Family
Common name: Goby
Scientific name: Gobiidae
Gobiidae, commonly known as gobies, is the largest family of marine fishes, with over 2000 species. They are small, typically bottom-dwelling fishes found in a variety of environments, from shallow reefs to deep-sea habitats. Many gobies form symbiotic relationships with invertebrates, such as the pistol shrimp, creating a mutualistic partnership for shelter and protection. Gobies are known for their vibrant colors and intricate patterns, making them popular in the reefkeeping hobby. They generally require well-established aquariums with plenty of hiding places and a sandy substrate to mimic their natural habitat.
- Common name: Horse-shoe shrimp-gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris arcupinna
- Common name: Pinkbar gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris aurora
- Common name: Diagonal shrimp-gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris diagonalis
- Common name: Shoulder-spot shrimp-gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris downingi
- Common name: Red-barred shrimp-gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris fasciata
- Common name: Giant shrimp-gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris fontanesii
- Common name: Spotted prawn-gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris guttata
- Common name: Barehead gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris gymnocephala
- Common name: Harrison's Shrimp GobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris harrisorum
- Common name: Wide-barred shrimpgodyScientific name: Amblyeleotris latifasciata
- Common name: Neumann's Shrimp GobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris neumanni
- Common name: New Caledonia Shrimp GobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris novaecaledoniae
- Common name: Redspotted shrimpgobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris ogasawarensis
- Common name: Periophthalma prawn-gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris periophthalma
- Common name: Randall's prawn-gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris randalli
- Common name: Volcano shrimpgobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris rhyax
- Common name: Redmargin shrimpgobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata
- Common name: Steinitz' gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris steinitzi
- Common name: Magnus' gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris sungami
- Common name: Triplespot shrimpgobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris triguttata
- Common name: Gorgeous prawn-gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris wheeleri
- Common name: Flag-tail shrimp-gobyScientific name: Amblyeleotris yanoi
- Common name: Whitelined gobyScientific name: Amblygobius albimaculatus
- Common name: Bynoe gobyScientific name: Amblygobius bynoensis
- Common name: Pink-lined gobyScientific name: Amblygobius decussatus
- Common name: Nocturn gobyScientific name: Amblygobius nocturnus
- Common name: Banded gobyScientific name: Amblygobius phalaena
- Common name: Half-barred gobyScientific name: Amblygobius semicinctus
- Common name: Sphynx gobyScientific name: Amblygobius sphynx
- Common name: Orange-spotted gobyScientific name: Asterropteryx bipunctata
- Common name: Miller's damselScientific name: Asterropteryx ensifera
- Common name: Starry gobyScientific name: Asterropteryx semipunctata
- Common name: Eyebar spiny gobyScientific name: Asterropteryx spinosa
- Common name: Striped gobyScientific name: Asterropteryx striata
- Common name: roundfin gobyScientific name: Bathygobius cyclopterus
- Common name: Brown frillfinScientific name: Bathygobius fuscus
- Common name: Large whip gobyScientific name: Bryaninops amplus
- Common name: White-line seawhip gobyScientific name: Bryaninops loki
- Common name: Redeye gobyScientific name: Bryaninops natans
- Common name: Black coral gobyScientific name: Bryaninops tigris
- Common name: Whip coral gobyScientific name: Bryaninops yongei
- Common name: Amikami GobyScientific name: Callogobius amikami
- Common name: Doublebar gobyScientific name: Callogobius bifasciatus
- Common name: Saddled gobyScientific name: Callogobius clitellus
- Common name: Hasselt's gobyScientific name: Callogobius hasseltii
- Common name: Ostrich gobyScientific name: Callogobius maculipinnis
- Common name: Tailspot flaphead gobyScientific name: Callogobius okinawae
- Common name: Feather gobyScientific name: Callogobius plumatus
- Common name: Pacific gobyScientific name: Callogobius sclateri
- Common name: barfin gobyScientific name: Coryphopterus alloides
- Common name: pallid gobyScientific name: Coryphopterus eidolon
