Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Chriolepis

(See list of species below)



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12 species
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Chriolepis atrimelum
[Black-cheek goby]
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Chriolepis benthonis
[Deepwater goby]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Eastern Central Pacific

Chriolepis cuneata Bussing, 1990

Photo by Photo by Van Tassell, J.
 
Chriolepis cuneata
[Rail goby]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific

Chriolepis dialepta Bussing, 1990

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Chriolepis dialepta
[White-starred goby]

Photo by Macieira, R.M.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Chriolepis fisheri Herre, 1942

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Chriolepis fisheri
[Translucent goby]
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Chriolepis lepidota
[Pretty goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.2 cm TL
Chriolepis minutilla Gilbert, 1892

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Chriolepis minutilla
[Rubble goby]
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Max. Length 6.1 cm SL

 
Chriolepis roosevelti
[Roosevelt's goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
Chriolepis semisquamata (Rutter, 1904)

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Chriolepis semisquamata
[Secret goby]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm SL

 
Chriolepis tagus
[Mystery goby]

Photo by Menezes, N.A./Figueiredo, J.L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 3.8 cm NG
Chriolepis vespa Hastings & Bortone, 1981

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Chriolepis vespa
[Wasp goby]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
Chriolepis zebra Ginsburg, 1938

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Chriolepis zebra
[Gecko goby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chriolepis atrimelum Black-cheek goby Eastern Central Pacific 1997
Chriolepis benthonis Deepwater goby Western Atlantic 1953
Chriolepis cuneata Rail goby Eastern Central Pacific 1990
Chriolepis dialepta White-starred goby Eastern Central Pacific 1990
Chriolepis fisheri Translucent goby Western Central Atlantic 2.5 TL 1942
Chriolepis lepidota Pretty goby Southeast Pacific 1975
Chriolepis minutilla Rubble goby Eastern Central Pacific 3.2 TL 1892
Chriolepis roosevelti Roosevelt's goby Western Central Atlantic. 6.1 SL 1939
Chriolepis semisquamata Secret goby Eastern Central Pacific 6.3 TL 1904
Chriolepis tagus Mystery goby Southeast Pacific 1.6 SL 1953
Chriolepis vespa Wasp goby Western Atlantic 3.8 NG 1981
Chriolepis zebra Gecko goby Eastern Central Pacific 4.4 TL 1938



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