Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Oxyurichthys

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25 species (see list below)
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Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Bleeker, 1876

Photo by Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Oxyurichthys auchenolepis
[Scaly-nape tentacle goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Oxyurichthys chinensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Oxyurichthys cornutus
[Horned tentacle goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Oxyurichthys guibei
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Oxyurichthys heisei Pezold, 1998

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Oxyurichthys heisei
[Ribbon goby]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Oxyurichthys keiensis (Smith, 1938)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Oxyurichthys keiensis
[Kei goby]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Oxyurichthys lemayi (Smith, 1947)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Oxyurichthys lemayi
[Lace goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Oxyurichthys limophilus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
Oxyurichthys lonchotus (Jenkins, 1903)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Oxyurichthys lonchotus
[Speartail mudgoby]

Photo by Hasan, M.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15.2 cm TL
Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker, 1849)

Photo by Photo by Hasan, M.E.
 
Oxyurichthys microlepis
[Maned goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Oxyurichthys mindanensis
[]

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Oxyurichthys notonema (Weber, 1909)

Photo by Photo by Kuiter, R.H.
 
Oxyurichthys notonema
[Threadfin mudgoby]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Oxyurichthys omanensis
[Oman's eyebrow goby]

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.

Indo-West Pacific and Wes
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.
 
Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema
[Eyebrow goby]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Oxyurichthys papuensis (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Oxyurichthys papuensis
[Frogface goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
Oxyurichthys paulae Pezold, 1998

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Oxyurichthys paulae
[Jester goby]

Photo by Paz, G.

Western Indian Ocean

Oxyurichthys petersii (Klunzinger, 1871)

Photo by Photo by Paz, G.
 
Oxyurichthys petersii
[Peter's goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Oxyurichthys rapa
[]

Photo by Abgarian, C.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
Oxyurichthys stigmalophius (Mead & Böhlke, 1958)

Photo by Photo by Abgarian, C.
 
Oxyurichthys stigmalophius
[Spotfin goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
 
Oxyurichthys takagi
[]

Photo by Ravelomanana, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Oxyurichthys tentacularis (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by Photo by Ravelomanana, T.
 
Oxyurichthys tentacularis
[]
No picture found
 
Oxyurichthys uronema
[Longtail tentacle goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
 
Oxyurichthys viridis
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
Oxyurichthys visayanus Herre, 1927

Photo by Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Oxyurichthys visayanus
[]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Oxyurichthys zeta Pezold & Larson, 2015

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Oxyurichthys zeta
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Oxyurichthys auchenolepis Scaly-nape tentacle goby Western Central Pacific 13 TL 1876
Oxyurichthys chinensis Northwest Pacific 4.4 SL 2015
Oxyurichthys cornutus Horned tentacle goby Western Pacific 6.2 SL 1918
Oxyurichthys guibei Western Indian Ocean 13 TL 1959
Oxyurichthys heisei Ribbon goby Eastern Central Pacific 6.4 SL 1998
Oxyurichthys keiensis Kei goby Western Indian Ocean 7 TL 1938
Oxyurichthys lemayi Lace goby Western Indian Ocean 16 TL 1947
Oxyurichthys limophilus Western Indian Ocean 9.5 SL 2015
Oxyurichthys lonchotus Speartail mudgoby Pacific 4.7 SL 1903
Oxyurichthys microlepis Maned goby Indo-West Pacific 15.2 TL 1849
Oxyurichthys mindanensis Western Pacific 7 SL 1927
Oxyurichthys notonema Threadfin mudgoby Indo-West Pacific. 7.5 SL 1909
Oxyurichthys omanensis Oman's eyebrow goby Western Indian Ocean 6.3 SL 2022
Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema Eyebrow goby Indo-West Pacific and Wes 18 TL 1856
Oxyurichthys papuensis Frogface goby Indo-West Pacific 22 TL 1837
Oxyurichthys paulae Jester goby Western Indian Ocean 6.9 SL 1998
Oxyurichthys petersii Peter's goby Western Indian Ocean 1871
Oxyurichthys rapa Eastern Pacific 6.6 SL 2015
Oxyurichthys stigmalophius Spotfin goby Western Central Atlantic 16.5 TL 1958
Oxyurichthys takagi Western Pacific 4.9 SL 1998
Oxyurichthys tentacularis Indo-West Pacific 17 TL 1837
Oxyurichthys uronema Longtail tentacle goby Western Central Pacific 1909
Oxyurichthys viridis Western Central Pacific 8.7 SL 1927
Oxyurichthys visayanus Western Pacific 5.7 SL 1927
Oxyurichthys zeta Pacific Ocean 4.9 SL 2015



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