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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Caffrogobius

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Caffrogobius agulhensis (Barnard, 1927)

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Caffrogobius agulhensis
[Agulhas goby]

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Western Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Caffrogobius caffer (Günther, 1874)

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Caffrogobius caffer
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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Caffrogobius dubius
[]

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Western Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Caffrogobius gilchristi (Boulenger, 1898)

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Caffrogobius gilchristi
[Prison goby]

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Western Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 10.2 cm TL
Caffrogobius natalensis (Günther, 1874)

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Caffrogobius natalensis
[Baldy]

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Caffrogobius nudiceps (Valenciennes, 1837)

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Caffrogobius nudiceps
[Barehead goby]

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Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Caffrogobius saldanha (Barnard, 1927)

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Caffrogobius saldanha
[Commafin goby]
7 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Caffrogobius
(Gobies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1927 Caffrogobius agulhensis Agulhas goby Southeast Atlantic 7.5 TL
1874 Caffrogobius caffer Western Indian Ocean and 18 TL
1959 Caffrogobius dubius Western Indian Ocean 2.8 SL
1898 Caffrogobius gilchristi Prison goby Western Indian Ocean and 15 TL
1874 Caffrogobius natalensis Baldy Western Indian Ocean and 10.2 TL
1837 Caffrogobius nudiceps Barehead goby Southeast Atlantic 14 TL
1927 Caffrogobius saldanha Commafin goby Southeast Atlantic 12.5 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013