Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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14 species (see list below)

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Photo by Kochzius, M.

Amblygobius albimaculatus
[Butterfly goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Amblygobius buanensis
[Buan goby]

Photo by JJPhoto

Amblygobius bynoensis
[Bynoe goby]

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

Amblygobius decussatus
[Orange-striped goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Amblygobius esakiae
[Snoutspot goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Amblygobius linki
[Link's goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Amblygobius magnusi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Amblygobius nocturnus
[Nocturn goby]

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Amblygobius phalaena
[Whitebarred goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Amblygobius semicinctus
[Halfbarred goby]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean

Amblygobius sewardii
[]

Photo by Steene, R.

Amblygobius sphynx
[Sphinx goby]

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)

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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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Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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

(See list of species below)