Gobiidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Perciformes, class . The family contains 185 accepted species worldwide.
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Favonigobius lentiginosus (Richardson, 1844)
Favonigobius lentiginosus is a goby species native to Australian and New Zealand…
Gobius xanthocephalus Heymer & Zander, 1992
Gobius xanthocephalus, the yellow-headed goby, is a small goby species native to…
Gobionellus oceanicus (Pallas, 1770)
Gobionellus oceanicus, the highfin goby, is a long thin goby found in fresh and …
Oplopomus oplopomus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Oplopomus oplopomus, the spinecheek goby, is a small reef goby native to the Ind…
Gobius cruentatus Gmelin, 1789
Gobius cruentatus, the red-mouthed goby, is an Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranea…
Gobius couchi Miller & El-Tawil, 1974
Couch's goby (Gobius couchi) is a small goby species native to the northeastern …
Gobiosoma bosc (Lacepède, 1800)
Gobiosoma bosc, the naked goby, is a small scaleless fish that lives in brackish…
Boleophthalmus boddarti (Pallas, 1770)
Boleophthalmus boddarti is a commercially important Indo-Pacific mudskipper with…
Gobius fallax Sarato, 1889
Gobius fallax (Sarato's goby) is a Mediterranean goby species reaching 9 cm tota…
Cryptocentrus leptocephalus Bleeker, 1876
The pink-speckled shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus) is a 12-centimeter SL…
Amblygobius semicinctus (Bennett, 1833)
Amblygobius semicinctus, the Halfbarred goby, is a small patterned fish of the w…
Caffrogobius saldanha (Barnard, 1927)
This entry covers Caffrogobius saldanha, a goby from a genus native to southern …
Gobiidae animals belong to the Perciformes order in the Animalia kingdom. These streaks are not always present, are inconsistently paired on the two sides of the body, and are usually indistinct, with some stripes often missing entirely. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Gobiidae is classified in the order Perciformes, class , phylum Chordata. This fish has a bold, distinct patterning: rows of blue spots run along its flanks and cheeks, and dark bands extend down its body.
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