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

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Miller, P.J.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Silhouettea aegyptia (Chabanaud, 1933)

Photo by Miller, P.J.
 
Silhouettea aegyptia
[Red Sea goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Silhouettea capitlineata Randall, 2008

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Silhouettea capitlineata
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Silhouettea chaimi
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Silhouettea dotui (Takagi, 1957)

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Silhouettea dotui
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Central Pacific.

Silhouettea evanida Larson & Miller, 1986

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Silhouettea evanida
[Vanishing silhouette goby]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Silhouettea hoesei
[Hoese's silhouette goby]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Silhouettea indica
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Silhouettea insinuans Smith, 1959

Photo by SFSA
 
Silhouettea insinuans
[Phantom goby]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Silhouettea nuchipunctatus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Africa
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Silhouettea sibayi Farquharson, 1970

Photo by SFSA
 
Silhouettea sibayi
[Barebreast goby]
10 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Silhouettea
(Gobies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1933 Silhouettea aegyptia Red Sea goby Western Indian Ocean 5 TL
2008 Silhouettea capitlineata Western Central Pacific 2.1 SL
1978 Silhouettea chaimi Western Indian Ocean
1957 Silhouettea dotui Northwest Pacific 4 SL
1986 Silhouettea evanida Vanishing silhouette goby Western Central Pacific.
1986 Silhouettea hoesei Hoese's silhouette goby Western Central Pacific 3.5 TL
1971 Silhouettea indica Indian Ocean 3.5 SL
1959 Silhouettea insinuans Phantom goby Indo-West Pacific 4.5 TL
1934 Silhouettea nuchipunctatus Western Central Pacific
1970 Silhouettea sibayi Barebreast goby Africa 4 SL



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