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''Microgobius'' is a
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of gobies native to the Pacific and
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coasts of the
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Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * ''
Microgobius brevispinis ''Microgobius'' is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Microgobius brevispinis'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby) * '' Microgobius car ...
'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby) * '' Microgobius carri'' Fowler, 1945 (Seminole goby) * '' Microgobius crocatus'' Birdsong, 1968 * '' Microgobius curtus'' Ginsburg, 1939 * '' Microgobius cyclolepis'' C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Roundscale goby) * ''
Microgobius emblematicus ''Microgobius'' is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Microgobius brevispinis'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby) * '' Microgobius carri ...
'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Emblem goby) * ''
Microgobius erectus ''Microgobius'' is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Microgobius brevispinis'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby) * '' Microgobius carri ...
'' Ginsburg, 1938 (Erect goby) * '' Microgobius gulosus'' ( Girard, 1858) (Clown goby) * ''
Microgobius meeki ''Microgobius'' is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Microgobius brevispinis'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby) * '' Microgobius carri ...
'' Evermann & M. C. Marsh, 1899 * ''
Microgobius microlepis ''Microgobius'' is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Microgobius brevispinis'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby) * '' Microgobius carri ...
'' Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 (Banner goby) * ''
Microgobius miraflorensis ''Microgobius'' is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Microgobius brevispinis'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby) * '' Microgobius carri ...
'' C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Miraflores goby) * ''
Microgobius signatus ''Microgobius'' is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Microgobius brevispinis'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby) * '' Microgobius carri ...
'' Poey, 1876 * ''
Microgobius tabogensis ''Microgobius'' is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Microgobius brevispinis'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby) * '' Microgobius carri ...
''
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& Hildebrand, 1928
(Taboga goby) * '' Microgobius thalassinus'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Green goby) * ''
Microgobius urraca ''Microgobius'' is a genus of gobies native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * ''Microgobius brevispinis'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby) * '' Microgobius carr ...
'' Tornabene, Van Tassell & D. R. Robertson, 2012 (Dark-finned sand goby)


References

Gobiidae {{Gobiidae-stub