''Rhinogobius'' is a

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of primarily

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gobies native to

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and

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parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fairly widely traded as an

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Species

There are currently 66 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Rhinogobius albimaculatus ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fairl ...

'' I. S. Chen,

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

& P. J. Miller, 1999 * ''

Rhinogobius aporus ''Rhinogobius aporus'' is a species in the goby subfamily Gobionellinae endemic to China.Tornabene, L. & Van Tassel, J. (2015)''Rhinogobius aporus''GOBY NET Research - Education - Conservation. It was first described as ''Pseudorhinogobius aporu ...

'' ( J. S. Zhong & H. L. Wu, 1998) * ''

Rhinogobius biwaensis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater goby, gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is ...

'' Takahashi & Okazaki, 2017 * ''

Rhinogobius boa ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fairl ...

'' I. S. Chen &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 2005 * ''

Rhinogobius brunneus ''Rhinogobius brunneus'', the Amur goby, is a species of fish in the in the family Oxudercidae. It is found in the Asian river basins of the seas of the Pacific coasts of Japan, Hokkaido, Ryukyu, Taiwan, the rivers of Korea, continental China, t ...

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& Schlegel, 1845) (Amur goby) * ''

Rhinogobius candidianus ''Rhinogobius candidianus'' is a species of freshwater goby. It is endemic to Taiwan. Etymology The specific name ''candidianus'' refers to the type locality, Lake Candidius. However, the species does not occur in the lake itself, but rather i ...

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, 1908) * ''

Rhinogobius carpenteri ''Rhinogobius carpenteri'' is a freshwater species of goby endemic to the Philippines. It grows up to SL, and is dull yellow-brown, whitish under the jaw, eyes blue, grayish fins with two silvery white anterior spines, silvery white anal fin r ...

'' Seale, 1910 * ''

Rhinogobius changjiangensis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fairl ...

'' I. S. Chen, P. J. Miller, H. L. Wu & L. S. Fang, 2002 * ''

Rhinogobius changtinensis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fairl ...

'' S. P. Huang & I. S. Chen, 2007 * ''

Rhinogobius cheni ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fairl ...

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, 1931) * '' Rhinogobius chiengmaiensis'' Fowler, 1934 (Chiangmai stream goby) * ''

Rhinogobius cliffordpopei ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' (

, 1925) * ''

Rhinogobius davidi ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' ( Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) * ''

Rhinogobius delicatus ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fairl ...

'' I. S. Chen & K. T. Shao, 1996 * ''

Rhinogobius duospilus ''Rhinogobius duospilus'' is a species of goby native to China and Vietnam where they can be found in fresh or brackish Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than fres ...

'' ( Herre, 1935) * ''

Rhinogobius filamentosus ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' ( H. W. Wu, 1939) * '' Rhinogobius flavoventris'' Herre, 1927 * '' Rhinogobius flumineus'' (

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, 1960) * ''

Rhinogobius genanematus ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' J. S. Zhong & C. S. Tzeng, 1998 * ''

Rhinogobius gigas ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' Aonuma & I. S. Chen, 1996 * '' Rhinogobius henchuenensis'' I. S. Chen & K. T. Shao, 1996 * '' Rhinogobius henryi'' ( Herre, 1938) * ''

Rhinogobius honghensis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen, J. X. Yang & Y. R. Chen, 1999 * '' Rhinogobius imfasciocaudatus'' V. H. Nguyễn & V. B. Vo, 2005 * ''

Rhinogobius kurodai ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

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, 1908) * ''

Rhinogobius lanyuensis ''Rhinogobius lanyuensis'' is a species of freshwater goby endemic to Taiwan and only found on Orchid Island (=Lanyu, the type locality) and Green Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan. Fishbase also lists it from "China". Wu, H.L., K.-T ...

'' I. S. Chen, P. J. Miller & L. S. Fang, 1998 * ''

Rhinogobius leavelli ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' ( Herre, 1935) * '' Rhinogobius lentiginis'' ( H. L. Wu & M. L. Zheng, 1985) * '' Rhinogobius lindbergi'' L. S. Berg, 1933 * ''

Rhinogobius lineatus ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen,

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

& P. J. Miller, 1999 * ''

Rhinogobius linshuiensis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen, P. J. Miller, H. L. Wu & L. S. Fang, 2002 * ''

Rhinogobius longipinnis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' V. H. Nguyễn & V. B. Vo, 2005 * ''

Rhinogobius longyanensis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen, Y. H. Cheng & K. T. Shao, 2008 * '' Rhinogobius lungwoensis'' S. P. Huang & I. S. Chen, 2007 * ''

Rhinogobius maculafasciatus ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen & K. T. Shao, 1996 *''

Rhinogobius maculagenys ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' Q. Wu ''et al.'' 2018 * ''

Rhinogobius maculicervix ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 2000 * '' Rhinogobius mekongianus'' ( Pellegrin & P. W. Fang, 1940) * '' Rhinogobius milleri'' I. S. Chen &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 2001 * ''

Rhinogobius mizunoi ''Rhinogobius mizunoi'' is a species of fish in the in the family (biology), family Oxudercidae. It is found in a freshwater stream in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Size This species reaches a length of . Etymology The fish is named in honor of ...

