Marine Species Traits - Gobiidae Cuvier, 1816

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Gobiidae Cuvier, 1816

AphiaID

125537 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125537)

Classification

Status

accepted

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Family

Parent

Gobiiformes

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Subfamily Amblyopinae Günther, 1861
1. Genus Amblyotrypauchen Hora, 1924
2. Genus Biendongella Prokofiev, 2015
3. Genus Brachyamblyopus Bleeker, 1874
4. Genus Caragobius Smith & Seale, 1906
5. Genus Ctenotrypauchen Steindachner, 1867
6. Genus Gymnoamblyopus Murdy & Ferraris, 2003
7. Genus Karsten Murdy, 2002
8. Genus Odontamblyopus Bleeker, 1874
9. Genus Paratrypauchen Murdy, 2008
10. Genus Pseudobrachyamblyopus Ba, 2023
11. Genus Pseudotrypauchen Hardenberg, 1931
12. Genus Sovvityazius Prokofiev, 2015
13. Genus Taenioides Lacepède, 1800
14. Genus Trypauchen Valenciennes, 1837
15. Genus Trypauchenichthys Bleeker, 1860
16. Genus Trypauchenopsis Volz, 1903
17. Genus Caragobioides Smith, 1945 accepted as Caragobius Smith & Seale, 1906
Subfamily Benthophilinae
Genus Gobiidarum †
Subfamily Gobiinae Cuvier, 1816
1. Genus Acentrogobius Bleeker, 1874
2. Genus Afurcagobius Gill, 1993
3. Genus Akko Birdsong & Robins, 1995
4. Genus Amblyeleotris Bleeker, 1874
5. Genus Amblygobius Bleeker, 1874
6. Genus Amoya Herre, 1927
7. Genus Anatirostrum Iljin, 1930
8. Genus Ancistrogobius Shibukawa, Yoshino & Allen, 2010
9. Genus Antilligobius Van Tassell & Tornabene, 2012
10. Genus Aphia Risso, 1827
11. Genus Arcygobius Larson & Wright, 2003
12. Genus Arenigobius Whitley, 1930
13. Genus Aruma Ginsburg, 1933
14. Genus Asra Iljin, 1941
15. Genus Asterropteryx Rüppell, 1830
16. Genus Aulopareia Smith, 1945
17. Genus Austrolethops Whitley, 1935
18. Genus Babka Iljin, 1927
19. Genus Barbulifer Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
20. Genus Barbuligobius Lachner & McKinney, 1974
21. Genus Bathygobius Bleeker, 1878
22. Genus Benthophiloides Beling & Iljin, 1927
23. Genus Benthophilus Eichwald, 1831
24. Genus Bollmannia Jordan, 1890
25. Genus Bryaninops Smith, 1959
26. Genus Buenia Iljin, 1930
27. Genus Cabillus Smith, 1959
28. Genus Caffrogobius Smitt, 1900
29. Genus Callogobius Bleeker, 1874
30. Genus Carrigobius Van Tassell, Tornabene & Gilmore, 2016
31. Genus Caspiosoma Iljin, 1927
32. Genus Cerogobius Kovačić, Bogorodsky, Troyer & Tornabene, 2019
33. Genus Chriolepis Gilbert, 1892
34. Genus Chromogobius de Buen, 1930
35. Genus Corcyrogobius Miller, 1972
36. Genus Coryogalops Smith, 1958
37. Genus Coryphopterus Gill, 1863
38. Genus Cristatogobius Herre, 1927
39. Genus Croilia Smith, 1955
40. Genus Cryptocentroides Popta, 1922
41. Genus Cryptocentrus Valenciennes, 1837
42. Genus Cryptopsilotris Van Tassell, Tornabene & Gilmore, 2016
43. Genus Crystallogobius Gill, 1863
44. Genus Ctenogobiops Smith, 1959
45. Genus Deltentosteus Gill, 1863
46. Genus Didogobius Miller, 1966
47. Genus Discordipinna Hoese & Fourmanoir, 1978
48. Genus Dotsugobius Shibukawa, Suzuki & Senou, 2014
49. Genus Drombus Jordan & Seale, 1905
50. Genus Ebomegobius Herre, 1946
51. Genus Echinogobius Iwata, Hosoya & Niimura, 1998
