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

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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Miller, P.J.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Silhouettea aegyptia (Chabanaud, 1933)

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Silhouettea aegyptia
[Red Sea goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Silhouettea capitlineata Randall, 2008

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Silhouettea capitlineata
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Silhouettea dotui (Takagi, 1957)

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Silhouettea dotui
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Central Pacific.

Silhouettea evanida Larson & Miller, 1986

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Silhouettea evanida
[Vanishing silhouette goby]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Silhouettea hoesei
[Hoese's silhouette goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Silhouettea indica
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Silhouettea insinuans Smith, 1959

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Silhouettea insinuans
[Phantom goby]

Photo by Hazes, B.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Silhouettea nuchipunctata (Herre, 1934)

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Silhouettea nuchipunctata
[]

Photo by SFSA

Africa
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Silhouettea sibayi Farquharson, 1970

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Silhouettea sibayi
[Barebreast goby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Silhouettea aegyptia Red Sea goby Western Indian Ocean 5 TL 1933
Silhouettea capitlineata Western Central Pacific 2.1 SL 2008
Silhouettea dotui Northwest Pacific 4 SL 1957
Silhouettea evanida Vanishing silhouette goby Western Central Pacific. 1986
Silhouettea hoesei Hoese's silhouette goby Western Central Pacific 3.5 TL 1986
Silhouettea indica Indian Ocean 3.5 SL 1971
Silhouettea insinuans Phantom goby Indo-West Pacific 4.5 TL 1959
Silhouettea nuchipunctata Western Central Pacific 2.9 SL 1934
Silhouettea sibayi Barebreast goby Africa 4 SL 1970



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