Gobiidae
Neon Goby
Elacatinus oceanops Jordan, 1904
Elacatinus oceanops, the neon goby, is a small North American cleaner goby found in aquariums and coral reefs from Florida to Belize.
Sharknose Goby
Elacatinus evelynae (Böhlke & Robins, 1968)
Elacatinus evelynae, the sharknose goby, is a Western Atlantic cleaner goby that lives on coral reefs.
Redhead Goby
Elacatinus puncticulatus (Ginsburg, 1938)
Elacatinus puncticulatus is a facultative cleaner goby species endemic to the Tropical Eastern Pacific, with distinct coloration and sexual size dimorphism.
Bridled Goby
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum Gill, 1863
Bridled goby (Coryphopterus glaucofraenum) is a Western Atlantic goby species sometimes sold in the aquarium trade.
Masked Goby
Coryphopterus personatus (Jordan & Thompson, 1905)
Coryphopterus personatus is a small goby species with distinct markings that can be hard to tell apart from its close relative C. hyalinus.
Bridled Goby
Arenigobius bifrenatus (Kner, 1865)
The bridled goby, Arenigobius bifrenatus, is a fish native to the waters of southern Australia.
Monkey Goby
Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814)
Neogobius fluviatilis (monkey goby) is a fish native to Black and Marmara Sea basins, now invasive across parts of Europe.
Round Goby
Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814)
Neogobius melanostomus (round goby) is a small euryhaline fish native to Eurasian seas, now an invasive species in many regions.
Flagtail Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris yanoi Aonuma & Yoshino, 1996
Amblyeleotris yanoi is a small reef-dwelling marine goby from the western Pacific, with males growing larger than females.
Sailfin Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris randalli Hoese & Steene, 1978
Amblyeleotris randalli is a small, banded goby that lives in symbiosis with Alpheus ochrostriatus prawns in the 25-50m depth range.
Redmargin Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata Mohlmann & Randall, 2002
Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata is an elongated goby identifiable by distinct red fin spots and a post-orbital black spot.
Gorgeous Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Polunin & Lubbock, 1977)
Amblyeleotris wheeleri, the Gorgeous prawn-goby, is a commensal tropical reef goby that also appears in the aquarium trade.
Steinitz's Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris steinitzi (Klausewitz, 1974)
Amblyeleotris steinitzi (Steinitz' goby) is a small reef-associated goby found across the Indo-Pacific region.
Spotted Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris guttata (Fowler, 1938)
Amblyeleotris guttata, the spotted prawn-goby, is a Western Pacific reef goy sold in the aquarium trade, growing up to 11 cm SL.
Broad-banded Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris periophthalma (Bleeker, 1853)
Amblyeleotris periophthalma is a small striped goby found on sandy reef substrates from 3 to 35 meters deep.
Whitebarred Goby
Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837)
Amblygobius phalaena is a goby species native to central Indo-Pacific and western Pacific tropical reefs.
Amblygobius semicinctus (Bennett, 1833)
Amblygobius semicinctus (Bennett, 1833)
Amblygobius semicinctus, the Halfbarred goby, is a small patterned fish of the western Indian Ocean that lives in pairs in sandy shallow habitats.
Crosshatch goby
Amblygobius decussatus (Bleeker, 1855)
Amblygobius decussatus, the orange-striped goby, is an Indo-Pacific reef goby that is part of the aquarium trade.
Transparent goby
Aphia minuta (Risso, 1810)
Aphia minuta, the transparent goby, is the only extant member of its goby genus, found in European coastal waters.
Striped Goby
Asterropteryx striata Allen & Munday, 1995
Asterropteryx striata, the striped goby, is a small marine goby found in tropical central Indo-Pacific waters.
Starry Goby
Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, 1830
Asterropteryx semipunctata, the starry goby, is a widespread true goby species from the family Gobiidae.
Dusky Frillgoby
Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell, 1830)
Bathygobius fuscus, the dusky frillgoby, is an Indo-Pacific coastal amphidromous goby that feeds on detritus, algae, crustaceans, and fish.
Frillfin Goby
Bathygobius soporator (Valenciennes, 1837)
Bathygobius soporator, the frillfin goby, is a small Gulf of Mexico goby that tolerates a wide range of salinities.
Wire Coral Goby
Bryaninops yongei (Davis & Cohen, 1969)
Bryaninops yongei, the whip coral goby, is a small reef-dwelling goby that lives paired on wire corals and is found in the aquarium trade.
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