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Gobiinae

November 29, 2023

True gobies were a subfamily, the Gobiinae, of the goby family Gobiidae, although the 5th edition of the Fishes of the World does not subdivide the Gobiidae into subfamilies.[1] They are found in all oceans and a few rivers and lakes, but most live in warm waters. Altogether, the Gobiinae unite about 1149 described species in 160 genera, and new ones are still being discovered in numbers.

Gobiinae
Didogobius schlieweni
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
G. Cuvier, 1816

Description and ecology edit

They are usually mid-sized to small ray-finned fishes; some are very colorful, while others are cryptic. Most true gobies are less than 10 cm (4 in) long when fully grown. The largest species Glossogobius giuris can reach up to 50 cm (20 in); the smallest known species as of 2010, Trimmatom nanus, is just about 1 cm in length when fully grown, making it one of the smallest vertebrates.

In many true gobies, the pelvic fins have grown together into a suction cup they can use to hold on to substrate. Most have two dorsal fins, the first made up from spiny fin rays, while the other has some spines in the front followed by numerous soft rays.

They are most plentiful in the tropical and subtropical regions, but as a group are almost cosmopolitan in marine ecosystems. A few species tolerate brackish water, and some – Padogobius and Pomatoschistus species – even inhabit fresh water. They are generally benthic as adults (the spawn can distribute widely by ocean currents), only Sufflogobius bibarbatus is noted to be quite pelagic throughout its life. Most inhabit some sort of burrow or crevice and are somewhat territorial. In some cases, they live in symbioses with unrelated animals, such as crustaceans.

The larger species are fished for food, in some cases on a commercial scale. Many Gobiinae species are popular aquarium fish. Especially popular are the colorful species, some of which are regularly traded. In general, the interesting behavior and bold habits make most true gobies seem attractive pets. However, their territoriality and because even the smallest species are fundamentally carnivorous and need living food to thrive make them not easy to keep (particularly compared to the related family Eleotridae). As typical for oceanic fishes, many Gobiinae tend to be almost impossible to breed in captivity, and some species have become rare from habitat destruction and overfishing.

Genera edit

This subfamily contains about 160 genera and 1120 species:[2]

 
Gammogobius steinitzi
 
Microgobius gulosus in threatening pose
 
Odondebuenia balearica
 
Pleurosicya boldinghi on a sea pen
 
Rhinogobiops nicholsii can change its color, but the black dorsal fin spot remains the same.
 
Thorogobius ephippiatus

References edit

 
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  1. ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). "Gobiidae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Shibukawa, K., Suzuki, T. & Senou, H. (2014): Dotsugobius, a New Genus for Lophogobius bleekeri Popta, 1921 (Actinopterygii, Gobioidei, Gobiidae), with Re-description of the Species. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Ser. A., 40 (3): 141-160.
  4. ^ Tornabene, L. & Van Tassell, J.L. (2014): Redescription of the goby genus Gobiosoma (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini), with the synonymy of the genus Enypnias. Journal of Natural History, 48 (23-24): 1413-1437.


 

