Eleotridae is a family of fish commonly known as sleeper gobies, with about 34 genera and 180 species. Most species are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, but there are also species in subtropical and temperate regions, warmer parts of the Americas and near the Atlantic coast in Africa. While many eleotrids pass through a planktonic stage in the sea and some spend their entire lives in the sea; as adults, the majority live in freshwater streams and brackish water. One of its genera, Caecieleotris, is troglobitic. They are especially important as predators in the freshwater stream ecosystems on oceanic islands such as New Zealand and Hawaii that otherwise lack the predatory fish families typical of nearby continents, such as catfish. Anatomically, they are similar to the gobies (Gobiidae), though unlike the majority of gobies, they do not have a pelvic sucker.
Gobiodon is a genus of gobies also known as coral gobies or "clown gobies". Generally, coral gobies, unlike the rest of the family Gobiidae, are not burrowers, but instead prefer to inhabit the branches of certain Acropora or similar hard corals.
Acentrogobius is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Mugilogobius is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae. They are found in fresh, brackish and marine water of the Indo-Pacific region. Several of the freshwater species have highly restricted distributions.
Oligolepis is a genus of fish in the goby family Gobiidae, native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Sicyopterus is a genus of gobies native fresh waters from Madagascar to the Pacific islands.
Amblygobius is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Neogobius bathybius is a species of goby endemic to the Caspian Sea, where it occurs in depths down to 200 metres (660 ft). It is strictly confined to the brackish-water basin and does not enter fresh waters. It can grow up to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL.
The Gobionellinae are a subfamily of fish which was formerly classified in the family Gobiidae, the gobies, but the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World classifies the subfamily as part of the family Oxudercidae. Members of Gobionellinae mostly inhabit estuarine and freshwater habitats; the main exception is the genus Gnatholepis, which live with corals in marine environments. The subfamily is distributed in tropical and temperate regions around the world with the exception of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Ponto-Caspian region. It includes around 370 species and 55 genera: Wikipedia articles about genera list about 389 species.
Cryptocentrus, also known as Watchman gobies, and one of the genera known as shrimp gobies or prawn gobies, is a genus of gobies native to tropical marine waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Callogobius is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found in brackish and marine waters of the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Gnatholepis is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. Gnatholepis are tropical fish associated with sandy habitat around corals.
Oxyurichthys cornutus, commonly known as the horned tentacle goby, is a species of goby is found in Fiji, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Palau, Solomon Islands, Samoa.
Oxyurichthys lonchotus, commonly known as the speartail mudgoby, is a species of goby found in Hawaii and Indonesia. This species reaches a length of 4.7 cm (1.9 in).
Oxyurichthys auchenolepis, commonly known as the scaly-nape tentacle goby, is a species of goby found in the western central Pacific. This species reaches a length of 13 cm (5.1 in).
Oxyurichthys heisei, commonly known as the ribbon goby, is a species of goby is found in the eastern central Pacific (Hawaii). This species reaches a length of 6.4 cm (2.5 in).
Oxyurichthys paulae, commonly known as the jester goby, is a species of goby known only from Cochin, India. This species reaches a length of 6.8 cm (2.7 in).
Oxyurichthys rapa is a species of goby found in the Eastern Pacific: Rapa. This species reaches a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).
Oxyurichthys zeta is a species of goby. It is found in the Pacific Ocean from Japan, Palau, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. This species reaches a length of 4.9 cm (1.9 in).
