africa to Oceania 50 SL 1822
Glossogobius kokius Africa and Indian Ocean 10.5 TL 1837
Gnatholepis anjerensis Eye-bar goby Indo-Pacific 8.4 SL 1851
Gnatholepis argus Eastern Indian Ocean 3.3 SL 2005
Gnatholepis cauerensis Eyebar goby Indo-Pacific 6 SL 1853
Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia Western Pacific 5.5 SL 1854
Gobiodon albofasciatus Whitelined coral goby Western Pacific 2.5 SL 1972
Gobiodon citrinus Poison goby Indo-West Pacific 6.6 TL 1838
Gobiodon erythrospilus West Pacific 5.4 TL 1875
Gobiodon histrio Broad-barred goby Indo-West Pacific 3.5 TL 1837
Gobiodon howsoni Howson's coralgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 2.7 SL 2021
Gobiodon okinawae Okinawa goby Western Pacific 3.5 TL 1972
Gobiodon prolixus Elongate coralgoby Indo-Pacific. 3.2 SL 2005
Gobiodon quinquestrigatus Five-lined coral goby Pacific Ocean 4.5 SL 1837
Gobiodon rivulatus Rippled coralgoby Indo-West Pacific 6.4 TL 1830
Gobiodon spilophthalmus White-lined coral goby Eastern Indian Ocean 3.6 TL 1944
Gobiopsis arenaria Patchwork barbelgoby Indo-West Pacific 1.6 SL 1908
Gobiopsis liolepis Indo-West Pacific 4.1 SL 1931
Gobiopsis macrostoma Longjaw goby Indo-West Pacific 10 SL 1861
Gobiopsis quinquecincta Fiveband barbelgoby Indo-West Pacific and Asi 2.4 SL 1931
Gobiopterus mindanensis Mindanao glassgoby Western Pacific 1944
Gobiopterus smithi Western Indian Ocean 2.6 TL 1973
Gobius bontii Indo-West Pacific 7.2 TL 1849
Grallenia larsonae Larson' tiny sandgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 18 SL 2018
Hemigobius hoevenii Banded mulletgoby Western Pacific 6 TL 1851
Hetereleotris zonata Goggles Western Indian Ocean 6.5 TL 1934
Istigobius decoratus Decorated goby Indo-West Pacific 13 TL 1927
Istigobius diadema Spectacled sandgoby Asia and Oceania 10 SL 1876
Istigobius goldmanni Goldman's goby Western Pacific 6 SL 1852
Istigobius murdyi Murdy’s sandgoby Eastern Indian Ocean to W 3.1 SL 2018
Istigobius nigroocellatus Black-spotted goby Eastern Indian Ocean 6.5 SL 1873
Istigobius ornatus Ornate goby Indo-Pacific 11 TL 1830
Istigobius spence Pearl goby Indo-Pacific 7.9 SL 1947
Kelloggella cardinalis Cardinal goby Pacific 2.5 SL 1906
Koumansetta hectori Hector's goby Indo-West Pacific 8.5 SL 1957
Koumansetta rainfordi Old glory Western Pacific 8.5 SL 1940
Larsonella pumilus Dwarf slippery goby Indo-West Pacific 1.9 SL 1980
Lentipes andamanicus Western Pacific 1935
Lobulogobius morrigu Seapen goby Western Central Pacific 3.1 SL 1983
Lobulogobius omanensis Oman goby Indo-West Pacific 5 TL 1944
Lotilia graciliosa Whitecap goby Western Indian Ocean 3.1 SL 1960
Lotilia klausewitzi Dancer shrimp goby Western Pacific 2.7 SL 2012
Lubricogobius ornatus Ornate slippery goby Indo-West Pacific 3.4 SL 1966
Luposicya lupus Wolfsnout goby Indo-West Pacific 3.5 SL 1959
Mahidolia mystacina Flagfin prawn goby Indo-Pacific 8 TL 1837
Minysicya caudimaculata Blackspot minigoby Indo-Western Central Paci 1.5 SL 2002
Mugilogobius fasciatus Western Pacific 2.4 SL 2001
Mugilogobius fuscus Africa and Asia. 4.7 SL 1940
Mugilogobius littoralis Beachrock mangrovegoby Western Pacific 5.5 SL 2001
Mugilogobius tigrinus Eastern Indian Ocean and 2.3 SL 2001
Myersina adonis Adonis shrimpgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 3.1 SL 2006
Myersina crocata Yellow-spotted shrimpgoby Western Pacific 6 SL 1975
Myersina nigrivirgata Black-line shrimp-goby Western Pacific 10 SL 1983
Myersina yangii Western Pacific 1960
Nesogobius greeni Indo-Pacific 3.1 SL 2006
Nesogobius hinsbyi Girdled goby Indo-West Pacific 7.5 TL 1919
Nesogobius maccullochi Eastern Indian Ocean 6.9 SL 2006
Nesogobius pulchellus Australian sailfin goby Indo-West Pacific 7 TL 1872
Obliquogobius cometes Eastern Indian Ocean 1890
Odontamblyopus rubicundus Indo-West Pacific 33.4 SL 1822
