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

(See list of species below)


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18 species (see list below)
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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Gobiosoma aceras (Ginsburg, 1939)

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Gobiosoma aceras
[White-margined goby]

Photo by Macieira, R.M.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Gobiosoma alfiei Joyeux & Macieira, 2015

Photo by Photo by Macieira, R.M.
 
Gobiosoma alfiei
[Alfie’s goby]

Photo by Thomas, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Gobiosoma bosc (Lacepède, 1800)

Photo by Photo by Thomas, C.
 
Gobiosoma bosc
[Naked goby]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Gobiosoma chiquita (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Gobiosoma chiquita
[Sonora goby]

Photo by Love, J.W.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Gobiosoma ginsburgi Hildebrand & Schroeder, 1928

Photo by Photo by Love, J.W.
 
Gobiosoma ginsburgi
[Seaboard goby]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Gobiosoma grosvenori (Robins, 1964)

Photo by Photo by Van Tassell, J.
 
Gobiosoma grosvenori
[Rockcut goby]

Photo by Delpiani, M.S.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
Gobiosoma hemigymnum (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888)

Photo by Photo by Delpiani, M.S.
 
Gobiosoma hemigymnum
[Half naked goby]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Western Central Atlantic

Gobiosoma hildebrandi (Ginsburg, 1939)

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Gobiosoma hildebrandi
[]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Eastern Central Pacific

Gobiosoma homochroma (Ginsburg, 1939)

Photo by Photo by Van Tassell, J.
 
Gobiosoma homochroma
[]

Photo by Marotta, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Gobiosoma longipala Ginsburg, 1933

Photo by Photo by Marotta, D.
 
Gobiosoma longipala
[Twoscale goby]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Gobiosoma nudum (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Gobiosoma nudum
[Knobchin goby]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Gobiosoma paradoxum (Günther, 1861)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Gobiosoma paradoxum
[Paradox goby]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Gobiosoma robustum Ginsburg, 1933

Photo by Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Gobiosoma robustum
[Code goby]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

South America

Gobiosoma schultzi (Ginsburg, 1944)

Photo by Photo by Van Tassell, J.
 
Gobiosoma schultzi
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific.
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Gobiosoma seminudum (Günther, 1861)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Gobiosoma seminudum
[Silt goby]
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Max. Length 4.1 cm TL
 
Gobiosoma spes
[Vermiculated goby]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Gobiosoma spilotum (Ginsburg, 1939)

Photo by Photo by Van Tassell, J.
 
Gobiosoma spilotum
[Isthmian goby]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Central America
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
Gobiosoma yucatanum Dawson, 1971

Photo by Photo by Van Tassell, J.
 
Gobiosoma yucatanum
[Yucatan goby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gobiosoma aceras White-margined goby Eastern Central Pacific. 5 SL 1939
Gobiosoma alfiei Alfie’s goby Southwest Atlantic 2.8 SL 2015
Gobiosoma bosc Naked goby Western Atlantic 6 TL 1800
Gobiosoma chiquita Sonora goby Eastern Central Pacific 6.5 TL 1889
Gobiosoma ginsburgi Seaboard goby Western Atlantic 6 TL 1928
Gobiosoma grosvenori Rockcut goby Western Central Atlantic 3 TL 1964
Gobiosoma hemigymnum Half naked goby Southwest Atlantic 4.4 TL 1888
Gobiosoma hildebrandi Western Central Atlantic 1939
Gobiosoma homochroma Eastern Central Pacific 1939
Gobiosoma longipala Twoscale goby Western Atlantic 5 TL 1933
Gobiosoma nudum Knobchin goby Eastern Central Pacific 4.5 TL 1928
Gobiosoma paradoxum Paradox goby Eastern Pacific 4 TL 1861
Gobiosoma robustum Code goby Western Atlantic 5 TL 1933
Gobiosoma schultzi South America 1944
Gobiosoma seminudum Silt goby Eastern Central Pacific. 7 SL 1861
Gobiosoma spes Vermiculated goby Western Central Atlantic 4.1 TL 1939
Gobiosoma spilotum Isthmian goby Western Central Atlantic 2.7 SL 1939
Gobiosoma yucatanum Yucatan goby Central America 2.6 SL 1971



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