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

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34 species (see list below)

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
 
Priolepis agrena
[Network reefgoby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
Priolepis ailina Winterbottom & Burridge, 1993

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Priolepis ailina
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Priolepis aithiops Winterbottom & Burridge, 1992

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Priolepis aithiops
[Drab reefgoby]
No picture found
East Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Priolepis akihitoi
[Emperor reefgoby]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
 
Priolepis anthioides
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Southeast Atlantic

Priolepis ascensionis (Dawson & Edwards, 1987)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Priolepis ascensionis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
Priolepis aureoviridis (Gosline, 1959)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Priolepis aureoviridis
[Yellow-green goby]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Priolepis boreus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm FL
Priolepis cincta (Regan, 1908)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Priolepis cincta
[Banded reef goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Priolepis compita Winterbottom, 1985

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Priolepis compita
[Crossroads goby]
No picture found
Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Priolepis cyanocephala
[]

Photo by Rocha, L.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
Priolepis dawsoni Greenfield, 1989

Photo by Rocha, L.A.
 
Priolepis dawsoni
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Priolepis eugenius (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Priolepis eugenius
[Noble goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
Priolepis fallacincta Winterbottom & Burridge, 1992

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Priolepis fallacincta
[Eightbar reefgoby]

Photo by Stender, K.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Priolepis farcimen (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

Photo by Stender, K.
 
Priolepis farcimen
[Farcimen goby]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 31.8 cm SL
 
Priolepis goldshmidtae
[]

Photo by Burek, Joyce/Frank

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Priolepis hipoliti (Metzelaar, 1922)

Photo by Burek, Joyce/Frank
 
Priolepis hipoliti
[Rusty goby]

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Priolepis inhaca (Smith, 1949)

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.
 
Priolepis inhaca
[Brick goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
Priolepis kappa Winterbottom & Burridge, 1993

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Priolepis kappa
[Kappa reefgoby]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Priolepis latifascima Winterbottom & Burridge, 1993

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Priolepis latifascima
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Priolepis limbatosquamis (Gosline, 1959)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Priolepis limbatosquamis
[Rimmed-scaled goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Priolepis nocturna (Smith, 1957)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Priolepis nocturna
[Blackbarred reefgoby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Priolepis nuchifasciata (Günther, 1873)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Priolepis nuchifasciata
[Orange reef-goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Priolepis pallidicincta Winterbottom & Burridge, 1993

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Priolepis pallidicincta
[Palebarred goby]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Priolepis profunda (Weber, 1909)

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Priolepis profunda
[Narrowbar reefgobby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 4.7 cm NG
Priolepis psygmophilia Winterbottom & Burridge, 1993

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Priolepis psygmophilia
[Latticed goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.1 cm TL
Priolepis randalli Winterbottom & Burridge, 1992

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Priolepis randalli
[Randall's goby]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
 
Priolepis robinsi
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Priolepis semidoliata (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Priolepis semidoliata
[Half-barred goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific
Max. Length 5.4 cm NG
Priolepis squamogena Winterbottom & Burridge, 1989

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Priolepis squamogena
[Scaledcheek goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Priolepis sticta Winterbottom & Burridge, 1992

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Priolepis sticta
[Dappled reefgoby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Pacific Ocean

Priolepis triops Winterbottom & Burridge, 1993

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Priolepis triops
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Priolepis vexilla Winterbottom & Burridge, 1993

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Priolepis vexilla
[Ribbon reefgoby]

Photo by Kochi University, Lab. Of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science (BSKU)

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Priolepis winterbottomi Nogawa & Endo, 2007

Photo by Kochi University, Lab. Of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science (BSKU)
 
Priolepis winterbottomi
[]
34 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Priolepis
(Gobies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1993 Priolepis agrena Network reefgoby Western Central Pacific 2.5 SL
1993 Priolepis ailina Eastern Central Pacific 1.7 SL
1992 Priolepis aithiops Drab reefgoby Western Central Pacific 2.3 SL
2010 Priolepis akihitoi Emperor reefgoby East Indo-West Pacific 5.3 SL
1959 Priolepis anthioides Western Indian Ocean 3.0 SL
1987 Priolepis ascensionis Southeast Atlantic
1959 Priolepis aureoviridis Yellow-green goby Western Central Pacific 6.4 TL
1909 Priolepis boreus Northwest Pacific 2.4 SL
1908 Priolepis cincta Banded reef goby Indo-West Pacific 7 FL
1985 Priolepis compita Crossroads goby Indo-West Pacific 2.5 TL
2010 Priolepis cyanocephala Southwestern Pacific 3.2 SL
1989 Priolepis dawsoni Western Atlantic 2.6 SL
1903 Priolepis eugenius Noble goby Eastern Central Pacific 5.6 SL
1992 Priolepis fallacincta Eightbar reefgoby Western Pacific 3.2 TL
1903 Priolepis farcimen Farcimen goby Pacific Ocean 1.9 SL
1995 Priolepis goldshmidtae Western Indian Ocean 31.8 SL
1922 Priolepis hipoliti Rusty goby Western Atlantic 4 TL
1949 Priolepis inhaca Brick goby Indo-Pacific 4 TL
1993 Priolepis kappa Kappa reefgoby Indo-West Pacific 2.6 SL
1993 Priolepis latifascima Northwest Pacific 2.1 SL
1959 Priolepis limbatosquamis Rimmed-scaled goby Eastern Central Pacific 2.2 SL
1957 Priolepis nocturna Blackbarred reefgoby Indo-Pacific 3.9 SL
1873 Priolepis nuchifasciata Orange reef-goby Western Pacific 4 TL
1993 Priolepis pallidicincta Palebarred goby Western Pacific 2.8 SL
1909 Priolepis profunda Narrowbar reefgobby Indo-West Pacific 3.4 SL
1993 Priolepis psygmophilia Latticed goby Pacific Ocean 4.7 NG
1992 Priolepis randalli Randall's goby Western Indian Ocean 5.1 TL
1991 Priolepis robinsi Western Atlantic
1837 Priolepis semidoliata Half-barred goby Indo-Pacific 2.4 SL
1989 Priolepis squamogena Scaledcheek goby Pacific 5.4 NG
1992 Priolepis sticta Dappled reefgoby Western Central Pacific 2.3 SL
1993 Priolepis triops Pacific Ocean
1993 Priolepis vexilla Ribbon reefgoby Western Central Pacific 1.9 SL
2007 Priolepis winterbottomi Northwest Pacific 3.2 SL



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