Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Callogobius

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31 species
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Max. Length 3.6 cm SL

 
Callogobius albipunctatus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.9 cm TL
Callogobius amikami Goren, Miroz & Baranes, 1991

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Callogobius amikami
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Callogobius andamanensis Menon & Chatterjee, 1974

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Callogobius andamanensis
[Andaman goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm SL

 
Callogobius bauchotae
[Bauchot's goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Callogobius bifasciatus (Smith, 1958)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Callogobius bifasciatus
[Doublebar goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Callogobius centrolepis Weber, 1909

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Callogobius centrolepis
[Centrescale goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Callogobius clitellus McKinney & Lachner, 1978

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Callogobius clitellus
[Saddled goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Callogobius crassus McKinney & Lachner, 1984

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Callogobius crassus
[Stout goby]

Photo by Whisson, G.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Callogobius depressus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)

Photo by Photo by Whisson, G.
 
Callogobius depressus
[Flathead goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm SL

 
Callogobius dori
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm SL

 
Callogobius dorsomaculatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm SL

 
Callogobius falx
[Wagtail Goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Callogobius flavobrunneus (Smith, 1958)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Callogobius flavobrunneus
[Slimy goby]

Photo by Libert, F.

West Pacific.
Max. Length 7.3 cm TL
Callogobius hasseltii (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Photo by Libert, F.
 
Callogobius hasseltii
[Hasselt's goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Callogobius hastatus McKinney & Lachner, 1978

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Callogobius hastatus
[Spearfin goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6.8 cm TL
Callogobius maculipinnis (Fowler, 1918)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Callogobius maculipinnis
[Ostrich goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm TL

 
Callogobius mucosus
[Sculptured goby]
No picture found


 
Callogobius nigromarginatus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Callogobius okinawae (Snyder, 1908)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Callogobius okinawae
[Okinawa flap-headed goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm SL

 
Callogobius pilosimentum
[Hairy-chinned flapheaded goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Callogobius plumatus (Smith, 1959)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Callogobius plumatus
[Feather goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R. & M.V. Erdmann

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Callogobius producta (Herre, 1927)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R. & M.V. Erdmann
 
Callogobius producta
[Elongate flap-headed goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Callogobius sclateri (Steindachner, 1879)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Callogobius sclateri
[Pacific goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm SL

 
Callogobius seshaiyai
[]

Photo by Chen, J.-P.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Callogobius sheni Chen, Chen & Fang, 2006

Photo by Photo by Chen, J.-P.
 
Callogobius sheni
[]

Photo by Senou, H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Callogobius snelliusi Koumans, 1953

Photo by Photo by Senou, H.
 
Callogobius snelliusi
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Asia
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
Callogobius stellatus McKinney & Lachner, 1978

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Callogobius stellatus
[Stellar goby]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Callogobius swifti Allen, Erdmann & Brooks, 2020

Photo by Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Callogobius swifti
[Swift's goby]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Callogobius tanegasimae (Snyder, 1908)

Photo by Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Callogobius tanegasimae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm SL

 
Callogobius tutuilae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm SL

 
Callogobius winterbottomi
[Winterbottom’s flapheaded goby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Callogobius albipunctatus Northwest Pacific 3.6 SL 2021
Callogobius amikami Western Indian Ocean 3.9 TL 1991
Callogobius andamanensis Andaman goby Eastern Indian Ocean 5.4 SL 1974
Callogobius bauchotae Bauchot's goby Western Central Pacific 3.3 SL 1979
Callogobius bifasciatus Doublebar goby Western Indian Ocean 7 TL 1958
Callogobius centrolepis Centrescale goby Indo-Pacific 4 SL 1909
Callogobius clitellus Saddled goby Western Pacific 5 SL 1978
Callogobius crassus Stout goby Western Pacific 3.5 TL 1984
Callogobius depressus Flathead goby Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1886
Callogobius dori Western Indian Ocean 2.4 SL 1980
Callogobius dorsomaculatus Norhwest Pacific 3.7 SL 2021
Callogobius falx Wagtail Goby Western Pacific 2.3 SL 2021
Callogobius flavobrunneus Slimy goby Indo-West Pacific. 7 TL 1958
Callogobius hasseltii Hasselt's goby West Pacific. 7.3 TL 1851
Callogobius hastatus Spearfin goby Western Pacific 7.5 TL 1978
Callogobius maculipinnis Ostrich goby Indo-Pacific 6.8 TL 1918
Callogobius mucosus Sculptured goby Indo-Pacific 11 TL 1872
Callogobius nigromarginatus Northwest Pacific 2000
Callogobius okinawae Okinawa flap-headed goby Western Pacific 5 SL 1908
Callogobius pilosimentum Hairy-chinned flapheaded goby Western Indian Ocean 6.7 SL 2016
Callogobius plumatus Feather goby Indo-Pacific 3.9 SL 1959
Callogobius producta Elongate flap-headed goby Western Central Pacific 7 TL 1927
Callogobius sclateri Pacific goby Indo-Pacific 7 TL 1879
Callogobius seshaiyai Indian Ocean 3.5 SL 1960
Callogobius sheni Northwest Pacific 2.8 SL 2006
Callogobius snelliusi Western Pacific 3.3 SL 1953
Callogobius stellatus Stellar goby Asia 4.3 TL 1978
Callogobius swifti Swift's goby Western Central Pacific 2.3 SL 2020
Callogobius tanegasimae Western Pacific 5.5 SL 1908
Callogobius tutuilae Eastern Central Pacific 1.9 SL 1906
Callogobius winterbottomi Winterbottom’s flapheaded goby Western Indian Ocean 3.8 SL 2013



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