Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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Photo by Kathleen Ho@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19.8 cm TL
Psammogobius biocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837)

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Psammogobius biocellatus
[Sleepy goby]

Photo by Koch, R.J.

Southeast Atlantic and We
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Psammogobius knysnaensis Smith, 1935

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Psammogobius knysnaensis
[Knysna sandgoby]

Photo by Howe, C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 1.8 cm SL
Psammogobius pisinnus Allen, 2017

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Psammogobius pisinnus
[Sandslope goby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Psammogobius biocellatus Sleepy goby Indo-Pacific 19.8 TL 1837
Psammogobius knysnaensis Knysna sandgoby Southeast Atlantic and We 7.5 TL 1935
Psammogobius pisinnus Sandslope goby Western Pacific 1.8 SL 2017



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