Microdesmidae
Every gobie on Fin, recorded across our dive sites.
Nemateleotris magnifica
Gobius incognitus
Gobius cobitis
Gobius geniporus
Gobius cruentatus
Gobius paganellus
Gobius niger
Gnatholepis thompsoni
Gobius xanthocephalus
Pomatoschistus flavescens
Amblygobius phalaena
Pomatoschistus pictus
Elacatinus evelynae
Neogobius melanostomus
Thorogobius ephippiatus
Gobius vittatus
Gobius auratus
Istigobius decoratus
Gobius fallax
Rhinogobiops nicholsii
Ptereleotris evides
Proterorhinus semilunaris
Valenciennea sexguttata
Gobius roulei
Gobius bucchichi
Amblyeleotris steinitzi
Istigobius ornatus
Stonogobiops yasha
Pomatoschistus minutus
Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata
Valenciennea strigata
Eviota sebreei
Buenia affinis
Amblyeleotris guttata
Lythrypnus dalli
Eviota atriventris
Valenciennea puellaris
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
Koumansetta hectori
Pomatoschistus microps
Thorogobius macrolepis
Elacatinus puncticulatus
Signigobius biocellatus
Elacatinus oceanops
Coryphopterus dicrus
Cryptocentrus fasciatus
Asterropteryx striata
Pomatoschistus marmoratus
Cryptocentrus cinctus
Amblygobius albimaculatus
Amblygobius semicinctus
Elacatinus randalli
Amblyeleotris wheeleri
Fusigobius signipinnis
Istigobius hoesei
Gobius kolombatovici
Pomatoschistus bathi
Bathygobius ramosus
Bathygobius coalitus
Eviota guttata
Gnatholepis cauerensis
Trimma cana
Valenciennea muralis
Amblyeleotris randalli
Trimma benjamini
Ctenogobiops crocineus
Bathygobius soporator
Bryaninops yongei
Valenciennea longipinnis
Amblygobius decussatus
Gnatholepis anjerensis
Speleogobius trigloides
Ctenogobiops feroculus
Asterropteryx semipunctata
Eviota bifasciata
Corcyrogobius liechtensteini
Amblygobius stethophthalmus
Lophogobius cyprinoides
Amblyeleotris diagonalis
Vanneaugobius dollfusi
Cryptocentrus sericus
Ptereleotris microlepis
Nemateleotris decora
Caffrogobius saldanha
Elacatinus chancei
Koumansetta rainfordi
Tigrigobius dilepis
Fusigobius melacron
Amblyeleotris yanoi
Caffrogobius caffer
Oplopomus oplopomus
Trimma anaima
Trimma caesiura
Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus
Ptereleotris heteroptera
Amblyeleotris gymnocephala
Exyrias belissimus
Lythrypnus zebra
Eviota teresae
Trichonotus setiger
Valenciennea helsdingenii
Lotilia graciliosa
Amblyeleotris latifasciata
Lubricogobius exiguus
Amblyeleotris arcupinna
Fusigobius inframaculatus
Cryptocentrus maudae
Vanderhorstia dorsomacula
Ctenogobiops mitodes
Priolepis hipoliti
Vanderhorstia phaeosticta
Amblyeleotris triguttata
Istigobius rigilius
Amblyeleotris fontanesii
Cryptocentrus leptocephalus
Lebetus guilleti
Tomiyamichthys oni
Asterropteryx ovata
Trichonotus elegans
Bathygobius krefftii
Vanderhorstia ambanoro
Istigobius goldmanni
Risor ruber
Stonogobiops nematodes
Chromogobius zebratus
Ptereleotris monoptera
Pleurosicya elongata
Gobius gasteveni
Bathygobius cocosensis
Valenciennea immaculata
Amblygobius sphynx
Lotilia klausewitzi
Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus
Ctenogobiops pomastictus
Elacatinus horsti
Mahidolia mystacina
Ctenogobiops aurocingulus
Gammogobius steinitzi
Gobiodon citrinus
Fusigobius neophytus
Trimma halonevum
Favonigobius lentiginosus
Pseudaphya ferreri
Eviota fallax
Eviota rubrisparsa
Trimma striatum
Tomiyamichthys latruncularius
Gunnellichthys monostigma
Gunnellichthys curiosus
Pleurosicya mossambica
Fusigobius duospilus
Pomatoschistus quagga
Gobiodon okinawae
Every member ranked by how many dive sites hold them, with the traits a diver cares about.
