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

(See list of species below)


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28 species (see list below)

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Southwest Pacific
 
Bathygobius aeolosoma
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15.3 cm TL
Bathygobius andrei (Sauvage, 1880)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Bathygobius andrei
[]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Bathygobius antilliensis Tornabene, Baldwin & Pezold, 2010

Photo by Van Tassell, J.
 
Bathygobius antilliensis
[Antilles frillfin]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Bathygobius burtoni
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8.1 cm TL
Bathygobius casamancus (Rochebrune, 1880)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Bathygobius casamancus
[]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Bathygobius coalitus (Bennett, 1832)

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Bathygobius coalitus
[Whitespotted frillgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Bathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker, 1854)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Bathygobius cocosensis
[Cocos frill-goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Bathygobius cotticeps (Steindachner, 1879)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bathygobius cotticeps
[Cheekscaled frill-goby]

Photo by Smith, D.G.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Bathygobius curacao (Metzelaar, 1919)

Photo by Smith, D.G.
 
Bathygobius curacao
[Notchtongue goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Bathygobius cyclopterus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bathygobius cyclopterus
[Spotted frillgoby]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Bathygobius fishelsoni
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell, 1830)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bathygobius fuscus
[Dusky frillgoby]

Photo by Joyeux, J.-C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
Bathygobius geminatus Tornabene, Baldwin & Pezold, 2010

Photo by Joyeux, J.-C.
 
Bathygobius geminatus
[Twin-spotted frillfin]

Photo by Senou, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Bathygobius hongkongensis Lam, 1986

Photo by Senou, H.
 
Bathygobius hongkongensis
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Bathygobius karachiensis
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Bathygobius krefftii
[Krefft's frillgoby]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
Bathygobius lacertus (Poey, 1860)

Photo by Van Tassell, J.
 
Bathygobius lacertus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Bathygobius laddi (Fowler, 1931)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bathygobius laddi
[Brownboy goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific

Bathygobius lineatus (Jenyns, 1841)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Bathygobius lineatus
[Southern frillfin]

Photo by Lips, B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Bathygobius meggitti (Hora & Mukerji, 1936)

Photo by Lips, B.
 
Bathygobius meggitti
[Meggitt's goby]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Bathygobius mystacium Ginsburg, 1947

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Bathygobius mystacium
[Island frillfin]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.6 cm TL
Bathygobius niger (Smith, 1960)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bathygobius niger
[Black minigoby]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Bathygobius ostreicola (Chaudhuri, 1916)

Photo by Devarapalli, P.
 
Bathygobius ostreicola
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Bathygobius panayensis
[]

Photo by Matsuura, K. / Peristiwady, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Bathygobius petrophilus (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Matsuura, K. / Peristiwady, T.
 
Bathygobius petrophilus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Bathygobius ramosus Ginsburg, 1947

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Bathygobius ramosus
[Panamic frillfin]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Bathygobius smithi
[]

Photo by Joyeux, J.-C.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Bathygobius soporator (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Joyeux, J.-C.
 
Bathygobius soporator
[Frillfin goby]
28 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Bathygobius
(Gobies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1889 Bathygobius aeolosoma Southwest Pacific
1880 Bathygobius andrei Eastern Pacific 15.3 TL
2010 Bathygobius antilliensis Antilles frillfin Western Atlantic 9.4 SL
1875 Bathygobius burtoni Eastern Atlantic 8 TL
1880 Bathygobius casamancus Eastern Atlantic 8.1 TL
1832 Bathygobius coalitus Whitespotted frillgoby Indo-Pacific 10 SL
1854 Bathygobius cocosensis Cocos frill-goby Indo-Pacific 12 TL
1879 Bathygobius cotticeps Cheekscaled frill-goby Indo-Pacific 11 TL
1919 Bathygobius curacao Notchtongue goby Western Atlantic 7.5 TL
1837 Bathygobius cyclopterus Spotted frillgoby Indo-Pacific 7.5 TL
1978 Bathygobius fishelsoni Western Indian Ocean
1830 Bathygobius fuscus Dusky frillgoby Indo-Pacific 12 TL
2010 Bathygobius geminatus Twin-spotted frillfin Western Atlantic 3.8 SL
1986 Bathygobius hongkongensis Northwest Pacific 5 SL
1990 Bathygobius karachiensis Western Indian Ocean
1866 Bathygobius krefftii Krefft's frillgoby Indo-West Pacific 12 TL
1860 Bathygobius lacertus Western Atlantic 6.8 SL
1931 Bathygobius laddi Brownboy goby Indo-West Pacific and Sou 5 TL
1841 Bathygobius lineatus Southern frillfin Eastern Central Pacific
1936 Bathygobius meggitti Meggitt's goby Indo-West Pacific. 6 TL
1947 Bathygobius mystacium Island frillfin Western Atlantic 15 TL
1960 Bathygobius niger Black minigoby Western Indian Ocean 6.6 TL
1916 Bathygobius ostreicola Asia 5 SL
1907 Bathygobius panayensis Western Central Pacific
1853 Bathygobius petrophilus Western Pacific 6.1 SL
1947 Bathygobius ramosus Panamic frillfin Eastern Pacific 20 TL
1999 Bathygobius smithi Western Indian Ocean
1837 Bathygobius soporator Frillfin goby Eastern Atlantic 15 TL



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