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General descriptionGobies are the largest group of marine fishes and account for a major fraction of the world's tropical small-fish bottom fauna on tropical reefs. Most species live in, on, or near the bottom and are most very small size. The family contains the world's smallest fishes and vertebrate. Trimmatom nanus of the Indian Ocean females reach a mere 8-10 mm. There are other goby species only slightly larger. A large group of the gobies live in close association with invertebrates such as shrimps, sponges [Further read]and sea urchins. The family Gobiidae contains 267 genera and 2,100 described species with many more to come. In the meantime, we count about 200 are marine; mostly tropical and subtropical reef. Gobies are grouped together on the basis of several hard to discern characters. Territoriality can be a big problem with some species. Gobies occur in large numbers in all reef-associated habitats.

In general, the most gobies are small and nondescript with a long, narrow, and thin body. They tend to have small to medium-sized terminal mouths, small heads without spines, and flexible spines in the fins. They can be recognized most readily by their two separated dorsal fins with the first having only a few spindly spines. In addition, they often have fused pelvic fins and typically light markings.
They are sometimes confused with Blennies but Gobies have two separate dorsal fins while Blennies have only one long one. Gobies are mainly bottom dwelling fishes and are found in tide pools and shallow waters near coral reefs throughout the world. Some species can be quite colorful while others are drabber and covered with spots and stripes to blend in with their surroundings. With many species it is difficult to distinguish between the sexes.

Gobioids do best in an aquarium with a lot of rocks and crevices to hide in. These fish are jumpers so the tank should have a secure cover. They are for the most part relatively disease resistant, with the exception of one type of disease, ENVIRONMETAL. Gobies feed on a variety of things including algae, plankton, and small invertebrates.

Aioliops(1), Amblyeleotris(13), Amblygobius(10), Asterropteryx(1), Bryaninops(3), Callogobius(2), Coryphopterus(2), Cryptocentrus(9), Ctenogobiops(3), Discordipinna(2), Eilatia(1), Elacatinus(13), Eviota(18), Exyrias(1), Flabelligobius(2), Fusigobius(3), Gnatholepis(1), Gobiodon(9), Gobiopsis(1), Gunnellichthys(4), Istigobius(2), Lotilia(1), Luposicya(1), Lythrypnus(1), Myersina(1), Nemateleotris(3), Oplopomus(1), Oxymetopon(1), Paragobiodon(3), Parioglossus(2), Pholidichthys(1), Pleurosicya(2), Priolepis(8), Ptereleotris(9), Signigobius(1), Stonogobiops(4), Tomiyamichthys(2), Trimma(27), Trimmatom(1), Tryssogobius(1), Valenciennea(9), Vanderhorstia(1), Yongeichthys(1)

A. megastigma

Amblyeleotris (13)

A. diagonalis

Downings shrimpgoby

A. downingi

Downing's shrimpgoby

A. fasciata

Red banded prawn goby

Spotted prawn goby

A. gymnocephala

Masked shrimpgoby

A. latifasciata

Amblyeleotris latifasciata

A. periophthalma

Periophthalma prawn goby

A. randalli

A. steinitzi

Steinitz Prawn Goby

Magnus prawn goby

A. wheeleri

Gorgeous prawn goby

Flagtail shrimpgoby

Amblygobius (10)

A. albimaculatus

A. bynoensis

A. decussatus

Orange striped goby

A. nocturnus

A. phalaena

A. rainfordi

A. stethophthalmus

Amblygobius stethophthalmus

Asterropteryx (1)

A. semipunctata

Large whip goby

Whip coral goby

Callogobius (2)

C. hasseltii

C. sclateri

Coryphopterus (2)

C. lipernes

Peppermint goby

C. personatus

Cryptocentrus (9)

C. caeruleopunctatus

Harlequin prawn goby

Yellow prawn goby

C. cyanotaenia

Lagoon shrimpgoby

C. fasciatus

Ninebar prawn goby

C. leptocephalus

Pink speckled shrimpgoby

C. niveatus

C. pavoninoides

Blackfinned Shrimp Goby

C. strigilliceps

Target shrimp goby

Ctenogobiops (3)