| Species | Diver appeal | Findability | Size | Depth | Sites | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fire DartfishNemateleotris magnifica |
| Usually seen |
| 6cm |
| 0-70m |
| 1,970 |
| Least concern |
 Incognito GobyGobius incognitus | – | 6cm | 0-12m | 1,235 | Least concern |
 Giant GobyGobius cobitis | – | 10cm | 10-35m | 937 | Least concern |
 Slender GobyGobius geniporus | – | 11cm | Up to 30m | 803 | Least concern |
 Red-mouthed GobyGobius cruentatus | – | 12cm | 15-40m | 772 | Least concern |
 Rock GobyGobius paganellus | – | 9cm | 0-15m | 573 | Least concern |
 Black GobyGobius niger | – | 17cm | 1-96m | 447 | Least concern |
 Goldspot GobyGnatholepis thompsoni | – | 5cm | 0-50m | 444 | Least concern |
 Yellow-headed GobyGobius xanthocephalus | – | 7cm | 3-36m | 416 | Least concern |
 Two-spotted GobyPomatoschistus flavescens | – | 4cm | 0-5m | 348 | Least concern |
 White-barred GobyAmblygobius phalaena | – | 10cm | Up to 52m | 318 | Least concern |
 Painted GobyPomatoschistus pictus | – | 4cm | 1-55m | 311 | Least concern |
 Sharknose GobyElacatinus evelynae | – | 2cm | 1-53m | 308 | Least concern |
| Round GobyNeogobius melanostomus | Usually seen | – | – | 302 | Least concern |
 Leopard-spotted GobyThorogobius ephippiatus | – | 9cm | 6-40m | 301 | Least concern |
 Striped GobyGobius vittatus | – | 3cm | 15-85m | 268 | Least concern |
 Golden GobyGobius auratus | – | 7cm | – | 245 | Least concern |
 Decorated GobyIstigobius decoratus | – | 9cm | 1-25m | 238 | Least concern |
 Sarato's GobyGobius fallax | – | 6cm | – | 216 | Least concern |
 Blackeye GobyRhinogobiops nicholsii | – | 10cm | 0-106m | 213 | Least concern |
 ScissortailPtereleotris evides | – | 9cm | 0-30m | 201 | Least concern |
| Western Tubenose GobyProterorhinus semilunaris | Hard to spot | – | – | 169 | Least concern |
 Sixspot GobyValenciennea sexguttata | – | 9cm | 3-25m | 165 | Least concern |
 Roule's GobyGobius roulei | – | 5cm | 48-385m | 164 | Least concern |
 Bucchich's GobyGobius bucchichi | – | 7cm | – | 145 | Least concern |
 Steinitz' Shrimp GobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi | – | 9cm | 2-43m | 142 | Least concern |
 Ornate GobyIstigobius ornatus | – | 8cm | – | 132 | Least concern |
 Yasha GobyStonogobiops yasha | Easy to miss | – | 15-40m | 123 | Least concern |
 Sand GobyPomatoschistus minutus | – | 8cm | – | 118 | Least concern |
 Redmargin ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris rubrimarginata | – | 7cm | 2-20m | 115 | Least concern |
 Blue-streak GobyValenciennea strigata | – | 12cm | 1-25m | 108 | Least concern |
 Sebree's Pygmy GobyEviota sebreei | – | 1cm | 0-40m | 108 | Least concern |
 De Buen's GobyBuenia affinis | – | 2cm | 3-25m | 107 | Least concern |
 Spotted Prawn-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata | – | 7cm | 10-40m | 106 | Least concern |
 Bluebanded GobyLythrypnus dalli | – | 4cm | 0-76m | 106 | Least concern |
