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Ostéichthyen Perciformes Gobiidae
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| Identification key to Gobies | |
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| Gobiidae | Latin, gobius = gougeon (goby) | fishbase |
| Amblyeleotris | Greek, amblys = darkness + name of a Nile fish, eleotris | fishbase |
| Bryaninops | ?? | |
| Ctenogobiops | Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Greek, ops = appearance | fishbase |
| cryptocentrus | Greek, kryptos = hidden + Greek, kentron = sting | fishbase |
| Eviota | suggested by Christopher Scharpt: from Latin 'eu' for 'true' and 'iota' for anything very small, in combination 'truly very small' referring to it as being the smallest vertebrate at the time it has benn described by Jenkins | fishbase |
| Gnatholepis | Greek, gnathos = jaw + Greek,lepis = scale | fishbase |
| Gobiodon | Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Greek, odous = teeth | fishbase |
| Mahidolia | Thai word, mahidol fish; also an university in Bangkok | fishbase |
| Periophthalmus | Greek, peri = around + Greek, ophthalmos = eye | fishbase |
| Pleurosicya | Greek, pleura = side, ribe + Greek, sikya, -as = cucumber | fishbase |
| Valenciennea | Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865); worked with Duméril, Cuvier and Lacepède; malacologist (mollusk) | fishbase |
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| nid de Cryptocentrus lutheri,
2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| Amblyeleotris | ||
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| Amblyeleotris arcupinna
shows characteristic arc on dorsal fin, 2008 Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Is) by Jeanette Johnson 
(via fishbase) |
Amblyeleotris gymnocephala
2004 Indonésie ©Randall, John E. 
(via fishbase) |
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| Amblyeleotris guttata
1995 Enewetak (Marshall Islands) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
Amblyeleotris diagonalis
2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| Amblyeleotris gymnocephala
2015 Bali by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Amblyeleotris periophthalma
2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
Amblyeleotris steinitzi
1995 US Liberty (Tulamben/Bali) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| Amblyeleotris sungami
2007 Dahab (Egypt) ©RMario Freinschlag 
(via fishbase) |
Amblyeleotris wheeleri
1996 Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| Amblyeleotris | ||
| Asterropteryx semipunctata | ||
| fishbase / fishesofaustralia / souslesmers / nomadica / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
Starry goby |
Rüppell, 1830 / NE / ITIS 636872 |
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| 2013 NSW (Au) by Sascha Schulz
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2014 Solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2016 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| W-Australia by Rick Stuart-Smith
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Lizard Island (Au) by Andy Lewis
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Bali by Zsispeo
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| 2017 Queensland (Au) by Ian Shaw
(via fishesofaustralia) |
W-Australia by glen_whisson
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Moorea by Zsispeo
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| 2000 Palau ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2007 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2013 Réunion by Elisabeth Morcel
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| Indo & WCPacifiq & Red Sea | Gobie étoilé | tropical |
| brun foncé avec des points bleus: midside with small elongate dark spots; short vertical bars or saddles above; further byprolonged third dorsal spine, forms long filament in adult; rounded caudal fin | ||
| <20m / 6,5cm | dioecism, fécondation externe, polygame, benthic spawner, nester & guarder<male | benthic, takes refuge in burrows or holes in the reef; solitary or in small group |
| Asterropteryx semipunctata | ||
| Bryaninops | ||
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| Bryaninops amplus
2011 Sinaii (Egypt) by prilfish
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Bryaninops natans
1995 Mahé (Seychelles) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| Bryaninops spongicolus
2017 Soudan ©mda (via INaturalist) |
bryaninops Yongei
2011 Hawaii by David R
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Bryaninops | ||
| Cryptocentrus | ||
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| Cryptocentrus cinctus
Palau ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
Cryptocentrus inexplicatus
2013 Bali ©Ryanskiy Andrey
(via fishbase) |
Cryptocentrus lutheri
2011 Iran Gulf ©Parviz Tavakoli Kolour
(via fishbase) |
| Cryptocentrus | ||
| Ctenogobiops | ||
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| Ctenogobiops aurocingulus
2014 Solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Ctenogobiops feroculus
2011 Mirihi (Maldives) ©Rainer Kretzberg
(via fishbase) |
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| Ctenogobiops maculosus
Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| Ctenogobiops | ||
| Eviota | ||
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| Eviota atriventris
2019 Raja Ampat ©David R
(via INaturalist) |
Eviota bifasciata
2014 Solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Eviota guttata
2008 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Eviota pellucida