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True gobies were a subfamily the Gobiinae of the goby family Gobiidae although the 5th edition of the Fishes of the World does not subdivide the Gobiidae into subfamilies 1 They are found in all oceans and a few rivers and lakes but most live in warm waters Altogether the Gobiinae unite about 1149 described species in 160 genera and new ones are still being discovered in numbers GobiinaeDidogobius schlieweniScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder GobiiformesFamily GobiidaeSubfamily GobiinaeG Cuvier 1816Description and ecology editThey are usually mid sized to small ray finned fishes some are very colorful while others are cryptic Most true gobies are less than 10 cm 4 in long when fully grown The largest species Glossogobius giuris can reach up to 50 cm 20 in the smallest known species as of 2010 Trimmatom nanus is just about 1 cm in length when fully grown making it one of the smallest vertebrates In many true gobies the pelvic fins have grown together into a suction cup they can use to hold on to substrate Most have two dorsal fins the first made up from spiny fin rays while the other has some spines in the front followed by numerous soft rays They are most plentiful in the tropical and subtropical regions but as a group are almost cosmopolitan in marine ecosystems A few species tolerate brackish water and some Padogobius and Pomatoschistus species even inhabit fresh water They are generally benthic as adults the spawn can distribute widely by ocean currents only Sufflogobius bibarbatus is noted to be quite pelagic throughout its life Most inhabit some sort of burrow or crevice and are somewhat territorial In some cases they live in symbioses with unrelated animals such as crustaceans The larger species are fished for food in some cases on a commercial scale Many Gobiinae species are popular aquarium fish Especially popular are the colorful species some of which are regularly traded In general the interesting behavior and bold habits make most true gobies seem attractive pets However their territoriality and because even the smallest species are fundamentally carnivorous and need living food to thrive make them not easy to keep particularly compared to the related family Eleotridae As typical for oceanic fishes many Gobiinae tend to be almost impossible to breed in captivity and some species have become rare from habitat destruction and overfishing Genera editThis subfamily contains about 160 genera and 1120 species 2 nbsp Gammogobius steinitzi nbsp Microgobius gulosus in threatening pose nbsp Odondebuenia balearica nbsp Pleurosicya boldinghi on a sea pen nbsp Rhinogobiops nicholsii can change its color but the black dorsal fin spot remains the same nbsp Thorogobius ephippiatusAboma Acentrogobius Afurcagobius Akko Amblyeleotris Amblygobius Amoya Anatirostrum Ancistrogobius Antilligobius Aphia Arcygobius Arenigobius Aruma Asterropteryx Aulopareia Austrolethops Babka Barbulifer Barbuligobius Bathygobius Benthophiloides Benthophilus Bollmannia Bryaninops Buenia Cabillus Caffrogobius Callogobius Caspiosoma Chriolepis Chromogobius Corcyrogobius Coryogalops Coryphopterus Cristatogobius Croilia Cryptocentroides Cryptocentrus Crystallogobius Cryptopsilotris Ctenogobiops Deltentosteus Didogobius Discordipinna Dotsugobius 3 Drombus Ebomegobius Echinogobius Economidichthys Egglestonichthys Ego Elacatinus Eleotrica Evermannia Eviota Exyrias Favonigobius Feia Fusigobius Gammogobius Ginsburgellus Gladiogobius Glossogobius Gobiodon Gobiopsis Gobiosoma 4 Gobius Gobiusculus Gobulus Gorogobius Grallenia Gymneleotris Hazeus Hetereleotris Heterogobius Heteroplopomus Hyrcanogobius Istigobius Kelloggella Knipowitschia Koumansetta Larsonella Lebetus Lesueurigobius Lobulogobius Lophiogobius Lophogobius Lotilia Lubricogobius Luposicya Lythrypnus Macrodontogobius Mahidolia Mangarinus Mauligobius Mesogobius Microgobius Minysicya Myersina Nematogobius Neogobius Nes Nesogobius Obliquogobius Odondebuenia Ophiogobius Oplopomops Oplopomus Opua Padogobius Palatogobius Palutrus Parachaeturichthys Paragobiodon Paratrimma Pariah Parkraemeria Parrella Pascua Phoxacromion Phyllogobius Platygobiopsis Pleurosicya Polyspondylogobius Pomatoschistus Ponticola Porogobius Priolepis Proterorhinus Psammogobius Pseudaphya Psilogobius Psilotris Pycnomma Rhinogobiops Risor Robinsichthys Signigobius Silhouettea Siphonogobius Speleogobius Stonogobiops Sueviota Sufflogobius Thorogobius Tigrigobius Tomiyamichthys Trimma Trimmatom Tryssogobius Valenciennea Vanderhorstia Vanneaugobius Varicus Vomerogobius Wheelerigobius Yoga Yongeichthys Zebrus ZosterisessorReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gobiinae J S Nelson T C Grande M V H Wilson 2016 Fishes of the World 5th ed Wiley p 752 ISBN 978 1 118 34233 6 Froese Rainer and Daniel Pauly eds 2015 Gobiidae in FishBase February 2015 version Shibukawa K Suzuki T amp Senou H 2014 Dotsugobius a New Genus for Lophogobius bleekeri Popta 1921 Actinopterygii Gobioidei Gobiidae with Re description of the Species Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Ser A 40 3 141 160 Tornabene L amp Van Tassell J L 2014 Redescription of the goby genus Gobiosoma Teleostei Gobiidae Gobiosomatini with the synonymy of the genus Enypnias Journal of Natural History 48 23 24 1413 1437 nbsp This Gobiidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gobiinae amp oldid 1081273257, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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