52. Genus Economidichthys Bianco, Bullock, Miller & Roubal, 1987
53. Genus Egglestonichthys Miller & Wongrat, 1979
54. Genus Ego Randall, 1994
55. Genus Elacatinus Jordan, 1904
56. Genus Eleotrica Ginsburg, 1933
57. Genus Enypnias Jordan & Evermann, 1898
58. Genus Evermannia Jordan, 1895
59. Genus Evermannichthys Metzelaar, 1919
60. Genus Eviota Jenkins, 1903
61. Genus Exyrias Jordan & Seale, 1906
62. Genus Favonigobius Whitley, 1930
63. Genus Feia Smith, 1959
64. Genus Fusigobius Whitley, 1930
65. Genus Gammogobius Bath, 1971
66. Genus Ginsburgellus Böhlke & Robins, 1968
67. Genus Gladiogobius Herre, 1933
68. Genus Glossogobius Gill, 1859
69. Genus Gobiodon Bleeker, 1856
70. Genus Gobiopsis Steindachner, 1861
71. Genus Gobiosoma Girard, 1858
72. Genus Gobius Linnaeus, 1758
73. Genus Gobiusculus Duncker, 1928
74. Genus Gobulus Ginsburg, 1933
75. Genus Gorogobius Miller, 1978
76. Genus Grallenia Shibukawa & Iwata, 2007
77. Genus Gymneleotris Bleeker, 1874
78. Genus Gymnesigobius Kovačić, Ordines, Ramirez-Amaro & Schliewen, 2019
79. Genus Hazeus Jordan & Snyder, 1901
80. Genus Hetereleotris Bleeker, 1874
81. Genus Heterogobius Bleeker, 1874
82. Genus Heteroplopomus Tomiyama, 1936
83. Genus Hyrcanogobius Iljin, 1928
84. Genus Istigobius Whitley, 1932
85. Genus Kelloggella Jordan & Seale, 1905
86. Genus Koumansetta Whitley, 1940
87. Genus Larsonella Randall & Senou, 2001
88. Genus Lebetus Winther, 1877
89. Genus Lesueurigobius Whitley, 1950
90. Genus Lobulogobius Koumans, 1944
91. Genus Lophogobius Gill, 1862
92. Genus Lotilia Klausewitz, 1960
93. Genus Lubricogobius Tanaka, 1915
94. Genus Luposicya Smith, 1959
95. Genus Lythrypnus Jordan & Evermann, 1896
96. Genus Macrodontogobius Herre, 1936
97. Genus Mahidolia Smith, 1932
98. Genus Mangarinus Herre, 1943
99. Genus Marcelogobius Schliewen, 2023
100. Genus Mauligobius Miller, 1984
101. Genus Mesogobius Bleeker, 1874
102. Genus Microgobius Poey, 1876
103. Genus Millerigobius Bath, 1973
104. Genus Minysicya Larson, 2002
105. Genus Mizogobius Geetakumari & Vishwanath, 2012
106. Genus Myersina Herre, 1934
107. Genus Nematogobius Boulenger, 1910
108. Genus Neogobius Iljin, 1927
109. Genus Nes Ginsburg, 1933
110. Genus Obliquogobius Koumans, 1941
111. Genus Odondebuenia de Buen, 1930
112. Genus Ophiogobius Gill, 1863
113. Genus Oplopomops Smith, 1959
114. Genus Oplopomus Valenciennes, 1837
115. Genus Opua Jordan, 1925
116. Genus Padogobius Berg, 1932
117. Genus Paedovaricus Van Tassell, Tornabene & Gilmore, 2016
118. Genus Palatogobius Gilbert, 1971
119. Genus Palutrus Smith, 1959
120. Genus Parachaeturichthys Bleeker, 1874
121. Genus Paragobiodon Bleeker, 1873
122. Genus Paratrimma Hoese & Brothers, 1976
123. Genus Pariah Böhlke, 1969
124. Genus Parkraemeria Whitley, 1951
125. Genus Parrella Ginsburg, 1938
126. Genus Pascua Randall, 2005
127. Genus Pennatuleviota Prokofiev, 2007
128. Genus Peter Schliewen, 2023
129. Genus Phoxacromion Shibukawa, Suzuki & Senou, 2010
130. Genus Phyllogobius Larson, 1986
131. Genus Pinnichthys Van Tassell, 2016
132. Genus Platygobiopsis Springer & Randall, 1992
133. Genus Pleurosicya Weber, 1913
134. Genus Pomatoschistus Gill, 1863
135. Genus Ponticola Iljin, 1927
136. Genus Porogobius Bleeker, 1874
