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Gobiidae
Taxonomic Serial No.: 171746

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Family
	Synonym(s):	Oxudercidae
		Gobioididae
		Trypauchenidae
	Common Name(s):	true gobies [English]
		gobies [French]
		gobios [Spanish]
		gobies [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2004

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Acanthopterygii
	Order	Perciformes – perch-like fishes
	Suborder	Gobioidei – gobies, gobies
	Family	Gobiidae – true gobies, gobies, gobios, gobies
		Direct Children:
	Genus	Aboma Jordan and Starks in Jordan, 1895
	Genus	Acanthogobius Gill, 1859 – Asian gobies
	Genus	Acentrogobius Bleeker, 1874 – checkered gobies
	Genus	Afurcagobius Gill, 1993
	Genus	Akko Birdsong and Robins, 1995
	Genus	Amblychaeturichthys Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Amblyeleotris Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Amblygobius Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Amblyotrypauchen Hora, 1924
	Genus	Amoya Herre, 1927
	Genus	Anatirostrum Iljin, 1930
	Genus	Aphia Risso, 1827
	Genus	Apocryptes Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837
	Genus	Apocryptichthys Day, 1876
	Genus	Apocryptodon Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Arcygobius Larson and Wright, 2003
	Genus	Arenigobius Whitley, 1930
	Genus	Aruma Ginsburg, 1933
	Genus	Asra Iljin, 1941
	Genus	Asterropteryx Rüppell, 1830
	Genus	Astrabe Jordan and Snyder, 1901
	Genus	Aulopareia Smith, 1945
	Genus	Austrolethops Whitley, 1935
	Genus	Awaous Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837 – river gobies
	Genus	Barbulifer Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1888
	Genus	Barbuligobius Lachner and McKinney, 1974
	Genus	Bathygobius Bleeker, 1878 – mapos, frillfin gobies
	Genus	Benthophiloides Beling and Iljin, 1927
	Genus	Benthophilus Eichwald, 1831
	Genus	Boleophthalmus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837
	Genus	Bollmannia Jordan in Jordan and Bollman, 1890
	Genus	Brachyamblyopus Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Brachygobius Bleeker, 1874 – bumblebee gobies, bumblebee gobies
	Genus	Bryaninops Smith, 1959
	Genus	Buenia Iljin, 1930
	Genus	Cabillus Smith, 1959
	Genus	Caecogobius Berti and Ercolini, 1991
	Genus	Caffrogobius Smitt, 1900
	Genus	Calamiana Herre, 1945
	Genus	Callogobius Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Caragobius Smith and Seale, 1906
	Genus	Caspiosoma Iljin, 1927
	Genus	Chaenogobius Gill, 1859
	Genus	Chaeturichthys Richardson, 1844
	Genus	Chlamydogobius Whitley, 1930
	Genus	Chriolepis Gilbert, 1892
	Genus	Chromogobius de Buen, 1930
	Genus	Clariger Jordan and Snyder, 1901
	Genus	Clevelandia Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1888 – arrow gobies
	Genus	Corcyrogobius Miller, 1972
	Genus	Coryogalops Smith, 1958
	Genus	Coryphopterus Gill, 1863
	Genus	Cotylopus Guichenot, 1863
	Genus	Cristatogobius Herre, 1927
	Genus	Croilia Smith, 1955
	Genus	Cryptocentroides Popta, 1922
	Genus	Cryptocentrus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837
	Genus	Crystallogobius Gill, 1863
	Genus	Ctenogobiops Smith, 1959
	Genus	Ctenogobius Gill, 1858
	Genus	Ctenotrypauchen Steindachner, 1867
	Genus	Deltentosteus Gill, 1863
	Genus	Didogobius Miller, 1966
	Genus	Discordipinna Hoese and Fourmanoir, 1978
	Genus	Drombus Jordan and Seale, 1905
	Genus	Ebomegobius Herre, 1946
	Genus	Echinogobius Iwata, Hosoya and Niimura, 1998
	Genus	Economidichthys Bianco, Bullock, Miller and Roubal, 1987
