Microgobius

Microgobius
Clown goby Microgobius gulosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Microgobius Poey, 1876
Type species
Microgobius signatus Poey, 1876
Synonyms
Xenogobius Metzelaar, 1919 Zalypnus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896

Microgobius is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas.

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:

• Microgobius brevispinis Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby)
• Microgobius carri Fowler, 1945 (Seminole goby)
• Microgobius crocatus Birdsong, 1968
• Microgobius curtus Ginsburg, 1939
• Microgobius cyclolepis C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Roundscale goby)
• Microgobius emblematicus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Emblem goby)
• Microgobius erectus Ginsburg, 1938 (Erect goby)
• Microgobius gulosus (Girard, 1858) (Clown goby)
• Microgobius meeki Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899
• Microgobius microlepis Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 (Banner goby)
• Microgobius miraflorensis C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Miraflores goby)
• Microgobius signatus Poey, 1876
• Microgobius tabogensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 (Taboga goby)
• Microgobius thalassinus (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Green goby)
• Microgobius urraca Tornabene, Van Tassell & D. R. Robertson, 2012 (Dark-finned sand goby)

References

Microgobius gulosus