137. Genus Priolepis Valenciennes, 1837
138. Genus Proterorhinus Smitt, 1900
139. Genus Psammogobius Smith, 1935
140. Genus Pseudaphya Iljin, 1930
141. Genus Psilogobius Baldwin, 1972
142. Genus Psilotris Ginsburg, 1953
143. Genus Pycnomma Rutter, 1904
144. Genus Rhinogobiops Hubbs, 1926
145. Genus Risor Ginsburg, 1933
146. Genus Robinsichthys Birdsong, 1988
147. Genus Signigobius Hoese & Allen, 1977
148. Genus Silhouettea Smith, 1959
149. Genus Siphonogobius Shibukawa & Iwata, 1998
150. Genus Speleogobius Zander & Jelinek, 1976
151. Genus Stonogobiops Polunin & Lubbock, 1977
152. Genus Sueviota Winterbottom & Hoese, 1988
153. Genus Sufflogobius Smith, 1956
154. Genus Thorogobius Miller, 1969
155. Genus Tigrigobius Fowler, 1931
156. Genus Tomiyamichthys Smith, 1956
157. Genus Trimma Jordan & Seale, 1906
158. Genus Trimmatom Winterbottom & Emery, 1981
159. Genus Tryssogobius Larson & Hoese, 2001
160. Genus Valenciennea Bleeker, 1856
161. Genus Vanderhorstia Smith, 1949
162. Genus Vanneaugobius Brownell, 1978
163. Genus Varicus Robins & Böhlke, 1961
164. Genus Vomerogobius Gilbert, 1971
165. Genus Wheelerigobius Miller, 1981
166. Genus Yoga Whitley, 1954
167. Genus Yongeichthys Whitley, 1932
168. Genus Zebrus de Buen, 1930
169. Genus Zosterisessor Whitley, 1935
170. Genus Bubyr Iljin, 1930 accepted as Knipowitschia Iljin, 1927
171. Genus Flabelligobius Smith, 1956 accepted as Tomiyamichthys Smith, 1956
172. Genus Stupidogobius Aurich, 1938 accepted as Glossogobius Gill, 1859
Subfamily Gobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
1. Genus Aboma Jordan & Starks, 1895
2. Genus Acanthogobius Gill, 1859
3. Genus Amblychaeturichthys Bleeker, 1874
4. Genus Astrabe Jordan & Snyder, 1901
5. Genus Awaouichthys Chatterjee & Mishra, 2013
6. Genus Awaous Valenciennes, 1837
7. Genus Brachygobius Bleeker, 1874
8. Genus Caecogobius Berti & Ercolini, 1991
9. Genus Chaenogobius Gill, 1859
10. Genus Chaeturichthys Richardson, 1844
11. Genus Chlamydogobius Whitley, 1930
12. Genus Clariger Jordan & Snyder, 1901
13. Genus Clevelandia Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
14. Genus Ctenogobius Gill, 1858
15. Genus Eucyclogobius Gill, 1862
16. Genus Eugnathogobius Smith, 1931
17. Genus Eutaeniichthys Jordan & Snyder, 1901
18. Genus Evorthodus Gill, 1859
19. Genus Gillichthys Cooper, 1864
20. Genus Gnatholepis Bleeker, 1874
21. Genus Gobioides Lacepède, 1800
22. Genus Gobionellus Girard, 1858
23. Genus Gobiopterus Bleeker, 1874
24. Genus Gymnogobius Gill, 1863
25. Genus Hemigobius Bleeker, 1874
26. Genus Ilypnus Jordan & Evermann, 1896
27. Genus Knipowitschia Iljin, 1927
28. Genus Lepidogobius Gill, 1859
29. Genus Lethops Hubbs, 1926
30. Genus Leucopsarion Hilgendorf, 1880
31. Genus Lophiogobius Günther, 1873
32. Genus Luciogobius Gill, 1859
33. Genus Mistichthys Smith, 1902
34. Genus Mugilogobius Smitt, 1900
35. Genus Nesogobius Whitley, 1929
36. Genus Ninnigobius Whitley, 1951
37. Genus Oligolepis Bleeker, 1874
38. Genus Oxyurichthys Bleeker, 1857
39. Genus Paedogobius Iwata, Hosoya & Larson, 2001
40. Genus Pandaka Herre, 1927
41. Genus Papuligobius Chen & Kottelat, 2003
42. Genus Paragobiopsis Koumans, 1941
43. Genus Parawaous Watson, 1993
