''Microgobius'' is a

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gobies 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 the ...

native to the

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coasts of the

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Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * '' Microgobius brevispinis'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Balboa goby) * '' Microgobius carri'' Fowler, 1945 (Seminole goby) * '' Microgobius crocatus''

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, 1968 * '' Microgobius curtus'' Ginsburg, 1939 * '' Microgobius cyclolepis'' C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Roundscale goby) * '' Microgobius emblematicus'' ( 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 ''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 ...

'' ( 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'' Longley &

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, 1940 (Banner goby) * '' Microgobius miraflorensis'' C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Miraflores goby) * '' Microgobius signatus'' 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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, 1928 (Taboga goby) * '' Microgobius thalassinus'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Green goby) * '' Microgobius urraca'' Tornabene, Van Tassell & D. R. Robertson, 2012 (Dark-finned sand goby)

References

Gobiidae {{Gobiidae-stub