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Flathead Gobies
Glossogobius
Glossogobius is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malawi, Eswatini, Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique, the Solomon Islands, Palau, Fiji, New Caledonia, India, Laos, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo, Nepal, Brunei Darussalam, Micronesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Réunion, the Seychelles, Mauritius, the Caroline Islands, Vanuatu, Malaysia and Russia. The genus also includes a troglobitic species, G. ankaranensis.
42 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 42 known species
Tank Goby
speciesGlossogobius giuris
Olive Goby
speciesGlossogobius olivaceus
Golden Flathead Goby
speciesGlossogobius aureus
False Celebius Goby
speciesGlossogobius illimis
Glossogobius callidus
speciesGlossogobius callidus
Coastal Tank Goby
speciesGlossogobius laticeps
Celebes Goby
speciesGlossogobius celebius
Mangrove Flathead Goby
speciesGlossogobius circumspectus
Glossogobius bellendenensis
speciesGlossogobius bellendenensis
Bearded Flathead Goby
speciesGlossogobius bicirrhosus
Linecheek Tank Goby
speciesGlossogobius sparsipapillus
Glossogobius flavipinnis
speciesGlossogobius flavipinnis
Glossogobius matanensis
speciesGlossogobius matanensis
Glossogobius ankaranensis
speciesGlossogobius ankaranensis
Glossogobius nanus
speciesGlossogobius nanus
Glossogobius intermedius
speciesGlossogobius intermedius
Glossogobius bulmeri
speciesGlossogobius bulmeri
Glossogobius clitellus
speciesGlossogobius clitellus
Glossogobius coatesi
speciesGlossogobius coatesi
Glossogobius kokius
speciesGlossogobius kokius
Glossogobius koragensis
speciesGlossogobius koragensis
Glossogobius minutus
speciesGlossogobius minutus
Glossogobius munroi
speciesGlossogobius munroi
Glossogobius robertsi
speciesGlossogobius robertsi
White Water Goby
speciesGlossogobius torrentis
Glossogobius multipapillus
speciesGlossogobius multipapillus
Glossogobius asaro
speciesGlossogobius asaro
Glossogobius sandakanensis
speciesGlossogobius sandakanensis
Glossogobius pavo
speciesGlossogobius pavo
Glossogobius quindecimradiatus
speciesGlossogobius quindecimradiatus
Glossogobius biorbitalis
speciesGlossogobius biorbitalis
Glossogobius tenuiformis
speciesGlossogobius tenuiformis
Concave Flathead Goby
speciesGlossogobius concavifrons
Glossogobius brunnoides
speciesGlossogobius brunnoides
Glossogobius sentaniensis
speciesGlossogobius sentaniensis
Glossogobius macrocephalus
speciesGlossogobius macrocephalus
Glossogobius mahalonensis
speciesGlossogobius mahalonensis
Glossogobius muscorum
speciesGlossogobius muscorum
Glossogobius obscuripinnis
speciesGlossogobius obscuripinnis
Glossogobius pumilus
speciesGlossogobius pumilus
Hoese’s Goby
speciesGlossogobius hoesei
Glossogobius gnomus
speciesGlossogobius gnomus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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