44. Genus Polyspondylogobius Kimura & Wu, 1994
45. Genus Pseudogobiopsis Koumans, 1935
46. Genus Pseudogobius Popta, 1922
47. Genus Pseudorhinogobius Zhong & Wu, 1998
48. Genus Pterogobius Gill, 1863
49. Genus Quietula Jordan & Evermann, 1895
50. Genus Redigobius Herre, 1927
51. Genus Reptiliceps Prokofiev, 2007
52. Genus Rhinogobius Gill, 1859
53. Genus Sagamia Jordan & Snyder, 1901
54. Genus Schismatogobius de Beaufort, 1912
55. Genus Stenogobius Bleeker, 1874
56. Genus Stigmatogobius Bleeker, 1874
57. Genus Suruga Jordan & Snyder, 1901
58. Genus Synechogobius Gill, 1863
59. Genus Tamanka Herre, 1927
60. Genus Tasmanogobius Scott, 1935
61. Genus Tridentiger Gill, 1859
62. Genus Tukugobius Herre, 1927
63. Genus Typhlogobius Steindachner, 1879
64. Genus Wuhanlinigobius Huang, Zeehan & Chen, 2013
65. Genus Calamiana Herre, 1945 accepted as Eugnathogobius Smith, 1931 (synonym)
66. Genus Chasmichthys Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Chaenogobius Gill, 1859 (synonym)
67. Genus Chiramenu Rao, 1971 accepted as Awaous Valenciennes, 1837 (synonym)
68. Genus Hypogymnogobius Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Brachygobius Bleeker, 1874
69. Genus Orsinigobius Gandolfi, Marconato & Torricelli, 1986 accepted as Knipowitschia Iljin, 1927
70. Genus Weberogobius Koumans, 1953 accepted as Mugilogobius Smitt, 1900
Subfamily Oxudercinae Günther, 1861
1. Genus Apocryptes Valenciennes, 1837
2. Genus Apocryptichthys Day, 1876
3. Genus Apocryptodon Bleeker, 1874
4. Genus Boleophthalmus Valenciennes, 1837
5. Genus Oxuderces Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
6. Genus Parapocryptes Bleeker, 1874
7. Genus Periophthalmodon Bleeker, 1874
8. Genus Periophthalmus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
9. Genus Pseudapocryptes Bleeker, 1874
10. Genus Scartelaos Swainson, 1839
11. Genus Zappa Murdy, 1989
12. Genus Euchoristopus Gill, 1863 accepted as Periophthalmus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Subfamily Sicydiinae Gill, 1860
1. Genus Akihito Watson, Keith & Marquet, 2007
2. Genus Cotylopus Guichenot, 1863
3. Genus Lentipes Günther, 1861
4. Genus Parasicydium Risch, 1980
5. Genus Sicydium Valenciennes, 1837
6. Genus Sicyopterus Gill, 1860
7. Genus Sicyopus Gill, 1863
8. Genus Smilosicyopus Watson, 1999
9. Genus Stiphodon Weber, 1895
Genus Tukagobius
Genus Chonophorus Poey, 1860 accepted as Awaous Valenciennes, 1837 (synonym)
Genus Lesuerigobius accepted as Lesueurigobius Whitley, 1950 (misspelling)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gobiidae Cuvier, 1816. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125537 on 2025-09-13

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Gobiidae Cuvier, 1816. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125537 on 2025-09-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2021-06-30 09:12:51Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gobiidae)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gobiidae RAD102235-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gobiidae RAD102235-001)
To ITIS

Unreviewed

To NMNH Extant Collection (Gobiidae RAD102235-001)

Hosted externally

To NMNH Extant Collection (Gobiidae RAD102235-001)

Hosted externally