 Blackbelly DwarfgobyEviota atriventris | – | 0cm | 3-20m | 105 | Least concern |
 Maiden GobyValenciennea puellaris | – | 14cm | 2-84m | 104 | Least concern |
 Bridled GobyCoryphopterus glaucofraenum | – | 6cm | – | 104 | Least concern |
 Hector's GobyKoumansetta hectori | – | 6cm | – | 101 | Least concern |
 Common GobyPomatoschistus microps | – | 6cm | – | 101 | Least concern |
 Large-scaled GobyThorogobius macrolepis | – | 4cm | – | 100 | Least concern |
 Redhead GobyElacatinus puncticulatus | – | 4cm | – | 97 | Least concern |
| Crab-eye GobySignigobius biocellatus | Usually seen | – | – | 97 | Least concern |
 Neon GobyElacatinus oceanops | – | 4cm | – | 95 | Least concern |
 Colon GobyCoryphopterus dicrus | – | 4cm | – | 94 | Least concern |
 Barred Prawn-gobyCryptocentrus fasciatus | – | 9cm | 5-20m | 89 | Least concern |
 Striped GobyAsterropteryx striata | – | 1cm | 6-30m | 87 | Least concern |
 Marbled GobyPomatoschistus marmoratus | – | 6cm | – | 86 | Least concern |
 Banded Prawn GobyCryptocentrus cinctus | – | 7cm | – | 84 | Least concern |
 Butterfly GobyAmblygobius albimaculatus | – | 13cm | – | 80 | Least concern |
 Half-barred GobyAmblygobius semicinctus | – | 8cm | – | 80 | Least concern |
 Yellownose GobyElacatinus randalli | – | 2cm | – | 71 | Least concern |
 Wheeler's Shrimp GobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri | – | 7cm | 5-40m | 70 | Least concern |
 Signalfin GobyFusigobius signipinnis | – | 4cm | – | 67 | Least concern |
 Hoese's SandgobyIstigobius hoesei | – | 4cm | 5-7m | 65 | Least concern |
 Kolombatovic's GobyGobius kolombatovici | – | 6cm | – | 65 | Least concern |
 Bath's GobyPomatoschistus bathi | – | 5cm | 7-14m | 64 | Least concern |
 Panamic FrillfinBathygobius ramosus | – | 14cm | – | 60 | Least concern |
 Whitespotted FrillgobyBathygobius coalitus | – | 7cm | 0-5m | 59 | Least concern |
 Spotted Pygmy GobyEviota guttata | – | 2cm | – | 56 | Least concern |
 Eyebar GobyGnatholepis cauerensis | – | 4cm | 2-50m | 55 | Least concern |
 Candy-cane Pygmy GobyTrimma cana | – | 1cm | – | 55 | Least concern |
 Mural GobyValenciennea muralis | – | 11cm | – | 54 | Least concern |
 Randall's Prawn-gobyAmblyeleotris randalli | – | 8cm | – | 54 | Least concern |
 Redface Dwarf GobyTrimma benjamini | – | 2cm | – | 54 | Least concern |
 Saffron Shrimp-gobyCtenogobiops crocineus | – | 4cm | – | 53 | Least concern |
 Frillfin GobyBathygobius soporator | – | 10cm | – | 52 | Least concern |
 Whip Coral GobyBryaninops yongei | – | 2cm | 3-45m | 52 | Least concern |
 Longfinned GobyValenciennea longipinnis | – | 12cm | 2-30m | 51 | Least concern |
 Orange-striped GobyAmblygobius decussatus | – | 7cm | – | 50 | Least concern |
 Eyebar GobyGnatholepis anjerensis | – | 6cm | – | 49 | Least concern |
 Grotto GobySpeleogobius trigloides | – | 1cm | – | 47 | Least concern |
 Fierce ShrimpgobyCtenogobiops feroculus | – | 6cm | – | 47 | Least concern |
 Starry GobyAsterropteryx semipunctata | – | 4cm | 1-20m | 47 | Least concern |
