Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Asterropteryx atripes
[Yano’s starry goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Asterropteryx bipunctata
[Orange-spotted goby]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Asterropteryx ensifera
[Miller's damsel]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Asterropteryx ovata
[Oval-spot goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Asterropteryx semipunctata
[Starry goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Asterropteryx senoui
[Senou's goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Asterropteryx spinosa
[Eyebar spiny goby]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Asterropteryx striata
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8 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Asterropteryx
(Gobies)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
2002	Asterropteryx atripes	Yano’s starry goby	Indo-West Pacific	2.2 SL
1995	Asterropteryx bipunctata	Orange-spotted goby	Indo-Pacific	3.1 SL
1874	Asterropteryx ensifera	Miller's damsel	Indo-Pacific	3 SL
2007	Asterropteryx ovata	Oval-spot goby	Western Pacific	2.7 SL
1830	Asterropteryx semipunctata	Starry goby	Indo-Pacific	6.5 TL
2007	Asterropteryx senoui	Senou's goby	Western Pacific	2.5 SL
1981	Asterropteryx spinosa	Eyebar spiny goby	Indo-West Pacific	4.6 SL
1995	Asterropteryx striata		Western Central Pacific	2.3 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Gobiidae GobiesSubfamily: GobiinaeGenus: Asterropteryx(See list of species below)

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

(See list of species below)