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

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)

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Indo-West Pacific
 
Drombus dentifer
[Yellow Drombus]
No picture found
Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
 
Drombus globiceps
[Kranji drombus]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean to W
 
Drombus halei
[Hale's drombus]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Drombus key (Smith, 1947)

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Drombus key
[Key goby]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Drombus kranjiensis
[]
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Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Drombus lepidothorax
[White-edge drombus]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Drombus ocyurus
[Bluemarked drombus]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific. Needs
 
Drombus palackyi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Drombus simulus (Smith, 1960)

Photo by SFSA
 
Drombus simulus
[Pinafore goby]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Drombus triangularis (Weber, 1909)

Photo by FAO
 
Drombus triangularis
[Brown drombus]
10 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Drombus
(Gobies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1923 Drombus dentifer Yellow Drombus Indo-West Pacific
1923 Drombus globiceps Kranji drombus Asia and Oceania 4.3 TL
1935 Drombus halei Hale's drombus Eastern Indian Ocean to W
1947 Drombus key Key goby Western Indian Ocean 7 TL
1940 Drombus kranjiensis Western Pacific 3 SL
1945 Drombus lepidothorax White-edge drombus Eastern Indian Ocean
1907 Drombus ocyurus Bluemarked drombus Western Pacific
1905 Drombus palackyi Indo-West Pacific. Needs
1960 Drombus simulus Pinafore goby Western Indian Ocean 3.5 TL
1909 Drombus triangularis Brown drombus Indo-West Pacific 7 SL



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