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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Amblygobius

(See list of species below)



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14 species (see list below)

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Photo by Kochzius, M.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Amblygobius albimaculatus (Rüppell, 1830)

Photo by Kochzius, M.
 
Amblygobius albimaculatus
[Butterfly goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Amblygobius buanensis Herre, 1927

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Amblygobius buanensis
[Buan goby]

Photo by JJPhoto

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Amblygobius bynoensis (Richardson, 1844)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Amblygobius bynoensis
[Bynoe goby]

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Amblygobius decussatus (Bleeker, 1855)

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com
 
Amblygobius decussatus
[Orange-striped goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Amblygobius esakiae Herre, 1939

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Amblygobius esakiae
[Snoutspot goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Amblygobius linki Herre, 1927

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Amblygobius linki
[Link's goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Amblygobius magnusi (Klausewitz, 1968)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblygobius magnusi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Amblygobius nocturnus (Herre, 1945)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblygobius nocturnus
[Nocturn goby]

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Petrinos, C.
 
Amblygobius phalaena
[Whitebarred goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Amblygobius semicinctus (Bennett, 1833)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Amblygobius semicinctus
[Halfbarred goby]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean

 
Amblygobius sewardii
[]

Photo by Steene, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Amblygobius sphynx (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Steene, R.
 
Amblygobius sphynx
[Sphinx goby]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Amblygobius stethophthalmus (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Amblygobius stethophthalmus
[Freckled goby]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL

 
Amblygobius tekomaji
[]
14 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Amblygobius
(Gobies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1830 Amblygobius albimaculatus Butterfly goby Indo-West Pacific 18 SL
1927 Amblygobius buanensis Buan goby Western Pacific 7.5 SL
1844 Amblygobius bynoensis Bynoe goby Indo-Pacific. 10 SL
1855 Amblygobius decussatus Orange-striped goby Western Central Pacific 9.5 SL
1939 Amblygobius esakiae Snoutspot goby Western Pacific 8.5 SL
1927 Amblygobius linki Link's goby Western Central Pacific 6.5 TL
1968 Amblygobius magnusi Western Indian Ocean 5.3 SL
1945 Amblygobius nocturnus Nocturn goby Western Indian Ocean 10 SL
1837 Amblygobius phalaena Whitebarred goby Pacific Ocean 15 TL
1833 Amblygobius semicinctus Halfbarred goby Western Indian Ocean. 11 TL
1867 Amblygobius sewardii Western Indian Ocean
1837 Amblygobius sphynx Sphinx goby Indo-West Pacific 18 TL
1851 Amblygobius stethophthalmus Freckled goby Indo-West Pacific 8.5 SL
1959 Amblygobius tekomaji Western Indian Ocean 3.8 SL



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