Gobiidae

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Gobius auratus Risso, 1810

Gobius auratus Risso, 1810

Gobius auratus Risso, 1810

Gobius auratus, the golden goby, is a small Mediterranean goby species sold in the aquarium trade.

Gobius gasteveni Miller, 1974

Gobius gasteveni Miller, 1974

Gobius gasteveni Miller, 1974

Steven's goby (Gobius gasteveni) is a small eastern Atlantic goby named for British ichthyologist G. A. Steven.

Gobius cruentatus Gmelin, 1789

Gobius cruentatus Gmelin, 1789

Gobius cruentatus Gmelin, 1789

Gobius cruentatus, the red-mouthed goby, is an Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean goby species sometimes sold in the aquarium trade.

Gobius cobitis Pallas, 1814

Gobius cobitis Pallas, 1814

Gobius cobitis Pallas, 1814

Gobius cobitis Pallas, 1814, the giant goby, is a brackish intertidal rock pool fish found across parts of Europe, Africa and West Asia.

Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758

Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758

Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758

Gobius niger, the black goby, is a small fish native to shallow northeastern Atlantic and adjacent seas.

Gobius paganellus Linnaeus, 1758

Gobius paganellus Linnaeus, 1758

Gobius paganellus Linnaeus, 1758

Gobius paganellus, the rock goby, is a small coastal fish found across the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.

Gobius bucchichi Steindachner, 1870

Gobius bucchichi Steindachner, 1870

Gobius bucchichi Steindachner, 1870

Bucchich's goby (Gobius bucchichi) is a Mediterranean goby species that was long confused with the similar incognito goby.

Gobius couchi Miller & El-Tawil, 1974

Gobius couchi Miller & El-Tawil, 1974

Gobius couchi Miller & El-Tawil, 1974

Couch's goby (Gobius couchi) is a small goby species native to the northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Adriatic Seas.

Gobius roulei de Buen, 1928

Gobius roulei de Buen, 1928

Gobius roulei de Buen, 1928

Roule's goby (Gobius roulei) is a small goby native to the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, found at 320–385 m depth.

Gobius incognitus Kovačić & Sanda, 2016

Gobius incognitus Kovačić & Sanda, 2016

Gobius incognitus Kovačić & Sanda, 2016

Gobius incognitus, the incognito or anemone goby, is a Mediterranean goby species long confused with Bucchich's goby.

Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas, 1814)

Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas, 1814)

Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Pallas, 1814)

Zosterisessor ophiocephalus, the grass goby, is a scaled goby species found in Mediterranean and Black Sea coastal lagoons and estuaries.

Istigobius decoratus (Herre, 1927)

Istigobius decoratus (Herre, 1927)

Istigobius decoratus (Herre, 1927)

Istigobius decoratus belongs to Istigobius, a goby genus found in Indo-West Pacific coastal fresh, brackish, and marine waters.

Koumansetta rainfordi Whitley, 1940

Koumansetta rainfordi Whitley, 1940

Koumansetta rainfordi Whitley, 1940

Koumansetta rainfordi, the old glory or Court Jester goby, is a western Pacific goby sold in the aquarium trade.

Koumansetta hectori (Smith, 1957)

Koumansetta hectori (Smith, 1957)

Koumansetta hectori (Smith, 1957)

Hector's goby (*Koumansetta hectori*) is a reef-dwelling goby species found in the Indo-Pacific, also sold in the aquarium trade.

Lophogobius cyprinoides (Pallas, 1770)

Lophogobius cyprinoides (Pallas, 1770)

Lophogobius cyprinoides (Pallas, 1770)

Lophogobius cyprinoides, the crested goby, is a small sex-changing goby native to the western Atlantic that lives in coastal and mangrove habitats.

Lythrypnus dalli (Gilbert, 1890)

Lythrypnus dalli (Gilbert, 1890)

Lythrypnus dalli (Gilbert, 1890)

Lythrypnus dalli, the blue-banded goby, is a small Pacific reef goby with bidirectional sex change and defensive mild toxin.

Nes longus (Nichols, 1914)

Nes longus (Nichols, 1914)

Nes longus (Nichols, 1914)

Nes longus, the orangespotted goby, is a symbiotic Atlantic goby that shares burrows with snapping shrimp.

Oplopomus oplopomus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Oplopomus oplopomus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Oplopomus oplopomus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Oplopomus oplopomus, the spinecheek goby, is a small reef goby native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Padogobius bonelli (Bonaparte, 1846)

Padogobius bonelli (Bonaparte, 1846)

Padogobius bonelli (Bonaparte, 1846)

Padanian goby Padogobius bonelli is a true goby native to rivers in parts of southern Europe, growing up to 8.6 cm TL.

Pleurosicya mossambica Smith, 1959

Pleurosicya mossambica Smith, 1959

Pleurosicya mossambica Smith, 1959

Pleurosicya mossambica, the Mozambique goby, is a small reef goby native to the western Indo-Pacific that lives on various host organisms.

Proterorhinus semilunaris (Heckel, 1837)

Proterorhinus semilunaris (Heckel, 1837)

Proterorhinus semilunaris (Heckel, 1837)

Proterorhinus semilunaris, the western tubenose goby, is a small freshwater goby native to Eurasia and invasive in the Great Lakes.

Psammogobius biocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Psammogobius biocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Psammogobius biocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Psammogobius biocellatus, the sleepy goby, is a widespread Indo-Pacific goby that burrows in sandy silty substrates.

Rhinogobiops nicholsii (Bean, 1882)

Rhinogobiops nicholsii (Bean, 1882)

Rhinogobiops nicholsii (Bean, 1882)

Rhinogobiops nicholsii, the blackeye goby, is a small North Pacific marine goby with variable color and protogynous reproduction.

Signigobius biocellatus Hoese & Allen, 1977

Signigobius biocellatus Hoese & Allen, 1977

Signigobius biocellatus Hoese & Allen, 1977

Signigobius biocellatus, the Twin-spot or Crab-eyed Goby, is a Western Pacific goby sold in aquariums, and the only member of its genus.

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