	Genus	Egglestonichthys Miller and Wongrat, 1979
	Genus	Ego Randall, 1994
	Genus	Elacatinus Jordan, 1904
	Genus	Eleotrica Ginsburg, 1933
	Genus	Enypnias Jordan and Evermann, 1898
	Genus	Eucyclogobius Gill, 1862 – tidewater gobies
	Genus	Eugnathogobius Smith, 1931
	Genus	Eutaeniichthys Jordan and Snyder, 1901
	Genus	Evermannia Jordan, 1895
	Genus	Evermannichthys Metzelaar, 1919
	Genus	Eviota Jenkins, 1903
	Genus	Evorthodus Gill, 1859 – lyre gobies
	Genus	Exyrias Jordan and Seale, 1906 – fantail gobies
	Genus	Favonigobius Whitley, 1930 – sand gobies
	Genus	Feia Smith, 1959
	Genus	Flabelligobius Smith, 1956
	Genus	Fusigobius Whitley, 1930
	Genus	Gammogobius Bath, 1971
	Genus	Gillichthys Cooper, 1864 – longjaw mudsuckers
	Genus	Ginsburgellus Böhlke and Robins, 1968
	Genus	Gladiogobius Herre, 1933
	Genus	Glossogobius Gill, 1859 – flathead gobies
	Genus	Gnatholepis Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Gobiodon Bleeker, 1856
	Genus	Gobioides Lacepède, 1800 – barretos, eel gobies
	Genus	Gobionellus Girard, 1858 – darter gobies
	Genus	Gobiopsis Steindachner, 1861 – dragonface gobies
	Genus	Gobiopterus Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Gobiosoma Girard, 1858 – naked gobies
	Genus	Gobius Linnaeus, 1758 – gobies, gobies
	Genus	Gobiusculus Duncker, 1928
	Genus	Gobulus Ginsburg, 1933
	Genus	Gorogobius Miller, 1978
	Genus	Gymneleotris Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Gymnoamblyopus Murdy and Ferraris, 2003
	Genus	Gymnogobius Gill, 1863
	Genus	Hazeus Jordan and Snyder, 1901
	Genus	Hemigobius Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Hetereleotris Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Heterogobius Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Heteroplopomus Tomiyama, 1936
	Genus	Hyrcanogobius Iljin, 1928
	Genus	Ilypnus Jordan and Evermann, 1896
	Genus	Istigobius Whitley, 1932
	Genus	Karsten Murdy, 2002
	Genus	Kelloggella Jordan and Seale in Jordan and Evermann, 1905
	Genus	Knipowitschia Iljin, 1927
	Genus	Larsonella Randall and Senou, 2001
	Genus	Lebetus Winther, 1877
	Genus	Lentipes Günther, 1861 – Hiukole gobies
	Genus	Lepidogobius Gill, 1859
	Genus	Lesueurigobius Whitley, 1950
	Genus	Lethops Hubbs, 1926
	Genus	Leucopsarion Hilgendorf, 1880
	Genus	Lobulogobius Koumans in Blegvad and Løppenthin, 1944
	Genus	Lophiogobius Günther, 1873
	Genus	Lophogobius Gill, 1862 – crested gobies
	Genus	Lotilia Klausewitz, 1960
	Genus	Lubricogobius Tanaka, 1915
	Genus	Luciogobius Gill, 1859
	Genus	Luposicya Smith, 1959
	Genus	Lythrypnus Jordan and Evermann, 1896
	Genus	Macrodontogobius Herre, 1936
	Genus	Mahidolia Smith, 1932
	Genus	Mangarinus Herre, 1943 – chiseltooth gobies
	Genus	Mauligobius Miller, 1984
	Genus	Mesogobius Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Microgobius Poey, 1876 – bannerfin gobies
	Genus	Millerigobius Bath, 1973
	Genus	Minysicya Larson, 2002
	Genus	Mistichthys Smith, 1902
	Genus	Mugilogobius Smitt, 1900 – mullet gobies
	Genus	Myersina Herre, 1934
	Genus	Nematogobius Boulenger, 1910
	Genus	Neogobius Iljin, 1927 – round gobies
	Genus	Nes Ginsburg, 1933
	Genus	Nesogobius Whitley, 1929
	Genus	Obliquogobius Koumans, 1941
	Genus	Odondebuenia de Buen, 1930
	Genus	Odontamblyopus Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Oligolepis Bleeker, 1874 – barecheek gobies
	Genus	Ophiogobius Gill, 1863
	Genus	Oplopomops Smith, 1959
	Genus	Oplopomus Valenciennes, 1837
	Genus	Opua Jordan, 1925
	Genus	Oxuderces Eydoux and Souleyet, 1850
	Genus	Oxyurichthys Bleeker, 1857 – arrowfin gobies
	Genus	Padogobius Berg, 1932
