''Gnatholepis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of fish in the family

Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and t ...

, the gobies. It is the only

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genus in the subfamily

Gobionellinae The Gobionellinae are a subfamily of fish which was formerly classified in the family Gobiidae, the gobies, but the 5th Edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies the subfamily as part of the family Oxudercidae. Members of Gobionellinae mos ...

, which otherwise includes mostly

estuary An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...

-dwelling and

freshwater fish Freshwater fish are those that spend some or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine conditions in many ways, especially the difference in levels of s ...

. ''Gnatholepis'' are

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fish associated with sandy habitat around

coral Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secre ...

s.Larson, H. K. and D. J. Buckle. (2012)
A revision of the goby genus ''Gnatholepis'' Bleeker (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae), with description of a new species.
''Zootaxa'' 3529: 1–69.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus. Species include: * ''

Gnatholepis anjerensis ''Gnatholepis'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. ''Gnatholepis'' are tropical fish associa ...

'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Gnatholepis argus ''Gnatholepis'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. ''Gnatholepis'' are tropical fish associa ...

'' Larson & Buckle, 2005 * ''

Gnatholepis caudimaculata ''Gnatholepis'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. ''Gnatholepis'' are tropical fish associa ...

'' Larson & Buckle, 2012 * ''

Gnatholepis cauerensis ''Gnatholepis'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. ''Gnatholepis'' are tropical fish associa ...

'' (Bleeker, 1853) (eyebar goby) * ''

Gnatholepis gymnocara ''Gnatholepis gymnocara'', the Nakedcheek sandgoby, is a small species of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae. The Naked cheek sandgoby is found primarily in the Indian Ocean along the coast of Australia .Johnson, J.W., 1999. Annota ...

'' J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 2001 * ''

Gnatholepis knighti ''Gnatholepis'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. ''Gnatholepis'' are tropical fish associa ...

'' D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 * ''

Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia ''Gnatholepis'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. ''Gnatholepis'' are tropical fish associa ...

'' (Bleeker, 1854) * ''

Gnatholepis pascuensis ''Gnatholepis'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. ''Gnatholepis'' are tropical fish associa ...

'' J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 2001 (Rapanui goby) * ''

Gnatholepis thompsoni ''Gnatholepis'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. ''Gnatholepis'' are tropical fish associa ...

'' D. S. Jordan, 1904 (goldspot goby) * ''

Gnatholepis yoshinoi ''Gnatholepis'' is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. ''Gnatholepis'' are tropical fish associa ...

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& J. E. Randall, 2009 (Yoshino's goby)

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