Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)

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14 species (see list below)

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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Gobiopsis angustifrons
[Narrownape barbelgoby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Gobiopsis aporia
[Poreless barbelgoby]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Gobiopsis arenaria
[Patchwork barbelgoby]

No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL

Gobiopsis atrata
[New Zealand black goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Gobiopsis bravoi
[Bravo's bearded goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Gobiopsis canalis
[Checkered goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Gobiopsis exigua
[]

Photo by FAO

Gobiopsis macrostoma
[Longjaw goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Gobiopsis malekulae
[Striped barbelgoby]

No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL

Gobiopsis namnas
[]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL

Gobiopsis pinto
[Snakehead goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Gobiopsis quinquecincta
[Fiveband barbelgoby]

No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 3.2 cm TL

Gobiopsis springeri
[Springer's barbelgoby]

No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL

Gobiopsis woodsi
[Woods' barbelgoby]

14 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Gobiopsis
(Gobies)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1978	Gobiopsis angustifrons	Narrownape barbelgoby	Western Central Pacific	4.5 SL
1978	Gobiopsis aporia	Poreless barbelgoby	Indo-West Pacific	4.1 SL
1908	Gobiopsis arenaria	Patchwork barbelgoby	Indo-West Pacific	1.6 SL
1933	Gobiopsis atrata	New Zealand black goby	Southwest Pacific	8.5 TL
1940	Gobiopsis bravoi	Bravo's bearded goby	Western Pacific	4.1 TL
1978	Gobiopsis canalis	Checkered goby	Western Indian Ocean	6.3 TL
1979	Gobiopsis exigua		Western Central Pacific.
1861	Gobiopsis macrostoma	Longjaw goby	Indo-West Pacific	10 SL
1935	Gobiopsis malekulae	Striped barbelgoby	Western Central Pacific.	3 TL
2010	Gobiopsis namnas		Northwest Pacific	3.5 SL
1947	Gobiopsis pinto	Snakehead goby	Western Indian Ocean	6.5 TL
1931	Gobiopsis quinquecincta	Fiveband barbelgoby	Indo-West Pacific and Asi	2.4 SL
1979	Gobiopsis springeri	Springer's barbelgoby	Western Central Pacific.	3.2 TL
1978	Gobiopsis woodsi	Woods' barbelgoby	Indo-West Pacific	4.2 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Gobiidae GobiesSubfamily: GobiinaeGenus: Gobiopsis(See list of species below)

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

(See list of species below)