- Common name: sand gobyScientific name: Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
- Common name: glass gobyScientific name: Coryphopterus hyalinus
- Common name: peppermint gobyScientific name: Coryphopterus lipernes
- Common name: masked gobyScientific name: Coryphopterus personatus
- Common name: sand gobyScientific name: Coryphopterus tortugae
- Common name: blue-and-red-spotted gobyScientific name: Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus
- Common name: Yellow-prawn gobyScientific name: Cryptocentrus cinctus
- Common name: Lagoon shrimp-gobyScientific name: Cryptocentrus cyanotaenia
- Common name: Y-bar shrimp gobyScientific name: Cryptocentrus fasciatus
- Common name: Signal gobyScientific name: Cryptocentrus insignitus
- Common name: Singapore shrimp-gobyScientific name: Cryptocentrus leptocephalus
- Common name: White-spotted shrimp-gobyScientific name: Cryptocentrus leucostictus
- Common name: Peacock gobyScientific name: Cryptocentrus pavoninoides
- Common name: Target shrimp-gobyScientific name: Cryptocentrus strigilliceps
- Common name: Gold-streaked prawn-gobyScientific name: Ctenogobiops aurocingulus
- Common name: Silverspot shrimpgobyScientific name: Ctenogobiops crocineus
- Common name: Sandy-prawn gobyScientific name: Ctenogobiops feroculus
- Common name: Saffron shrimp-gobyScientific name: Ctenogobiops maculosus
- Common name: Spotfin shrimp gobyScientific name: Ctenogobiops pomastictus
- Common name: Tangaroa shrimp-gobyScientific name: Ctenogobiops tangaroai
- Common name: Spike-fin gobyScientific name: Discordipinna griessingeri
- Common name: Shortstripe gobyScientific name: Elacatinus chancei
- Common name: sharknose gobyScientific name: Elacatinus evelynae
- Common name: Neon gobyScientific name: Elacatinus figaro
- Common name: Cleaner gobyScientific name: Elacatinus genie
- Common name: yellowline gobyScientific name: Elacatinus horsti
- Common name: Barsnout gobyScientific name: Elacatinus illecebrosus
- Common name: Neon gobyScientific name: Elacatinus oceanops
- Common name: White-striped gobyScientific name: Elacatinus prochilos
- Common name: Redhead gobyScientific name: Elacatinus puncticulatus
- Common name: Yellownose gobyScientific name: Elacatinus randalli
- Common name: bullyScientific name: Eviota abax
- Common name: Afele's pygmy gobyScientific name: Eviota afelei
- Common name: Spotted fringefin gobyScientific name: Eviota albolineata
- Common name: Doublebar gobyScientific name: Eviota bifasciata
- Common name: Comet pygmy gobyScientific name: Eviota cometa
- Common name: Divine dwarf gobyScientific name: Eviota epiphanes
- Common name: Spotted pygmy gobyScientific name: Eviota guttata
- Common name: Redlight EviotaScientific name: Eviota lachdeberei
- Common name: brown-banded dwarfgobyScientific name: Eviota latifasciata
- Common name: Melasma pygmy gobyScientific name: Eviota melasma
- Common name: Palespot EviotaScientific name: Eviota nebulosa
- Common name: Blackfin DwarfgobyScientific name: Eviota nigripinna
- Common name: Blackbelly gobyScientific name: Eviota nigriventris
- Common name: Leopard dwarfgobyScientific name: Eviota pardalota
- Common name: Partimacula Pygmy GobyScientific name: Eviota partimacula
- Common name: Pellucida pygmy gobyScientific name: Eviota pellucida
- Common name: Rubble EviotaScientific name: Eviota prasina
- Common name: Prasites pygmy gobyScientific name: Eviota prasites
- Common name: Green bubble gobyScientific name: Eviota punctulata
- Common name: Sebree's pygmy gobyScientific name: Eviota sebreei
- Common name: Adorned dwarfgobyScientific name: Eviota sigillata
- Common name: Speckled pygmy gobyScientific name: Eviota sparsa
- Common name: Zebra gobyScientific name: Eviota zebrina
- Common name: nakedheaded gudgeonScientific name: Eviota zonura
- Common name: Akihito's gobyScientific name: Exyrias akihito
- Common name: Mud reef-gobyScientific name: Exyrias belissimus
- Common name: Puntang gobyScientific name: Exyrias puntang
- Common name: Barenape gobyScientific name: Fusigobius duospilus
- Common name: Shoulderspot sandgobyScientific name: Fusigobius humeralis
- Common name: Blotched Sand GobyScientific name: Fusigobius inframaculatus
- Common name: Orange-spotted sand-gobyScientific name: Fusigobius longispinus
- Common name: Large sandgobyScientific name: Fusigobius maximus
- Common name: Blacktip sandgobyScientific name: Fusigobius melacron
- Common name: Common fusegobyScientific name: Fusigobius neophytus
- Common name: Pale sandgobyScientific name: Fusigobius pallidus
- Common name: Signalfin gobyScientific name: Fusigobius signipinnis
- Common name: Needlespine coralgobyScientific name: Gobiodon acicularis
- Common name: Green Clown GobyScientific name: Gobiodon atrangulatus