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, Swaziland, Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique, the Solomon Islands, Palau, Fiji, New Caledonia, India, Laos, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo, Nepal, Brunei Darussalam, Micronesia, Cambodia, Viet Nam, China, Réunion, the Seychelles, Mauritius, the Caroline Islands, Vanuatu, Malaysia and Russia. The genus also includes a troglobitic species, G. ankaranensis.Species
There are currently 32 recognized species in this genus:
- Glossogobius ankaranensis Banister, 1994
- Glossogobius aureus Akihito & Meguro, 1975
- Glossogobius bellendenensis Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2009
- Glossogobius bicirrhosus M. C. W. Weber, 1894
- Glossogobius brunnoides Nichols, 1951
- Glossogobius bulmeri Whitley, 1959
- Glossogobius callidus J. L. B. Smith, 1937
- Glossogobius celebius Valenciennes, 1837
- Glossogobius circumspectus W. J. Macleay, 1883
- Glossogobius clitellus Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2012
- Glossogobius coatesi Hoese & G. R. Allen, 1990
- Glossogobius concavifrons E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886
- Glossogobius flavipinnis Aurich, 1938
- Glossogobius giuris F. Hamilton, 1822
- Glossogobius hoesei G. R. Allen & Boeseman, 1982
- Glossogobius illimis Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2012
- Glossogobius intermedius Aurich, 1938
- Glossogobius kokius Valenciennes, 1837
- Glossogobius koragensis Herre, 1935
- Glossogobius macrocephalus Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2015
- Glossogobius mahalonensis Hoese, Hadiaty & Herder, 2015
- Glossogobius matanensis M. C. W. Weber, 1913
- Glossogobius minutus C. Geevarghese & P. A. John, 1983
- Glossogobius multipapillus Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2015
- Glossogobius munroi Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2012
- Glossogobius muscorum Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2009
- Glossogobius obscuripinnis W. K. H. Peters, 1868
- Glossogobius olivaceus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
- Glossogobius robertsi Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2009
- Glossogobius sentaniensis Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2015
- Glossogobius sparsipapillus Akihito & Meguro, 1976
- Glossogobius torrentis Hoese & G. R. Allen, 1990
