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

(See list of species below)



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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Gobulus birdsongi Hoese & Reader, 2001

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Gobulus birdsongi
[Fin-joined goby]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Gobulus crescentalis (Gilbert, 1892)

Photo by Van Tassell, J.
 
Gobulus crescentalis
[Crescent goby]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Gobulus hancocki Ginsburg, 1938

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Gobulus hancocki
[Sandtop goby]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Gobulus myersi Ginsburg, 1939

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Gobulus myersi
[Paleback goby]
4 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Gobulus
(Gobies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2001 Gobulus birdsongi Fin-joined goby Eastern Central Pacific 5.8 SL
1892 Gobulus crescentalis Crescent goby Eastern Central Pacific 6 TL
1938 Gobulus hancocki Sandtop goby Eastern Central Pacific 5.5 SL
1939 Gobulus myersi Paleback goby Western Atlantic 15 TL



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