	Genus	Paedogobius Iwata, Hosoya and Larson, 2001
	Genus	Palatogobius Gilbert, 1971
	Genus	Palutrus Smith, 1959 – yellowstreak gobies
	Genus	Pandaka Herre, 1927
	Genus	Papillogobius Gill and Miller, 1990
	Genus	Papuligobius Chen and Kottelat, 2003
	Genus	Parachaeturichthys Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Paragobiodon Bleeker, 1873
	Genus	Paragobiopsis Koumans, 1941
	Genus	Parapocryptes Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Paratrimma Hoese and Brothers, 1976
	Genus	Parawaous Watson, 1993
	Genus	Pariah Böhlke, 1969
	Genus	Parkraemeria Whitley, 1951
	Genus	Parrella Ginsburg, 1938
	Genus	Periophthalmodon Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Periophthalmus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 – mudskippers
	Genus	Phyllogobius Larson, 1986
	Genus	Platygobiopsis Springer and Randall, 1992
	Genus	Pleurosicya Weber, 1913
	Genus	Polyspondylogobius Kimura and Wu, 1994
	Genus	Pomatoschistus Gill, 1863
	Genus	Porogobius Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Priolepis Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837
	Genus	Proterorhinus Smitt, 1900 – tubenose gobies
	Genus	Psammogobius Smith, 1935
	Genus	Pseudaphya Iljin, 1930
	Genus	Pseudapocryptes Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Pseudogobius Popta, 1922 – snouted gobies
	Genus	Pseudorhinogobius Zhong and Wu, 1998
	Genus	Pseudotrypauchen Hardenberg, 1931
	Genus	Psilogobius Baldwin, 1972
	Genus	Psilotris Ginsburg, 1953
	Genus	Pterogobius Gill, 1863
	Genus	Pycnomma Rutter, 1904
	Genus	Quietula Jordan and Evermann in Jordan and Starks, 1895
	Genus	Redigobius Herre, 1927 – dualspot gobies
	Genus	Rhinogobiops Hubbs, 1926
	Genus	Rhinogobius Gill, 1859
	Genus	Risor Ginsburg, 1933
	Genus	Robinsichthys Birdsong, 1988
	Genus	Sagamia Jordan and Snyder, 1901
	Genus	Scartelaos Swainson, 1839
	Genus	Schismatogobius de Beaufort, 1912
	Genus	Sicydium Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837 – American rockclimbing gobies
	Genus	Sicyopterus Gill, 1860 – fatsnout rockclimbing gobies
	Genus	Sicyopus Gill, 1863 – largemouth rockclimbing gobies
	Genus	Signigobius Hoese and Allen, 1977
	Genus	Silhouettea Smith, 1959
	Genus	Siphonogobius Shibukawa and Iwata, 1998
	Genus	Speleogobius Zander and Jelinek, 1976
	Genus	Stenogobius Bleeker, 1874 – coastal stream gobies
	Genus	Stigmatogobius Bleeker, 1874
	Genus	Stiphodon Weber, 1895 – riffle gobies
	Genus	Stonogobiops Polunin and Lubbock, 1977
	Genus	Sueviota Winterbottom and Hoese, 1988
	Genus	Sufflogobius Smith, 1956
	Genus	Suruga Jordan and Snyder, 1901
	Genus	Synechogobius Gill, 1863
	Genus	Taenioides Lacepède, 1800 – eelgobies, eelgobies
	Genus	Tamanka Herre, 1927
	Genus	Tasmanogobius Scott, 1935
	Genus	Thorogobius Miller, 1969
	Genus	Tomiyamichthys Smith, 1956
	Genus	Tridentiger Gill, 1859 – chameleon gobies
	Genus	Trimma Jordan and Seale, 1906
	Genus	Trimmatom Winterbottom and Emery, 1981
	Genus	Trypauchen Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837
	Genus	Trypauchenichthys Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Trypauchenopsis Volz, 1903
	Genus	Tryssogobius Larson and Hoese, 2001
	Genus	Typhlogobius Steindachner, 1879
	Genus	Valenciennea Bleeker, 1856
	Genus	Vanderhorstia Smith, 1949
	Genus	Vanneaugobius Brownell, 1978
	Genus	Varicus Robins and Böhlke, 1961
	Genus	Vomerogobius Gilbert, 1971
	Genus	Wheelerigobius Miller, 1981
	Genus	Yongeichthys Whitley, 1932 – toxic gobies
	Genus	Zappa Murdy, 1989
	Genus	Zebrus de Buen, 1930
	Genus	Zosterisessor Whitley, 1935

