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Updated 8/12/2024

Family Gobiidae

Gobies

A large family of benthic fishes of marine and freshwater environments with fused pelvic fins forming a circular suction-cup.  This structure is used to cling firmly to hard surfaces to avoid being washed away by surge or move upstream along river beds and waterfalls.  Eggs of freshwater gobies hatch in the ocean and young return to freshwater soon after.  Sleepers, sometimes assigned to the Family Eleotridae, are gobies with unfused pelvic fins.  Freshwater and brackish water gobies are now assigned to Family Oxudercidae.

HAWAII ENDEMIC - FRESHWATER

Awaous stamineus endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

COMMON STREAMGOBY   'O'opu nakea

 

Eleotris sandwicensis  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

FLATHEAD STREAMGOBY    'O'opu akupa

 

Lentipes concolor   endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

BICOLORED STREAMGOBY   'O'opu alamo'o

 

Lentipes concolor   endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

Nuptial male

Sicyopterus stimpsoni  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

STIMPSON'S STREAMGOBY    'O'opu nopili

 

Sicyopterus stimpsoni  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

Male

Stenogobius hawaiiensis  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

BLACKBAR STREAMGOBY    'O'opu naniha

 

 

HAWAII ENDEMIC - MARINE

Gnatholepis cauerensis hawaiiensis

HAWAIIAN SHOULDERSPOT GOBY  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

 

Gnatholepis knighti  

HAWAIIAN EYEBAR GOBY  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

 

Opua nephodes  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

CLOUDY GOBY

 

Psilogobius mainlandi  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

HAWAIIAN SHRIMPGOBY

Eviota susanae  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

SUSAN'S DWARFGOBY

Oxyurichthys lonchotus  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

SPEARTAIL GOBY

 

Eviota rubra  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

RED DWARFGOBY

 

 

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Bathygobius coalitus

WHITESPOTTED FRILLGOBY

 

Bathygobius cocosensis

COCOS FRILLGOBY

 

Bathygobius cotticeps

FLATHEAD or CHEEKSCALE FRILLGOBY

 

Fusigobius duospilus

TWOSPOT SANDGOBY

Asterropteryx semipunctata

HALFSPOTTED GOBY

 

Kelloggella oligolepis

BARRED TIDEPOOL GOBY

 

Eviota epiphanes

DIVINE DWARFGOBY

 

Trimma unisquamis

ONESCALE DWARFGOBY

 

Trimma milta

RED EARTH DWARFGOBY

Trimma taylori

TAYLOR'S DWARFGOBY

 

Priolepis aureoviridis

GOLDEN GOBY

Priolepis farcimen

PETITE GOBY

 

Bryaninops amplus

LARGE SEAWHIP GOBY

Pleurosicya micheli

MICHEL'S GHOSTGOBY

 

 Mugilogobius cavifrons

MANGROVE GOBY

Bryaninops yongei

WIRE-CORAL GOBY

 


INDO-PACIFIC

Valenciennea helsdingenii

TWOSTRIPE GOBY

 

Valenciennea muralis

MURAL GOBY

Valenciennea puellaris

ORANGE-DASHED GOBY

 

Valenciennea strigata

BLUESTREAK GOBY

 

Amblygobius decussatus

CROSSHATCH GOBY

 

Amblygobius nocturnus

NOCTURN GOBY

Amblygobius buanensis

BUAN GOBY

 

Amblygobius esakiae

SNOUTSPOT GOBY

Amblygobius phalaena

WHITEBARRED GOBY

 

Amblygobius phalaena

WHITEBARRED GOBY

Ctenogobiops feroculus

SAND SHRIMPGOBY

 

Ctenogobiops aurocingulus

GOLD-STREAKED SHRIMPGOBY

Ctenogobiops pomastictus

GOLD-SPECKLED SHRIMPGOBY

 

Ctenogobiops mitodes

THREAD SHRIMPGOBY

 

Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus

BLUE-SPECKLED SHRIMPGOBY

 

Cryptocentrus strigilliceps

TARGET SHRIMPGOBY

Cryptocentrus leptocephalus

PINK-SPOTTED SHRIMPGOBY

 

Cryptocentrus cinctus

BANDED SHRIMPGOBY

Cryptocentrus cinctus

BANDED SHRIMPGOBY

Cryptocentrus cinctus

BANDED SHRIMPGOBY

 

Cryptocentrus inexplicatus

INEXPLICABLE SHRIMPGOBY

Vanderhorstia ornatissima

ORNATE SHRIMPGOBY

 

Amblyeleotris guttata

SPOTTED SHRIMPGOBY

 

Amblyeleotris randalli

RANDALL'S SHRIMPGOBY

 

Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata

RED-MARGIN SHRIMPGOBY

 

Amblyeleotris steinitzi

STEINITZ' SHRIMPGOBY

 

Amblyeleotris yanoi

FLAGTAIL SHRIMPGOBY

 

Amblyeleotris wheeleri

GORGEOUS SHRIMPGOBY

Amblyeleotris periophthalma

BROAD-BANDED SHRIMPGOBY

 

Amblyeleotris gymnocephala

MASKED SHRIMPGOBY

Koumansetta rainfordi

RAINFORD'S  GOBY

 

Stonogobiops yasha

ORANGE-STRIPED SHRIMPGOBY

Oplopomus oplopomus

SPINECHEEK GOBY

 

Oplopomus caninoides

TRIPLESPOT GOBY

 

Echinogobius hayashii

CHEEK-STREAK GOBY

 

Signigobius biocellatus

CRAB-EYE GOBY

Gnatholepis anjerensis  

EYEBAR GOBY

 

Istigobius ornatus

ORNATE SANDGOBY

 

Macrodontogobius wilburi

LARGETOOTH GOBY

 

Istigobius rigilius

ORANGESPOTTED SANDGOBY

Istigobius decoratus

DECORATED SANDGOBY

 

Ancistrogobius yanoi

ORANGETIP GOBY

 

Exyrias belissimus

MUD REEFGOBY

 

Acentrogobius janthinopterus

ROBUST MANGROVE GOBY

Fusigobius inframaculatus

BLOTCHED SANDGOBY

 

Fusigobius duospilus

TWOSPOT SANDGOBY

Fusigobius signipinnis

SIGNAL SANDGOBY

 

Fusigobius melacron

BLACKTIP SANDGOBY

 

Gobiodon okinawae

YELLOW CORALGOBY

 

Gobiodon acicularis

NEEDLESPINE CORALGOBY

 

Eviota atriventris

NEON or BLACKBELLY DWARFGOBY

 

Eviota bifasciata

TWOSTRIPE DWARFGOBY

Eviota prasites

HAIRFIN DWARFGOBY

 

Eviota storthynx

STORTHYNX DWARFGOBY

 

Eviota sebreei

STRIPED DWARFGOBY

 

Eviota smaragdus

EMERALD DWARFGOBY

 

Eviota teresae

TERRY'S DWARFGOBY

 

Eviota melasma

HEADSPOT DWARFGOBY

Eviota prasina

GREEN-BUBBLE DWARFGOBY

 

Eviota tigrina

TIGER DWARFGOBY

Eviota karaspila

EAR-SPOT DWARFGOBY

 

Bryaninops natans

PURPLE-EYED GOBY

Asterropteryx striata

STRIPED GOBY

 

Asterropteryx ovata

OVAL-SPOT GOBY

 

Priolepis nocturna

BLACKBARRED GOBY

Trimma tevegae

BLUESTRIPE DWARFGOBY

 

Pleurosicya mossambica

COMMON GHOSTGOBY

 

Trimma caesiura

CAESIURA PYGMYGOBY

Trimma benjamini

RING-EYE PYGMYGOBY

 

Trimma striatum

RED-LINED PYGMYGOBY

 

 

 

 

 

EAST ASIA

Istigobius hoshinonis

HOSHINO'S SANDGOBY  Hoshinohaze

 

Istigobius campbelli

CAMPBELL'S SANDGOBY  Kutsuwahaze

Eviota masudai

MASUDA'S PYGMYGOBY   Akaisohaze

 

Amblyeleotris japonica

JAPANESE SHRIMPGOBY  Datehaze

Pterogobius zonoleucus

ORANGE-BARRED GOBY   Chagara

 

Pterogobius elapoides

SAGAMI GOBY   Kinubari

Sagamia geneionema

SAGAMI GOBY   Sabihaze

 

 

EASTERN PACIFIC

Rhinogobiops nicholsii

BLACKEYE GOBY

 

Gillichthys mirabilis

LONGJAW MUDSUCKER

 

Lythrypnus dalli

BLUE-BANDED GOBY

 

Lythrypnus zebra

ZEBRA GOBY

 

Elacatinus digueti

BANDED CLEANERGOBY

 

Elacatinus punticulatus

REDHEAD GOBY

 

Coryphopterus urospilus

REDLIGHT GOBY

 


WESTERN ATLANTIC

Coryphopterus personatus

MASKED GOBY

 

Coryphopterus tortugae

SAND GOBY

Gobiosoma oceanops

NEON GOBY

 

Gnatholepis thompsoni

GOLDSPOT GOBY

Elacatinus evelynae

SHARKNOSE GOBY

 

Elacatinus genie

CLEANER GOBY