Flores (Indonesie) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
Eviota sebreei
2010 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Eviota | ||
| Gnatholepis cauerensis | ||
| fishbase / australianmuseum / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Eyebar goby / Cabot sauteur / Shoulderspot goby |
Bleeker, 1853 / LC / ITIS 636748 |
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| Tasman Sea (Au) by Ian V Shaw
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Dauin (Ph) by Klaus Stiefel
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Dauin (Ph) by Klaus Stiefel
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| Hawaii ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
Dauin (Ph) by Klaus Stiefel
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| 2011 Mirihi (Maldives) ©Rainer Kretzberg
(via fishbase) |
2011 Mirihi (Maldives) ©Rainer Kretzberg
(via fishbase) |
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| Gnatholepis scapulostigma
2010 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
subadult, Tahiti by Zsispeo
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Tahiti by Zsispeo
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| Gnatholepis anjerensis
2011 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
1999 Sulawesi ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
Ningaloo (Au) by Andrew J Green
(via fishesofaustralia) |
| Indo-Pacifiq | gobie à oeil rayé | tropical |
| wide range in live colour pattern; distinct flap (rabat) present at end of lower lip; translucent white with five to seven rows of small variably coloured (dull orange, brown, red-brown to blackish) spots and/or thin lines and about six indistinct diffuse orange-brown to purple-brown blotches along midside; narrow vertical black mark on top of each eye, marks may join each other across interorbital space, and narrow black vertical line crossing cheek below eye; small dark mark of variable shape above pectoral fin base, with small yellow spot in centre | ||
| 2-50m / 6cm | commun, in sheltered sandy areas, solitary or in small groups | |
| Gnatholepis cauerensis | ||
| Gobiodon histrio | ||
| fishbase / aquaportail / monaconature / animogen | Synonymes
Broad-barred goby / Gobiodon verticalis / Green Clown goby / Gobie corail strié |
Valenciennes, 1837 / LC / ITIS 171994 |
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| Djibouti ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2011 aquarium (Suisse) by Dr. Oliver Schneider
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2017 by Ian Shaw
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2004 Fiji ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2005 Singapore by Ria Tan
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Indo-WPacifiq | Gobie vert | tropical |
| green body with red to violet stripes or forming broken lines or row of spots on side; 4-5 reddish bars on head; absence of scales | ||
| 2-15m / 3.5cm (d'aucuns disent 8cm) | among branches of Acropora, solitary or in pairs | |
| Gobiodon histrio | ||
| Gobiodon citrinus | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / aquaportail / reefkeeping / reef-guardian / liveaquaria / nomadica | Synonymes
Poison goby / Gobie citron / Gobie corail citron |
Rüppell, 1838 / NE / ITIS 171991 |
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| 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2014 Persian Gulf (Iran) ©Parviz Tavakoli
(via fishbase) |
2015 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2011 Taba (Egypt) by Rob
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 1990 Palau ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2009 by Rob
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2014 Persian Gulf (Iran) ©Ramin Ketabi
(via fishbase) |
| Indo-WPacifiq & Red sea | Gobie moucheté | tropical |
| from yellow to yellowish green or black; presence of pair of blue bars through eye, second pair across back of head; blue stripe along base of dorsal fin; upper pectoral base with small dark spot | ||
| 2-20m / 4-6cm produces toxic mucus |
ovipare, dioecism, fécondation externe, demersal spawner, nester & guarder | solitaire ou paires, associated with colonies of broadly branched corals |
| Gobiodon citrinus | ||
| Gobius | ||
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| Gobius bucchichi
2010 Koufonissi (Gr) by Roberto Pillon
(via fishbase) |
Gobius cruentatus
Toscane (It) ©Stefano Guerrieri 
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Gobius geniporus
Toscane (Ita) ©Stefano Guerrieri by Etrusko25
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| Gobius niger
mâle, Toscane (It) ©Stefano Guerrieri
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Gobius paganellus
2010 Antiparos (Gr) by Roberto Pillon
(via fishbase) |
Gobius xanthocephalus
2011 Colera (Sp) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| Istigogius decoratus
1995 Philippines ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
Istigogius ornatus
male, 2007 NSW (Au) by Richard Ling
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| Signigobius biocellatus
By Carl Malamud
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Thorogobius ephippiatus
2015 Irlande by Bernard Picton
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Gobius | ||
| Koumansetta hectori | ||
| fishbase / doris / aquaportail / reefbuilders / nomadica | Synonymes
Hector's goby / Amblygobius hectori |
Smith, 1957 / LC / ITIS 636948 |
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| 2017 Romblon (Ph) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2014 Maldives ©Frédéric Ducarme
