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

goby The Gobioidei are a suborder of percomorph fish. Many of these fishes are called gobies. It is by far the largest and most diverse order within the order Gobiiformes, and one of the most diverse groups of ray-finned fish in general. The subord ...

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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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and

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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

sexually dimorphic Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different Morphology (biology), morphological characteristics, including characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most dioecy, di ...

Species

There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus: * '' Stenogobius alleni''

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, 1991 * '' Stenogobius beauforti'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Beaufort's goby) * '' Stenogobius blokzeyli'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Stenogobius caudimaculosus''

, 1991 * '' Stenogobius fehlmanni''

, 1991 * '' Stenogobius genivittatus'' (

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

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").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 ...

, 1991 * '' Stenogobius hoesei''

, 1991 * '' Stenogobius ingeri''

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

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, 1959 (Africa rivergoby) * '' Stenogobius kyphosus''

, 1991 * '' Stenogobius lachneri'' G. R. Allen, 1991 (Bintuni goby) * '' Stenogobius laterisquamatus'' (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) * '' Stenogobius macropterus'' ( Duncker, 1912) * '' Stenogobius marinus''

, 1991 * '' Stenogobius marqueti''

, 1991 * ''

Stenogobius mekongensis ''Stenogobius'' is a genus of fish in the goby subfamily, Gobionellinae. They are native to fresh, brackish and marine waters along the coasts of the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are known commonly as coastal stream gobies. The ...

, 1991 * ''

Stenogobius ophthalmoporus ''Stenogobius'' is a genus of fish in the goby subfamily, Gobionellinae. They are native to fresh, brackish and marine waters along the coasts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are known commonly as coastal stream gobies. The genus is divi ...

'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Stenogobius polyzona'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Stenogobius psilosinionus''

, 1991 (teardrop goby)Teardrop goby – ''Stenogobius psilosinionus''.
WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. * '' Stenogobius randalli''

, 1991 * '' Stenogobius squamosus''

, 1991 * '' Stenogobius watsoni'' G. R. Allen, 2004 * '' Stenogobius yateiensis'' Keith,

& Marquet, 2002 (Yaté's goby) * '' Stenogobius zurstrassenii'' (

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, 1911)

References

Gobionellinae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gobionellinae-stub