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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Amblygobius

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16 species (see list below)
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Photo by Cox, C.D.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Amblygobius albimaculatus (Rüppell, 1830)

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Amblygobius albimaculatus
[Butterfly goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Amblygobius buanensis Herre, 1927

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Amblygobius buanensis
[Buan goby]

Photo by JJPhoto

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Amblygobius bynoensis (Richardson, 1844)

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Amblygobius bynoensis
[Bynoe goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Amblygobius calvatus Allen & Erdmann, 2016

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Amblygobius calvatus
[Baldhead siltgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Amblygobius cheraphilus Allen & Erdmann, 2016

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Amblygobius cheraphilus
[East Indies siltgoby]

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

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Amblygobius decussatus (Bleeker, 1855)

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Amblygobius decussatus
[Orange-striped goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Amblygobius esakiae Herre, 1939

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Amblygobius esakiae
[Snoutspot goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Amblygobius linki Herre, 1927

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Amblygobius linki
[Link's goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Amblygobius magnusi (Klausewitz, 1968)

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Amblygobius magnusi
[]

Photo by Gomen See@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Amblygobius nocturnus (Herre, 1945)

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Amblygobius nocturnus
[Nocturn goby]

Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837)

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Amblygobius phalaena
[Whitebarred goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Amblygobius semicinctus (Bennett, 1833)

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Amblygobius semicinctus
[Halfbarred goby]
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Amblygobius sewardii
[]

Photo by Steene, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Amblygobius sphynx (Valenciennes, 1837)

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Amblygobius sphynx
[Sphinx goby]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Amblygobius stethophthalmus (Bleeker, 1851)

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Amblygobius stethophthalmus
[Freckled goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Amblygobius tekomaji
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amblygobius albimaculatus Butterfly goby Indo-West Pacific 18 SL 1830
Amblygobius buanensis Buan goby Western Pacific 7.5 SL 1927
Amblygobius bynoensis Bynoe goby Indo-Pacific. 10 SL 1844
Amblygobius calvatus Baldhead siltgoby Western Pacific 4.8 SL 2016
Amblygobius cheraphilus East Indies siltgoby Western Pacific 3.3 SL 2016
Amblygobius decussatus Orange-striped goby Western Central Pacific 9.5 SL 1855
Amblygobius esakiae Snoutspot goby Western Pacific 8.5 SL 1939
Amblygobius linki Link's goby Western Central Pacific 6.5 TL 1927
Amblygobius magnusi Western Indian Ocean 5.3 SL 1968
Amblygobius nocturnus Nocturn goby Western Indian Ocean 10 SL 1945
Amblygobius phalaena Whitebarred goby Pacific Ocean 15 TL 1837
Amblygobius semicinctus Halfbarred goby Indian Ocean. 11 TL 1833
Amblygobius sewardii Western Indian Ocean 1867
Amblygobius sphynx Sphinx goby Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1837
Amblygobius stethophthalmus Freckled goby Indo-West Pacific 8.5 SL 1851
Amblygobius tekomaji Western Indian Ocean 3.8 SL 1959



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