n = 38
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coryphopterus agulhensis | (Barnard, 1927) | Caffrogobius agulhensis | Gobiidae | Agulhas goby |
| Coryphopterus alloides | Böhlke & Robins, 1960 | Coryphopterus alloides | Gobiidae | Barfin goby |
| Coryphopterus aureus | (Chen & Shao, 1997) | Fusigobius aureus | Gobiidae | Goldspot sandgoby |
| Coryphopterus bol | Victor, 2008 | Coryphopterus venezuelae | Gobiidae | |
| Coryphopterus caffer | (Günther, 1874) | Caffrogobius caffer | Gobiidae | |
| Coryphopterus curasub | Baldwin & Robertson, 2015 | Genus Species | Family | New species |
| Coryphopterus dicrus | Böhlke & Robins, 1960 | Coryphopterus dicrus | Gobiidae | Colon goby |
| Coryphopterus dubius | Smith, 1959 | Caffrogobius dubius | Gobiidae | |
| Coryphopterus duospilos | (Hoese & Reader, 1985) | Fusigobius duospilus | Gobiidae | Barenape goby |
| Coryphopterus duospilus | (Hoese & Reader, 1985) | Fusigobius duospilus | Gobiidae | Barenape goby |
| Coryphopterus eidolon | Böhlke & Robins, 1960 | Coryphopterus eidolon | Gobiidae | Pallid goby |
| Coryphopterus flavescens | (Fabricius, 1779) | Pomatoschistus flavescens | Gobiidae | Two-spotted goby |
| Coryphopterus glaucofraenum | Gill, 1863 | Coryphopterus glaucofraenum | Gobiidae | Bridled goby |
| Coryphopterus glaucofraenum venezuelae | Cervigón, 1966 | Coryphopterus venezuelae | Gobiidae | |
| Coryphopterus gracilis | Randall, 2001 | Fusigobius gracilis | Gobiidae | Slender sandgoby |
| Coryphopterus hialinus | Böhlke & Robins, 1962 | Coryphopterus hyalinus | Gobiidae | Glass goby |
| Coryphopterus humeralis | Randall, 2001 | Fusigobius humeralis | Gobiidae | Shoulderspot sandgoby |
| Coryphopterus hyalinus | Böhlke & Robins, 1962 | Coryphopterus hyalinus | Gobiidae | Glass goby |
| Coryphopterus inframaculatus | Randall, 1994 | Fusigobius inframaculatus | Gobiidae | Innerspotted sandgoby |
| Coryphopterus kuna | Victor, 2007 | Coryphopterus kuna | Gobiidae | Kuna goby |
| Coryphopterus lipernes | Böhlke & Robins, 1962 | Coryphopterus lipernes | Gobiidae | Peppermint goby |
| Coryphopterus longispinus | (Goren, 1978) | Fusigobius longispinus | Gobiidae | Orange-spotted sand-goby |
| Coryphopterus maximus | Randall, 2001 | Fusigobius maximus | Gobiidae | Large sandgoby |
| Coryphopterus melacron | Randall, 2001 | Fusigobius melacron | Gobiidae | Blacktip sandgoby |
| Coryphopterus multifasciatus | (Smith, 1959) | Caffrogobius gilchristi | Gobiidae | Prison goby |
| Coryphopterus natalensis | (Günther, 1874) | Caffrogobius natalensis | Gobiidae | Baldy |
| Coryphopterus neophytus | (Günther, 1877) | Fusigobius neophytus | Gobiidae | Common fusegoby |
| Coryphopterus nicholsi | (Bean, 1882) | Rhinogobiops nicholsii | Gobiidae | Blackeye goby |
| Coryphopterus nicholsii | (Bean, 1882) | Rhinogobiops nicholsii | Gobiidae | Blackeye goby |
| Coryphopterus nudiceps | (Valenciennes, 1837) | Caffrogobius nudiceps | Gobiidae | Barehead goby |
| Coryphopterus pallidus | Randall, 2001 | Fusigobius pallidus | Gobiidae | Pale sandgoby |
| Coryphopterus personatus | (Jordan & Thompson, 1905) | Coryphopterus personatus | Gobiidae | Masked goby |
| Coryphopterus punctipectophorus | Springer, 1960 | Coryphopterus punctipectophorus | Gobiidae | Spotted goby |
| Coryphopterus signipinnis | (Hoese & Obika, 1988) | Fusigobius signipinnis | Gobiidae | Signalfin goby |
| Coryphopterus thrix | Böhlke & Robins, 1960 | Coryphopterus thrix | Gobiidae | Bartail goby |
| Coryphopterus tortugae | (Jordan, 1904) | Coryphopterus tortugae | Gobiidae | Patch-reef goby |
| Coryphopterus urospilus | Ginsburg, 1938 | Coryphopterus urospilus | Gobiidae | Redlight goby |
| Coryphopterus venezuelae | Cervigón, 1966 | Coryphopterus venezuelae | Gobiidae |