Odontamblyopus tenuis Indian Ocean 12.8 SL 1876
Oligolepis acutipennis Sharptail goby Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1837
Oligolepis cylindriceps Indo-West Pacific 3 SL 1923
Oligolepis dasi Indian Ocean 1982
Oligolepis formosanus Indo-West Pacific. 5 SL 1958
Oplopomus oplopomus Spinecheek goby Indo-Pacific 10 SL 1837
Oxyurichthys microlepis Maned goby Indo-West Pacific 15.2 TL 1849
Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema Eyebrow goby Indo-West Pacific and Wes 18 TL 1856
Oxyurichthys papuensis Frogface goby Indo-West Pacific 22 TL 1837
Oxyurichthys tentacularis Indo-West Pacific 17 TL 1837
Parachaeturichthys polynema Taileyed goby Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1853
Paragobiodon echinocephalus Redhead goby Indo-Pacific 4 TL 1830
Paragobiodon melanosoma Dark coral goby Indo-West Pacific 3.5 TL 1853
Paratrypauchen microcephalus Comb goby Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1860
Platygobiopsis hadiatyae Renny's flat goby Eastern Indian Ocean 4.3 SL 2020
Pleurosicya annandalei Scalynape goby Indo-West Pacific 3 TL 1922
Pleurosicya bilobata Bilobed ghost goby Indo-Pacific 3 SL 1941
Pleurosicya boldinghi Soft-coral goby Indo-West Pacific 4.5 SL 1913
Pleurosicya elongata Cling goby Indo-West Pacific 4 SL 1990
Pleurosicya fringilla Staghorn ghostgoby Indo-Pacific 2.2 TL 1990
Pleurosicya labiata Barrel-sponge ghostgoby Indo-West Pacific 3.5 SL 1913
Pleurosicya mossambica Toothy goby Indo-West Pacific 3 TL 1959
Pleurosicya plicata Plicata ghost goby Indo-West Pacific 3.5 SL 1990
Pleurosicya prognatha Folded ghostgoby Indo-West Pacific 1.7 TL 1984
Priolepis akihitoi Emperor reefgoby East Indo-West Pacific 5.3 SL 2010
Priolepis cincta Banded reef goby Indo-West Pacific 7 FL 1908
Priolepis inhaca Brick goby Indo-Pacific 4 TL 1949
Priolepis profunda Narrowbar reefgoby Indo-West Pacific 3.4 SL 1909
Priolepis semidoliata Half-barred goby Indo-Pacific 2.4 SL 1837
Psammogobius biocellatus Sleepy goby Indo-Pacific 19.8 TL 1837
Pseudogobiopsis oligactis Asia 6 TL 1875
Pseudogobius aquilonius Northern snubnose goby Indo-Western Pacific 3.3 SL 2021
Pseudogobius avicennia Avicennia snubnose goby Western Pacific 3.6 SL 1940
Pseudogobius cinctus Banded snubnose goby Oceania 3.1 SL 2021
Pseudogobius fulvicaudus Yellowfin snubnose goby Western Pacific 1.9 SL 2014
Pseudogobius melanosticta Black-spotted snubnose goby Indo-West Pacific. 4 SL 1876
Pseudogobius minimus Miniature snubnose goby Indian Ocean 2 TL 1923
Pseudogobius olorum Bluespot goby Oceania 6 SL 1880
Pseudogobius poicilosoma Northern fatnose goby Indo-West Pacific 6.5 TL 1849
Pseudogobius rhizophora Racing-stripe snubnose goby Indo-West Pacific 2.0 SL 2021
Redigobius macrostoma Large-mouth goby Western Pacific 5 TL 1861
Rhinogobius changjiangensis Asia 3.4 2002
Sicyopterus lagocephalus Red-tailed goby Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1770
Silhouettea evanida Vanishing silhouette goby Western Central Pacific. 1986
Silhouettea indica Indian Ocean 3.5 SL 1971
Silhouettea insinuans Phantom goby Indo-West Pacific 4.5 TL 1959
Stenogobius genivittatus Chinstripe goby Indo-West Pacific 18 SL 1837
Stenogobius gymnopomus Indo-Pacific 15 SL 1853
Stigmatogobius sadanundio Asia 9 SL 1822
Stonogobiops larsonae Larson's shrimpgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 1999
Sueviota atrinasa Blacknose dwarfgoby Indo-West Pacific. 2 SL 1988
Sueviota larsonae Larson's sueviota Western Central Pacific 2.2 SL 1988
Taenioides anguillaris Eel worm goby Indo-Pacific 40 TL 1758
Taenioides buchanani Burmese gobyeel Indian Ocean 30 TL 1873
Taenioides cirratus Bearded worm goby Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1860



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