Gobiidae

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Cryptocentrus cinctus, Yellow Shrimp Goby. Scott W. Michael

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The gobies represent the largest family of saltwater fishes, with new genera and species still being discovered and identified. Most gobies live in marine environments, but some occur in brackishwater or freshwater.

Most of the gobies are elongate and slightly compressed, with large, united pelvic fins that serve as an adhesive disc in some species. Most species have two dorsal fins (the spinous dorsal is absent in some species). The majority of gobies are relatively small (the shortest fish in the world is a goby), but the largest species can reach 50 cm (20 in.).

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Taxonomic rank: Family

Common name: Gobies


Total known Total profiles
Subfamilies 5 1
Genera 212 29
Species 1,875 27


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Reference: Reef Fishes Volume 1

Facts about GobiidaeRDF feed
Biogroup-Organism Marine Fishes  +, Freshwater Fishes  +, and Brackishwater Fishes  +
Common name Gobies  +
Family taxonomic rank Family  +
Native range Atlantic Ocean  +, Indian Ocean  +, and Pacific Ocean  +
Reference Reef Fishes Volume 1  +
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