	Family	Gobiidae incertae sedis
		Children with Uncertain Position:
	Species	Koumansetta rainfordi Whitley, 1940
	Species	Tigrigobius dilepis (Robins and Böhlke, 1964) – orangeside goby, gobio naranja
	Species	Tigrigobius gemmatus (Ginsburg, 1939)
	Species	Tigrigobius pallens (Ginsburg, 1939) – semiscaled goby, gobio semidesnudo

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Wayne C. Starnes
	Notes:	Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
	Reference for:	Gobiidae

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	ITIS*^ca, website (version 2002)
	Acquired:	2003
	Notes:
	Reference for:	gobies[French]

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Gobiidae

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
	Publication Date:	2003
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Page(s):
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:	As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
	Reference for:	Gobiidae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S.
	Publication Date:	1994
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Fishes of the World, Third Edition
	Page(s):	xvii + 600
	Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-471-54713-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Gobiidae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.
	Publication Date:	2004
	Article/Chapter Title:	Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29
	Page(s):	ix + 386
	Publisher:	American Fisheries Society
	Publication Place:	Bethesda, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638
	Notes:	Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams
	Reference for:	gobies[English], gobies [French], gobios [Spanish]

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
	Publication Date:	1980
	Article/Chapter Title:	A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12
	Page(s):	174
	Publisher:	American Fisheries Society
	Publication Place:	Bethesda, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Gobiidae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
	Publication Date:	1991
	Article/Chapter Title:	Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20
	Page(s):	183
	Publisher:	American Fisheries Society
	Publication Place:	Bethesda, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-913235-70-9, 0097-0638
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Gobiidae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
	Publication Date:	1991
	Article/Chapter Title:	World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21
	Page(s):	243
	Publisher:	American Fisheries Society
	Publication Place:	Bethesda, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-913235-54-7, 0097-0638
	Notes:	0-913124-54-7 (cloth)
	Reference for:	Gobiidae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Shiino, Sueo M.
	Publication Date:	1976
	Article/Chapter Title:	List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
	Page(s):	262
	Publisher:	Shima Marineland
	Publication Place:	Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
	ISBN/ISSN:	0385-1109
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Gobiidae, true gobies [English]

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