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Gobiodon 
Gobioides okinawae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Gobiidae Subfamily: Gobiinae Genus: Gobioides Species See text
Gobioides is a genus of gobies also known as coral gobies or "clown gobies" (which can also mean the related genus Microgobius gulosus). Generally, coral gobies, unlike the rest of the Gobiidae family, are not burrowers, but instead prefer to inhabit the branches of certain acropora or similar hard corals.
As a group, they have a general fusiform shape and are small, most ranging about 6 cm, though there are exceptions.
Species
- G. acicularis, often confused with G. ceramensis
- G. albofasciatus, the Whitelined coral goby [1]
- G. albolineatus
- G. atrangulatus, the Green clown goby, or the Earspot coral goby [2]
- G. axillaris
- G. broussonnetii, the Violet Goby sometimes referred to as Dragon Goby
- G. brochus, the Velcro lips (sometimes confused with G. micropus)
- G. ceramensis, the Black clown goby
- G. citrinus, the Citron goby, the Poison goby, the Lemon coralgoby, or the Blue stripe goby [3]
- G. erythrospilus
- G. fulvus
- G. heterospilos
- G. histrio, the Blue-spotted coral goby, Green coral goby, or Broadbarred goby [4]
- G. micropus
- G. multilineatus
- G. oculolineatus
- G. okinawae, the Yellow clown goby
- G. prolixus, a newly-discovered species from Australia [5]
- G. quinquestrigatus, the Five-lined coral goby
- G. reticulatus
- G. rivulatus, the Rippled coral goby
- G. spilophthalmus
- G. unicolor, the Purple coral goby
References
- "Gobiodon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=171989. Retrieved 22 August 2006.
- "Find a fish - a Coral Goby" by John Plunkett, Australian Museum Fish Site, 2005, retrieved August 23, 2006
- "Let's Clown Around With More Gobies: The Gobiodon Species" by Henry C. Schultz III, Reefkeeping - an online magazine for the marine aquarist, retrieved August 23, 2006
- "Gobiodon histrio" FINS: The Fish Information Service, retrieved August 23, 2006
- "Gobiodon citrinus" FINS: The Fish Information Service, retrieved August 23, 2006
- "Gobiodon atrangulatus" LiveAquaria.com, retrieved August 27, 2006
- "Gobiodon albofasciatus" Fishbase.org, retrieved August 28, 2006
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