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

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16 species (see list below)
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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Gobiopsis angustifrons Lachner & McKinney, 1978

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Gobiopsis angustifrons
[Narrownape barbelgoby]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
Gobiopsis arenaria (Snyder, 1908)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Gobiopsis arenaria
[Patchwork barbelgoby]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
 
Gobiopsis atrata
[New Zealand black goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.1 cm TL
Gobiopsis bravoi (Herre, 1940)

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Gobiopsis bravoi
[Bravo's bearded goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
Gobiopsis canalis Lachner & McKinney, 1978

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Gobiopsis canalis
[Checkered goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Central Pacific.

Gobiopsis exigua Lachner & McKinney, 1979

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Gobiopsis exigua
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Gobiopsis jackbrooksi
[Slender mudgoby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Gobiopsis liolepis (Koumans, 1931)

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Gobiopsis liolepis
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Gobiopsis macrostoma Steindachner, 1861

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Gobiopsis macrostoma
[Longjaw goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Gobiopsis malekulae (Herre, 1935)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Gobiopsis malekulae
[Striped barbelgoby]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Gobiopsis namnas
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
 
Gobiopsis pinto
[Snakehead goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific and Asi
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Gobiopsis quinquecincta (Smith, 1931)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Gobiopsis quinquecincta
[Fiveband barbelgoby]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
 
Gobiopsis springeri
[Springer's barbelgoby]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Gobiopsis uranophilus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Gobiopsis woodsi
[Woods' barbelgoby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gobiopsis angustifrons Narrownape barbelgoby Western Central Pacific 4.5 SL 1978
Gobiopsis arenaria Patchwork barbelgoby Indo-West Pacific 1.6 SL 1908
Gobiopsis atrata New Zealand black goby Southwest Pacific 8.5 TL 1933
Gobiopsis bravoi Bravo's bearded goby Western Pacific 4.1 TL 1940
Gobiopsis canalis Checkered goby Western Indian Ocean 6.3 TL 1978
Gobiopsis exigua Western Central Pacific. 1979
Gobiopsis jackbrooksi Slender mudgoby Western Pacific 3.9 SL 2018
Gobiopsis liolepis Indo-West Pacific 4.1 SL 1931
Gobiopsis macrostoma Longjaw goby Indo-West Pacific 10 SL 1861
Gobiopsis malekulae Striped barbelgoby Western Central Pacific. 3 TL 1935
Gobiopsis namnas Northwest Pacific 3.5 SL 2010
Gobiopsis pinto Snakehead goby Western Indian Ocean 6.5 TL 1947
Gobiopsis quinquecincta Fiveband barbelgoby Indo-West Pacific and Asi 2.4 SL 1931
Gobiopsis springeri Springer's barbelgoby Western Central Pacific. 3.2 TL 1979
Gobiopsis uranophilus Western Pacific 2.7 SL 2016
Gobiopsis woodsi Woods' barbelgoby Indo-West Pacific 4.2 SL 1978



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