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2011 by Rob
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2019 Hurghada (Egypt) ©Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
| Indo-WPacifiq & Red Sea | Gobie d'Hector | tropical |
| morphologie longiligne; tête effilée; prolongement filamenteux sur la 1ère dorsale, qui augmente avec l'âge; moitié supérieure du corps est à dominante rouge-brun à brune et raies longitudinales jaunes, étroites, bordées de noir; moitié inférieure est plutôt grise à nuances de bleu; face inférieure de la tête et la région ventrale sont blanches à reflets bleutés; dorsale antérieure ornée d'un ocelle noir ourlé de rouge, et deux autres, de couleur noire, à liséré blanc | ||
| 3-30m / 8.5cm | video | solitaire, hovering a short distance above sandy bottoms |
| Koumansetta hectori | ||
| Koumansetta hoesei | ||
| fishbase / reefs.com / reefbuilders | Synonymes | Kovačić, Bogorodsky, Mal & Alpermann, 2018 / NE / ITIS |
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| 2017 Egypt ©Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | |
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| 2017 Hurghada (Egypt) ©Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
2018 Ras Mohammed (Sinaï) ©Georgina Jones
(via INaturalist) |
2018 Hurghada (Egypt) ©Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
| Red Sea and inner Gulf of Aden | Hoese's goby | tropical |
| longitudinal yellow stripes only on upper half of body; mid-dorsal stripe and the pair of dorsolateral stripes diverging before eyes and then converging halfway between eye and first dorsal fin, a yellow stripe between mid-dorsal and dorsolateral stripes extending from side of nape continuing along dorsal-fin bases and almost reaching, with interruptions, to ocellus on back; head brown dorsally and whitish ventrally, yellowish white demarcation stripe, starting anteriorly at angle of jaw and going back to middle of pectoral-fin base; another yellowish white stripe beginning from the posterior part of upper jaw across upper cheek, opercle, and upper pectoral-fin base becoming a demarcation stripe behind pectoral fin, dividing the brown upper part of body from the grey lower part, and disappearing below middle of second dorsal fin; first dorsal fin with dark red or red-brown ocellus, a black center and edged with black; a weak orange-red streak is visible above ocellus | ||
| 3-26 / 4cm | usually solitary, but sometimes in a small group, where each individual is at moderate distance from the others | |
| Koumansetta hoesei | ||
| Mahidolia mystacina | ||
| fishbase / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Smiling Goby |
Valenciennes, 1837 / LC / ITIS 637615 |
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| Madang (PNG) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2019 Moluques (ID) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| Lizard Island (Au) by Lyle Vail
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Lizard Island (Au) by Lyle Vail
(via fishesofaustralia) |
2019 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2010 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2019 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Indo-WCPacifiq | Flagfin prawn goby | tropical |
| pale grey to yellowish or dark brown; six diagonal brown bands, orange spots and lines on the head, and dark bands and/or one or more blue to black spots on the first dorsal fin; coloration and shape of the first dorsal fin is highly variable | ||
| 5-20m / 8cm | enters estuaries and freshwater tidal zone habitats, on muddy bottom; uses the burrow of a mottled brown alpheid prawn with two or more short white saddles or spots | |
| Mahidolia mystacina | ||
| Pleurosicya micheli | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / nomadica / surlestracesdedarwin / reeflifesurvey / fishesofaustralia / reefguide | Synonymes
Michel's ghost goby |
Fourmanoir, 1971 / LC / ITIS 637870 |
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| Sipadan Is. (Sabah/Borneo/Malaysia) ©Randall, John E.
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2012 Philippines by Elias Levy
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2014 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 1997 Seychelles ©Randall, John E.
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2018 Philippines ©Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
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| 2013 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Visayas (Ph) by Klaus Stiefel
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Lizard Is (Au) ©Anne Hoggett
(via fishesofaustralia) |
| Indo-W&CPacifiq & Red Sea | Gobie nain de michel | tropical |
| translucide jaunâtre; bande latérale rouge; qq points blanc le long de cette bande; yeux très gros | ||
| 10-12 (jsq 50m) / 2.5cm | ovipare; nombreux œufs munis de filaments collants, généralement sur la surface des ascidies coloniales | benthiq, usually on hard corals, sometimes on the mantle of clams |
| Pleurosicya micheli | ||
| Valenciennea | ||
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| Valenciennea helsdingenii
2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
Valenciennea puellaris
1995 Eilat (Is) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| Valenciennea strigata
2012 by Citron
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Valenciennea wardii
2011 by Izuzuki
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Valenciennea | ||
MàJ 14/03/2023