C. crocineus

Silverspot shrimpgoby

C. feroculus

Sandy prawn goby

C. tangaroai

Discordipinna (2)

D. griessingeri

Elacatinus (13)

Shortstripe goby

E. evelynae

Yellowline goby

E. macrodon

E. multifasciatus

Greenbanded goby

E. oceanops

E. prochilos

Broadstripe goby

E. puncticulatus

E. randalli

Yellownose goby

E. xanthiprora

Yellowprow goby

Comet pygmy goby

Afele's fringefin goby

E. albolineata

Spotted fringefin goby

E. bifasciata

Twostripe pygmy goby

E. epiphanes

Spotted pygmy goby

E. latifasciata

Broad banded pygmy goby

Melasma pygmy goby

E. nebulosa

Nebulous pygmy goby

E. nigripinna

E. nigriventris

Blackbelly goby

E. pellucida

Pellucida pygmy goby

Green bubble goby

Sebrees pygmy goby

E. sigillata

Seven figure pygmy goby

Pygmy Maroon Goby

E. belissimus

Flabelligobius (2)

F. latruncularia

Fan shrimp goby

Black sailfin goby

F. longispinus

Orange spotted sand goby

F. signipinnis

Gnatholepis (1)

G. anjerensis

G. acicularis

Needlespine coral goby

G. albofasciatus

Whitelined coral goby

G. citrinus

Broad barred goby

G. oculolineatus

G. okinawae

G. quinquestrigatus

Five lined coral goby

G. rivulatus

Rippled Coral Goby

G. quinquecincta

Gunnellichthys (4)

G. curiosus

Curious wormfish

G. monostigma

Onespot wormfish

G. pleurotaenia

Onestripe wormfish

G. viridescens

Yellowstripe wormfish

I. decoratus

L. graciliosa

Luposicya lupus

Bluebanded goby

M. lachneri

Nemateleotris (3)

Elegant firefish

N. helfrichi

N. magnifica

O. oplopomus

Spinecheek goby

O. cyanoctenosum

Blue barred ribbon goby

Paragobiodon (3)

P. echinocephalus

P. lacunicolus

Blackfin coral goby

P. xanthosomus

Emerald coral goby

Parioglossus (2)

P. formosus

Beautiful hover goby

P. philippinus

Philippine dartfish

Pholidichthys (1)

P. leucotaenia

Pleurosicya (2)

Barrel sponge goby

P. mossambica

P. nuchifasciata

Orange reef goby

P. ascensionis

P. hipoliti

P. nocturna

Priolepis nocturna

P. semidoliata

Half barred goby

Ptereleotris (9)

Blackfin dartfish

P. grammica grammica

P. heteroptera

P. melanopogon

P. microlepis

P. monoptera

P. uroditaenia

Flagtail dartfish

Chinese zebra goby

Signigobius (1)

S. biocellatus

Stonogobiops (4)

Dracula shrimp goby

S. nematodes

Filament finned prawn goby

S. xanthorhinica

Yellownose prawn goby

Yasha Hase Shrimp

Tomiyamichthys (2)

Monster shrimpgoby

Tomiyamichthys sp.

Greybearded pygmy goby

T. benjamini

Redface dwarfgoby

T. caesiura

Caesiura dwarfgoby

Candycane pygmy goby

T. caudomaculata

T. cf. caesiura

T. fishelsoni

T. flammeum

T. flavicaudatus

T. halonevum

T. macrophthalma

Naude's rubble goby

T. okinawae

Okinawa rubble goby

T. rubromaculatus

Stripehead goby

Cave dwarfgoby or Yellow cave goby

T. unisquamis

Cheekscale dwarfgoby

T. winterbottomi

Winterbottom's goby

T. eviotops

Red barred rubble goby

Tryssogobius (1)

Blue Eye Tiny dart goby

Valenciennea (9)

V. helsdingenii

V. immaculata

Red lined sleeper

V. longipinnis

Long finned goby

V. puellaris

V. randalli

V. sexguttata

sixspot goby or Six spot sleeper

V. strigata

Vanderhorstia (1)

V. cf. lanceolata

Lanceolate shrimpgoby

Yongeichthys (1)

Y. criniger

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