Gobiidae

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Animalia Chordata Perciformes Gobiidae
Shimofuri Goby

Shimofuri Goby

Tridentiger bifasciatus Steindachner, 1881

Tridentiger bifasciatus, the Shimofuri goby, is an Asian goby species introduced to California waterways via ship ballast water.

Chameleon Goby

Chameleon Goby

Tridentiger trigonocephalus (Gill, 1859)

Tridentiger trigonocephalus, the chameleon goby, is a small demersal fish native to coastal East Asia with distinct body bands.

Shoulderspot Goby

Shoulderspot Goby

Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853)

Gnatholepis cauerensis is a small Indo-Pacific ray-finned fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae.

Shoulderspot Sandgoby

Shoulderspot Sandgoby

Gnatholepis anjerensis (Bleeker, 1851)

The eyebar goby (Gnatholepis anjerensis) is a small native Indo-Pacific ray-finned fish in Gobionellinae, described in 1851.

Kabili Bumblebee Goby

Kabili Bumblebee Goby

Brachygobius kabiliensis Inger, 1958

The kabili bumblebee goby, Brachygobius kabiliensis, is a Southeast Asian goby species that lives in lowland coastal fresh and brackish waters.

Yellowfin Goby

Yellowfin Goby

Acanthogobius flavimanus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Acanthogobius flavimanus (yellowfin goby) is a Pacific-native goby, often invasive outside its range, sometimes kept as an ornamental aquarium fish.

River Goby

River Goby

Awaous banana (Valenciennes, 1837)

Awaous banana, the river goby, is a commercially important goby native to the Americas' fresh and brackish waters, reaching 30 cm SL.

'O'opu Nakea

'O'opu Nakea

Awaous stamineus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)

Awaous stamineus (ʻOʻopu nakea) is an omnivorous Hawaiian fish eaten by humans, with documented diet, appearance, reproduction and habitat.

Arrow Goby

Arrow Goby

Clevelandia ios (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Clevelandia ios, the arrow goby, is a small protogynous hermaphroditic goby native to the Pacific coast of North America.

Longjaw Mudsucker

Longjaw Mudsucker

Gillichthys mirabilis Cooper, 1864

Gillichthys mirabilis, the longjaw mudsucker, is a goby native to the Pacific coast of North America, found in estuarine tidal mud habitats.

Highfin Goby

Highfin Goby

Gobionellus oceanicus (Pallas, 1770)

Gobionellus oceanicus, the highfin goby, is a long thin goby found in fresh and brackish waters from the US East Coast to southern Brazil.

Banded Mulletgoby

Banded Mulletgoby

Hemigobius hoevenii (Bleeker, 1851)

The banded mulletgoby, Hemigobius hoevenii, is a goby species native to western Indo-Pacific mangroves.

Hemigobius mingi (Herre, 1936)

Hemigobius mingi (Herre, 1936)

Hemigobius mingi (Herre, 1936)

Hemigobius mingi, the banded goby, is a Southeast Asian goby classified by the Catalog of Fishes as a synonym of Hemigobius melanurus.

Yellowstripe goby

Yellowstripe goby

Mugilogobius chulae (Smith, 1932)

Mugilogobius chulae (yellowstripe/Chulae's goby) is a freshwater/brackish east Asian goby that eats small aquatic animals.

Bath's Goby

Bath's Goby

Pomatoschistus bathi Miller, 1982

Pomatoschistus bathi, Bath's goby, is a small goby found in European marine waters, currently rated Least Concern.

Common Goby

Common Goby

Pomatoschistus microps (Krøyer, 1838)

Pomatoschistus microps, the common goby, is a small fish with a distinct fin and scale morphology and seasonal male color changes.

Marbled Goby

Marbled Goby

Pomatoschistus marmoratus (Risso, 1810)

The marbled goby (Pomatoschistus marmoratus) is a small goby native to northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean brackish and marine waters.

Painted Goby

Painted Goby

Pomatoschistus pictus (Malm, 1865)

Pomatoschistus pictus, the painted goby, is a small fish with distinct spotted and iridescent markings.

Sand Goby

Sand Goby

Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770)

Pomatoschistus minutus, the sand goby, is a small fish with distinct physical and color characteristics.

Two-spotted Goby

Two-spotted Goby

Gobiusculus flavescens (Fabricius, 1779)

Gobiusculus flavescens is a small goby species with distinct eye placement that lives in shallow weedy coastal habitats.

Whitecheek Goby

Whitecheek Goby

Rhinogobius duospilus (Herre, 1935)

Rhinogobius duospilus is a small goby native to fresh and brackish waters of China and Vietnam.

Amur Goby

Amur Goby

Rhinogobius similis Gill, 1859

The Amur goby (Rhinogobius similis) is a freshwater fish native to East Asia, introduced to Central Asia where it harms local ecology, reaching up to 10 cm long.

Candi River Goby

Candi River Goby

Rhinogobius candidianus (Regan, 1908)

Rhinogobius candidianus is a small freshwater goby native primarily to Taiwan, found exclusively in flowing lotic habitats.

Grey Knight Goby

Grey Knight Goby

Stigmatogobius sadanundio (Hamilton, 1822)

Stigmatogobius sadanundio is a small gray-blue goby with two dorsal fins, reaching up to 9 cm SL.

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