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, the Seychelles, Mauritius, the Caroline Islands, Vanuatu, Malaysia and Russia. The genus also includes a troglobitic species, ''G. ankaranensis''.

Species

There are currently 32 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Glossogobius ankaranensis ''Glossogobius ankaranensis'' is a species of fish in the family Gobiidae. This cavefish is endemic to the Ankarana Reserve in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is inland karsts. Cave system The Ankarana Mountain Range, formed by middle Jurassic ...

'' Banister, 1994 * ''

Glossogobius aureus ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Akihito & Meguro, 1975 (Golden tank goby) * ''

Glossogobius bellendenensis ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2009 * ''

Glossogobius bicirrhosus ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' M. C. W. Weber, 1894 * ''

Glossogobius brunnoides ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the P ...

'' Nichols, 1951 (Dusky mountain goby) * ''

Glossogobius bulmeri ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the P ...

'' Whitley, 1959 (Bulmer's goby) * ''

Glossogobius callidus ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

J. L. B. Smith James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ex ...

, 1937 * ''

Glossogobius celebius ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the P ...

'' Valenciennes, 1837 (Celebes goby) * ''

Glossogobius circumspectus ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' W. J. Macleay, 1883 (Circumspect goby) * ''

Glossogobius clitellus ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2012 * ''

Glossogobius coatesi ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Hoese & G. R. Allen, 1990 (Coates' goby) * ''

Glossogobius concavifrons ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886 (Concave goby) * ''

Glossogobius flavipinnis ''Glossogobius flavipinnis'' is a species from the family Gobiidae endemic to Lake Towuti in Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific o ...

'' Aurich, 1938 (Towuti yellowfin goby) * '' Glossogobius giuris'' F. Hamilton, 1822 (Tank goby) * ''

Glossogobius hoesei ''Glossogobius hoesei'', Hoese's goby, is a species of goby endemic to the Ayamaru Lakes in West Papua, Indonesia where it can be found on muddy or gravel substrates as well as in small tributary streams. This species can reach a length of ...

'' G. R. Allen & Boeseman, 1982 (Hoese's goby) * ''

Glossogobius illimis ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2012 (False Celebius goby) * ''

Glossogobius intermedius ''Glossogobius intermedius'' is a species of goby Endemism, endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia where it is only known to occur in Lake Towuti and Lake Mahalona. This species can reach a length of fish measurement, SL. References

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'' Aurich, 1938 * ''

Glossogobius kokius ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Valenciennes, 1837 * ''

Glossogobius koragensis ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Herre, 1935 (Koragu tank goby) * ''

Glossogobius macrocephalus ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the P ...

'' Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2015 * ''

Glossogobius mahalonensis ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Hoese, Hadiaty &

Herder A herder is a pastoral worker responsible for the care and management of a herd or flock of domestic animals, usually on open pasture. It is particularly associated with nomadic or transhumant management of stock, or with common land grazing. ...

, 2015 (Mahalona bluefin goby) * ''

Glossogobius matanensis ''Glossogobius matanensis'' is a species of goby endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia where it is only known from Lake Matano, Lake Mahalona A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any r ...

'' M. C. W. Weber, 1913 * ''

Glossogobius minutus ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

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& P. A. John, 1983 * ''

Glossogobius multipapillus ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2015 * ''

Glossogobius munroi ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the P ...

'' Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2012 * ''

Glossogobius muscorum ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2009 * ''

Glossogobius obscuripinnis ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' W. K. H. Peters, 1868 * ''

Glossogobius olivaceus ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 * ''

Glossogobius robertsi ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2009 * ''

Glossogobius sentaniensis ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippin ...

'' Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2015 * ''

Glossogobius sparsipapillus ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the P ...

'' Akihito & Meguro, 1976 (Linecheek tank goby) * ''

Glossogobius torrentis ''Glossogobius'' is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the P ...

'' Hoese & G. R. Allen, 1990 (White water goby)

References

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