Family Gobiidae
(gobies and true gobies)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Suborder Gobioidei (gobies)
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  Family Gobiidae (gobies and true gobies)
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  Genus Acanthogobius (Asian gobies)
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  Genus Acentrogobius (checkered gobies)
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  Genus Amblygobius
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  Genus Aphia
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  Genus Asterropteryx
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  Genus Austrolethops
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  Genus Awaous (river gobies)
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  Genus Barbulifer
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  Genus Bathygobius (frillfin gobies and mapos)
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  Genus Bollmannia
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  Genus Brachygobius (bumblebee gobies)
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  Genus Buenia
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  Genus Callogobius
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  Genus Chasmichthys
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  Genus Chonophorus
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  Genus Chriolepis
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  Genus Chromogobius
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  Genus Clevelandia (arrow gobies)
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  Genus Coryphopterus
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  Genus Cottogobius
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  Genus Cryptocentrus
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  Genus Crystallogobius
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  Genus Ctenogobius
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  Genus Ctenotrypauchen
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  Genus Dactyleleotris
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  Genus Deltentosteus
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  Genus Didogobius
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  Genus Drombus
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  Genus Eleotriodes
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  Genus Ellogobius
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  Genus Erotelis
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  Genus Eucyclogobius (tidewater gobies)
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  Genus Evermannia
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  Genus Evermannichthys
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  Genus Eviota
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  Genus Evorthodus (lyre gobies)
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  Genus Exyrias (fantail gobies)
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  Genus Favonigobius (sand gobies)
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  Genus Fusigobius
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  Genus Gillichthys (longjaw mudsuckers)
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  Genus Ginsburgellus
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  Genus Glossogobius (flathead gobies)
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  Genus Gnatholepis
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  Genus Gobiodon
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  Genus Gobioides (barretos and eel gobies)
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  Genus Gobionellus (darter gobies)
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  Genus Gobiopsis (dragonface gobies)
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  Genus Gobiopterus
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  Genus Gobiosoma (naked gobies)
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  Genus Gobius (gobies)
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  Genus Gobiusculus
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  Genus Gobulus
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  Genus Hazeus
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  Genus Ilypnus
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  Genus Ioglossus
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  Genus Kelloggella
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  Genus Knipowitschia
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  Genus Laccoeleotris
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  Genus Lebetus
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  Genus Lentipes (hiukole gobies)
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  Genus Lepidogobius
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  Genus Lesueurigobius
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  Genus Lethops
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  Genus Lophogobius (crested gobies)
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  Genus Lythrypnus
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  Genus Mangarinus (chiseltooth gobies)
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  Genus Microgobius (bannerfin gobies)
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  Genus Microsicydium
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  Genus Mugilogobius (mullet gobies)
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  Genus Neogobius (round gobies)
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  Genus Nes
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  Genus Odondelbuenia
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  Genus Oligolepis (barecheek gobies)
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  Genus Oplopomus
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  Genus Opua
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  Genus Oxyurichthys (arrowfin gobies)
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  Genus Palatogobius
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  Genus Palutrus (yellowstreak gobies)
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  Genus Papillogobius
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  Genus Paragobiodon
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  Genus Periophthalmodon
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  Genus Periophthalmus (mudskippers)
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  Genus Pogonoculius
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  Genus Pomatoschistus
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  Genus Proterorhinus (tubenose gobies)
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  Genus Pseudaphya
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  Genus Pseudogobius (snouted gobies)
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  Genus Psilogobius
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  Genus Ptereleotris
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  Genus Quietula
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  Genus Redigobius (dualspot gobies)
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  Genus Rhinogobius
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  Genus Risor
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  Genus Sicydium (American rockclimbing gobies)
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  Genus Sicyopterus (fatsnout rockclimbing gobies)
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  Genus Sicyopus (largemouth rockclimbing gobies)
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  Genus Stenogobius (coastal stream gobies)
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  Genus Stigmatogobius
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  Genus Stiphodon (riffle gobies)
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  Genus Taeniodes (sharptooth worm gobies)
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  Genus Taenioides (eelgobies)
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  Genus Thorogobius
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  Genus Tridentiger (chameleon gobies)
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  Genus Typhlogobius
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  Genus Vitraria
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  Genus Yongeichthys (toxic gobies)
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  Genus Zebrus
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  Genus Zonogobius
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  Genus Zosterisessor