Gobiidae

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Taxonavigation

Kingdom: Animalia

Sub Kingdom: Eumetazoa

Super Phylum: Bilateria:Deuterostomia

Phylum: Chordata

Sub Phylum: Vertebrata

Super Class: Osteichthyes

Class: Actinopterygii

Sub-Class: Neopterygii

Infra Class: Teleostei

Super Order: Acanthopterygii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Amblyeleotris - Amblygobius - Bathygobius - Boleophthalmus - Cryptocentrus - Ctenogobiops - Eviota - Gobiodon - Istigobius - Lotilia - Lythrypnus - Mahidolia - Paragobiodon - Signigobius - Stonogobiops - Valenciennea - Vanderhorstia

Introduction

Characteristics

Small, elongate, blunt-headed fish with large mouths with conical teeth, ventral fins close together or connected to form a disk, one or two dorsal fins, no lateral line and usually small scales. Most are cryptic bottom-dwelling carnivores of small invertebrates.^[1]

The following genera live in a sand burrow symbiotically with blind or nearly blind prawns / shrimp: Amblyeleotris, Cryptocentrus, Stonogobiops, Ctenogobiops, Lotilia, Mahidolia, and Vanderhorstia.^[1]

Classification

Amblyeleotris - live symbiotically in sand burrows with blind shrimp.
Amblygobius - live in sand burrows.
Bathygobius -
Boleophthalmus -
Cryptocentrus - live symbiotically in sand burrows with blind shrimp.
Ctenogobiops - live symbiotically in sand burrows with blind shrimp.
Eviota -
Gobiodon -
Istigobius -
Lotilia - live symbiotically in sand burrows with blind shrimp.
Lythrypnus -
Mahidolia - live symbiotically in sand burrows with blind shrimp.
Paragobiodon -
Signigobius - live in sand burrows.
Stonogobiops - live symbiotically in sand burrows with blind shrimp.
Valenciennea - live in sand burrows.
Vanderhorstia - live symbiotically in sand burrows with blind shrimp.

Gallery

Amblyeleotris steinitzi
Streinitz' Prawn Goby
Genus: Amblyeleotris
Amblygobius phalaena
Banded Goby
Genus: Amblygobius
Eviota queenslandica
Queensland Pygmy Goby
Genus: Eviota
Gobiodon okinawae
Yellow Coral Goby
Genus: Gobiodon
Istigobius decoratus
Decorated Goby
Genus: Istigobius
Stonogobiops yasha
Yasha Hase Shrimp Goby
Genus: Stonogobiops
Valenciennea puellaris
Orange Spotted Goby
Genus: Valenciennea

Resources

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 (Lieske Myers 1996): Lieske, E., Myers, R., Coral reef fishes : Caribbean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean : including the Red Sea, Princeton University Press: Princeton, 1996.

Following have to be moved to the appropriate genus pages.