''Stenogobius'' is a genus of fish in the

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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 mostl ...

. They are native to fresh, brackish and marine waters along the coasts of the

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s. They are known commonly as coastal stream gobies. The genus is divided into two subgenera. Subgenus ''Stenogobius'' have varied coloration and scale arrangements, and ''Insularigobius'' species are strongly

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Species

There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus: * '' Stenogobius alleni'' Watson, 1991 * '' Stenogobius beauforti'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Beaufort's goby) * '' Stenogobius blokzeyli'' ( Bleeker, 1860) * '' Stenogobius caudimaculosus'' Watson, 1991 * '' Stenogobius fehlmanni'' Watson, 1991 * '' Stenogobius genivittatus'' (

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, 1837) (chinstripe goby) * '' Stenogobius gymnopomus'' ( Bleeker, 1853) * ''

Stenogobius hawaiiensis ''Stenogobius hawaiiensis'', the Naniha goby, is a species of goby endemic to the Hawaiian Islands where it can be found in marine, brackish and fresh waters. This species is not as adept a climber as are many other Hawaiian gobies and thus is n ...

'' Watson, 1991 * '' Stenogobius hoesei'' Watson, 1991 * '' Stenogobius ingeri'' Watson, 1991 * '' Stenogobius keletaona'' Keith & Marquet, 2006 (Keletaona's Goby) * '' Stenogobius kenyae''

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, 1959 (Africa rivergoby) * '' Stenogobius kyphosus'' Watson, 1991 * '' Stenogobius lachneri'' G. R. Allen, 1991 (Bintuni goby) * '' Stenogobius laterisquamatus'' (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) * '' Stenogobius macropterus'' ( Duncker, 1912) * '' Stenogobius marinus'' Watson, 1991 * '' Stenogobius marqueti'' Watson, 1991 * '' Stenogobius mekongensis'' Watson, 1991 * '' Stenogobius ophthalmoporus'' ( Bleeker, 1853) * '' Stenogobius polyzona'' ( Bleeker, 1867) (chinestripe goby) * '' Stenogobius psilosinionus'' Watson, 1991 (teardrop goby)Teardrop goby – ''Stenogobius psilosinionus''.
WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. * '' Stenogobius randalli'' Watson, 1991 * '' Stenogobius squamosus'' Watson, 1991 * '' Stenogobius watsoni'' G. R. Allen, 2004 * '' Stenogobius yateiensis'' Keith, Watson & Marquet, 2002 (Yaté's goby) * '' Stenogobius zurstrassenii'' (

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, 1911)

References

Gobionellinae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gobionellinae-stub