'' T. Suzuki, K. Shibukawa & M. Aizawa, 2017 * '' Rhinogobius multimaculatus'' ( H. L. Wu & M. L. Zheng, 1985) * '' Rhinogobius nagoyae'' D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 ** '' R. n. formosanus'' Ōshima, 1919 ** '' R. n. nagoyae'' D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 * '' Rhinogobius nammaensis'' I. S. Chen &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 2001 * ''

Rhinogobius nandujiangensis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen, P. J. Miller, H. L. Wu & L. S. Fang, 2002 * ''

Rhinogobius nantaiensis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' Aonuma & I. S. Chen, 1996 * ''

Rhinogobius niger ''Rhinogobius niger'' is a small benthic species in the goby subfamily Gobionellinae endemic to Zhejiang Province, China. It was discovered in 2002 and scientifically described and assigned a binomial taxonomic name in 2016. Description ''Rhin ...

'' S. P. Huang, I. S. Chen & K. T. Shao, 2016 Huang, S.-P., Chen, I-S. & Shao, K.-T. (2016): A new species of ''Rhinogobius'' (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Zhejiang Province, China. ''Ichthyological Research, 63 (4): 470-479.'' * '' Rhinogobius ogasawaraensis''

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A new species of ''Rhinogobius'' Gill, 1859 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Bonin Islands, Japan.
''Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 19 (6): 693-701.'' * ''

Rhinogobius parvus ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' ( W. Y. Luo, 1989) * '' Rhinogobius perpusillus'' Seale, 1910 * '' Rhinogobius ponkouensis'' S. P. Huang & I. S. Chen, 2007 * ''

Rhinogobius reticulatus ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' F. Li, J. S. Zhong & H. L. Wu, 2007 * ''

Rhinogobius rubrolineatus ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen & P. J. Miller, 2008 * ''

Rhinogobius rubromaculatus ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' S. C. Lee & J. T. Chang, 1996 * '' Rhinogobius sagittus'' I. S. Chen & P. J. Miller, 2008 * '' Rhinogobius sangenloensis'' I. S. Chen & P. J. Miller, 2013 Chen, I-S. & Miller, P.J. (2013)
A new freshwater goby of ''Rhinogobius'' (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Hainan Island, Southern China.
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Rhinogobius similis The Amur goby (''Rhinogobius similis'') is a species of fresh water goby native to Japan and China, and widely introduced in several central Asian countries, where it has been reported as negatively impacted the local ecology. This species can ...

'' T. N. Gill, 1859 Suzuki, T., Shibukawa, K., Senou, H. & Chen, I-S. (2015): Redescription of ''Rhinogobius similis'' Gill 1859 (Gobiidae: Gobionellinae), the type species of the genus ''Rhinogobius'' Gill 1859, with designation of the neotype. ''Ichthyological Research, 63 (2): 227-238.'' * '' Rhinogobius sowerbyi'' Ginsburg, 1917 * ''

Rhinogobius sulcatus ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 2005 * ''

Rhinogobius szechuanensis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' ( T. L. Tchang, 1939) * ''

Rhinogobius taenigena ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen,

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

& P. J. Miller, 1999 * '' Rhinogobius telma'' ( Suzuki, Kimura & Shibukawa, 2019) * ''

Rhinogobius tyoni ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' ( Suzuki, Kimura & Shibukawa, 2019) * '' Rhinogobius variolatus'' I. S. Chen &

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, 2005 * '' Rhinogobius vermiculatus'' I. S. Chen &

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, 2001 * ''

Rhinogobius virgigena ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen &

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 2005 * ''

Rhinogobius wangchuangensis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen, P. J. Miller, H. L. Wu & L. S. Fang, 2002 * ''

Rhinogobius wangi ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen & L. S. Fang, 2006 * ''

Rhinogobius wuyanlingensis ''Rhinogobius wuyanlingensis'' is a freshwater goby native to Wuyanling National Nature Reserve in Zhejiang Province, China. It is probably endemic to the upper reaches of the Feiyun River Basin. ''Rhinogobius wuyanlingensis'' measure in stand ...

'' J. Q. Yang, H. L. Wu & I. S. Chen, 2008 * ''

Rhinogobius wuyiensis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' F. Li & J. S. Zhong, 2007 * ''

Rhinogobius xianshuiensis ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fai ...

'' I. S. Chen, H. L. Wu & K. T. Shao, 1999 * '' Rhinogobius yaima'' ( Suzuki, Oseko, Kimura & Shibukawa, 2020) * '' Rhinogobius yaoshanensis'' ( W. Y. Luo, 1989) * ''

Rhinogobius yonezawai ''Rhinogobius'' is a genus of primarily freshwater gobies native to tropical and temperate parts of eastern Asia. Most are small, streamlined in shape, and often sexually dimorphic. Few are of commercial importance, but ''R. duospilus'' is fairl ...

'' ( Suzuki, Oseko, Kimura & Shibukawa, 2020) * ''

Rhinogobius zhoui ''Rhinogobius zhoui'', known as Zhou's scarlet goby in the aquarium trade, is a species of freshwater goby from the subfamily Gobionellinae which was discovered in a stream on Lianhua Mountain in Haifeng County, Guangdong Province, China. This ...

'' F. Li & J. S. Zhong, 2009 In addition, there are four undescribed species in Japan awaiting further study: * ''Rhinogobius'' sp. 'BB' "Blue Belly" ''Aobara-yoshinobori'' ( Japanese) * ''Rhinogobius'' sp. 'OM' ''Oumi-yoshinobori'' ( Japanese) * ''Rhinogobius'' sp. 'MO' "Mosaic" ''Aya-yoshinobori'' ( Japanese) * ''Rhinogobius'' sp. 'YB' "Yellow Belly" – ''Kibara-yoshinobori'' (Japanese)

References

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