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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae Clingfishes and singleslits
Subfamily: Gobiesocinae
Genus: Gobiesox

(See list of species below)


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29 species (see list below)

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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Gobiesox adustus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Gobiesox adustus
[Panamic clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific.
 
Gobiesox aethus
[Clarion clingfish]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Gobiesox barbatulus Starks, 1913

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Gobiesox barbatulus
[Lappetlip clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific.
 
Gobiesox canidens
[Socorro clingfish]

Photo by Thode, K.

Central and South America
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Gobiesox cephalus Lacepède, 1800

Photo by Thode, K.
 
Gobiesox cephalus
[Clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific.
 
Gobiesox crassicorpus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific.

Gobiesox daedaleus Briggs, 1951

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Gobiesox daedaleus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm TL
 
Gobiesox eugrammus
[Lined clingfish]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Gobiesox fluviatilis
[Mountain clingfish]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Gobiesox fulvus
[]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Gobiesox juniperoserrai
[Peninsular clingfish]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Gobiesox juradoensis
[]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Gobiesox lucayanus Briggs, 1963

Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Gobiesox lucayanus
[Bahama skilletfish]

Photo by Love, M.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Gobiesox maeandricus (Girard, 1858)

Photo by Love, M.
 
Gobiesox maeandricus
[Northern clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
 
Gobiesox marijeanae
[Lonely clingfish]

Photo by Muñoz, G.

Southeast Pacific to Sout
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Gobiesox marmoratus Jenyns, 1842

Photo by Muñoz, G.
 
Gobiesox marmoratus
[]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
 
Gobiesox mexicanus
[Mexican clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Gobiesox milleri
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Gobiesox multitentaculus
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Gobiesox nigripinnis
[Blackfinned clingfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm TL
Gobiesox papillifer Gilbert, 1890

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Gobiesox papillifer
[Bearded clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Gobiesox pinniger
[]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Gobiesox potamius
[]

Photo by Cox, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
Gobiesox punctulatus (Poey, 1876)

Photo by Cox, C.
 
Gobiesox punctulatus
[Stippled clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
 
Gobiesox rhessodon
[California clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Gobiesox schultzi
[Smoothlip clingfish]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Gobiesox stenocephalus
[]

Photo by Crippen, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Gobiesox strumosus Cope, 1870

Photo by Crippen, C.
 
Gobiesox strumosus
[Skilletfish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm TL
Gobiesox woodsi (Schultz, 1944)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Gobiesox woodsi
[Woods' clingfish]
29 Species of Family Gobiesocidae with Genus Gobiesox
(Clingfishes and singleslits)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1882 Gobiesox adustus Panamic clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 4.5 TL
1951 Gobiesox aethus Clarion clingfish Eastern Central Pacific.
1913 Gobiesox barbatulus Lappetlip clingfish Western Atlantic 8 TL
1951 Gobiesox canidens Socorro clingfish Eastern Central Pacific.
1800 Gobiesox cephalus Clingfish Central and South America 15 SL
1951 Gobiesox crassicorpus Eastern Central Pacific.
1951 Gobiesox daedaleus Eastern Central Pacific.
1955 Gobiesox eugrammus Lined clingfish Eastern Pacific 5.7 TL
1960 Gobiesox fluviatilis Mountain clingfish Central America 5.9 SL
1907 Gobiesox fulvus Central America 9.1 SL
1996 Gobiesox juniperoserrai Peninsular clingfish North America 10.5 SL
1944 Gobiesox juradoensis South America 11.5 SL
1963 Gobiesox lucayanus Bahama skilletfish Western Atlantic 6 TL
1858 Gobiesox maeandricus Northern clingfish Eastern Pacific 16 TL
1960 Gobiesox marijeanae Lonely clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 5.4 SL
1842 Gobiesox marmoratus Southeast Pacific to Sout 8.9 TL
1960 Gobiesox mexicanus Mexican clingfish North America 6.9 SL
1955 Gobiesox milleri Eastern Central Pacific
1951 Gobiesox multitentaculus South America 6.3 SL
1859 Gobiesox nigripinnis Blackfinned clingfish Western Central Atlantic 6 SL
1890 Gobiesox papillifer Bearded clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 5.7 TL
1890 Gobiesox pinniger Eastern Central Pacific 10.2 SL
1955 Gobiesox potamius Central America 8 SL
1876 Gobiesox punctulatus Stippled clingfish Western Atlantic 6.3 TL
1881 Gobiesox rhessodon California clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 6.4 TL
1951 Gobiesox schultzi Smoothlip clingfish Eastern Central Pacific
1955 Gobiesox stenocephalus Eastern Central Pacific
1870 Gobiesox strumosus Skilletfish Western Atlantic 8 TL
1944 Gobiesox woodsi Woods' clingfish Eastern Central Pacific 4.8 TL



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