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

(See list of species below)



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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
Istigobius campbelli (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Istigobius campbelli
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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Istigobius decoratus (Herre, 1927)

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Istigobius decoratus
[Decorated goby]

Photo by Cornish, A.

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Istigobius diadema (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Cornish, A.
 
Istigobius diadema
[Spectacled sandgoby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Istigobius goldmanni (Bleeker, 1852)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Istigobius goldmanni
[Goldman's goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6.6 cm TL
Istigobius hoesei Murdy & McEachran, 1982

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Istigobius hoesei
[Hoese's sandgoby]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Istigobius hoshinonis (Tanaka, 1917)

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Istigobius hoshinonis
[]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Istigobius nigroocellatus (Günther, 1873)

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Istigobius nigroocellatus
[Black-spotted goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Istigobius ornatus (Rüppell, 1830)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Istigobius ornatus
[Ornate goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.8 cm TL
Istigobius rigilius (Herre, 1953)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Istigobius rigilius
[Rigilius goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Istigobius spence (Smith, 1947)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Istigobius spence
[Pearl goby]
10 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Istigobius
(Gobies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1901 Istigobius campbelli Northwest Pacific 7.8 TL
1927 Istigobius decoratus Decorated goby Indo-West Pacific 13 TL
1876 Istigobius diadema Spectacled sandgoby Asia and Oceania 10 SL
1852 Istigobius goldmanni Goldman's goby Western Pacific 6 SL
1982 Istigobius hoesei Hoese's sandgoby Southwest Pacific 6.6 TL
1917 Istigobius hoshinonis Northwest Pacific 8.9 TL
1873 Istigobius nigroocellatus Black-spotted goby Eastern Indian Ocean 6.5 SL
1830 Istigobius ornatus Ornate goby Indo-Pacific 11 TL
1953 Istigobius rigilius Rigilius goby Western Pacific 10.8 TL
1947 Istigobius spence Pearl goby Indo-Pacific 7.9 SL



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