Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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7 species
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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Tryssogobius colini Larson & Hoese, 2001

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Tryssogobius colini
[Colin's fairygoby]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Tryssogobius flavolineatus Randall, 2006

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Tryssogobius flavolineatus
[Yellow-lined fairygoby]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Tryssogobius longipes Larson & Hoese, 2001

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Tryssogobius longipes
[Longfin fairygoby]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Tryssogobius nigrolineatus Randall, 2006

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Tryssogobius nigrolineatus
[Deepreef fairygoby]

Photo by Larson, H.K.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Tryssogobius porosus Larson & Chen, 2007

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Tryssogobius porosus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Tryssogobius quinquespinus Randall, 2006

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Tryssogobius quinquespinus
[Fivespine fairygoby]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Tryssogobius sarah Allen & Erdmann, 2012

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Tryssogobius sarah
[Sarah's fairygoby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tryssogobius colini Colin's fairygoby Western Pacific 3.3 SL 2001
Tryssogobius flavolineatus Yellow-lined fairygoby Western Pacific 2.5 SL 2006
Tryssogobius longipes Longfin fairygoby Western Central Pacific 2.1 SL 2001
Tryssogobius nigrolineatus Deepreef fairygoby Western Pacific 2.9 SL 2006
Tryssogobius porosus Northwest Pacific 2.8 SL 2007
Tryssogobius quinquespinus Fivespine fairygoby Western Pacific 2.1 SL 2006
Tryssogobius sarah Sarah's fairygoby Western Pacific 2.2 SL 2012



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