 Twostripe Pygmy GobyEviota bifasciata | – | 3cm | – | 46 | Least concern |
 Liechtenstein's GobyCorcyrogobius liechtensteini | – | 1cm | – | 45 | Least concern |
 Freckled GobyAmblygobius stethophthalmus | – | 6cm | – | 44 | Least concern |
 Crested GobyLophogobius cyprinoides | – | 7cm | – | 41 | Least concern |
 Diagonal ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris diagonalis | – | 7cm | 6-40m | 40 | Least concern |
 Dollfus' GobyVanneaugobius dollfusi | – | – | – | 38 | Least concern |
 Ventral-barred ShrimpgobyCryptocentrus sericus | – | 7cm | – | 36 | Least concern |
 Blue GudgeonPtereleotris microlepis | – | 9cm | 1-50m | 36 | Least concern |
| Elegant FirefishNemateleotris decora | Usually seen | – | – | 36 | Least concern |
 Commafin GobyCaffrogobius saldanha | – | 8cm | – | 32 | Least concern |
 Shortstripe GobyElacatinus chancei | – | 4cm | – | 32 | Least concern |
 Rainford's GobyKoumansetta rainfordi | – | 6cm | – | 32 | Least concern |
 Orangesided GobyTigrigobius dilepis | – | 1cm | – | 32 | Least concern |
 Blacktip SandgobyFusigobius melacron | – | 3cm | – | 30 | Least concern |
 Flagtail ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris yanoi | – | 9cm | 3-35m | 29 | Least concern |
 Banded GobyCaffrogobius caffer | – | 13cm | – | 29 | Least concern |
 Spinecheek GobyOplopomus oplopomus | – | 7cm | – | 29 | Least concern |
 Sharpeye PygmygobyTrimma anaima | – | 2cm | – | 28 | Least concern |
 Caesiura Pygmy GobyTrimma caesiura | – | 3cm | – | 27 | Least concern |
 Harlequin Prawn-gobyCryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus | – | 9cm | – | 27 | Least concern |
 Spot-tail DartfishPtereleotris heteroptera | – | 10cm | – | 27 | Least concern |
 Masked ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris gymnocephala | – | 10cm | – | 27 | Least concern |
 Mud Reef-gobyExyrias belissimus | – | 10cm | – | 26 | Least concern |
 Zebra GobyLythrypnus zebra | – | 4cm | – | 26 | Least concern |
 Terry's DwarfgobyEviota teresae | – | 1cm | – | 25 | Least concern |
 Spotted Sand-diverTrichonotus setiger | – | 15cm | – | 25 | Least concern |
 Twostripe GobyValenciennea helsdingenii | – | 17cm | 1-45m | 24 | Least concern |
 Whitecap GobyLotilia graciliosa | – | 2cm | – | 22 | Least concern |
 Metallic Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris latifasciata | – | 9cm | – | 22 | Least concern |
 Yellow Pygmy-gobyLubricogobius exiguus | – | 3cm | – | 21 | Least concern |
 Arcfin ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris arcupinna | – | 7cm | 12-25m | 21 | Least concern |
 Innerspot SandgobyFusigobius inframaculatus | – | 2cm | 2-30m | 19 | Least concern |
 Maude's ShrimpgobyCryptocentrus maudae | – | 7cm | – | 19 | Least concern |
 Dorsalspot ShrimpgobyVanderhorstia dorsomacula | – | – | – | 18 | Least concern |
 Thread ShrimpgobyCtenogobiops mitodes | – | 4cm | – | 18 | Least concern |
 Rusty GobyPriolepis hipoliti | – | 4cm | – | 17 | Least concern |
 Yellowfoot ShrimpgobyVanderhorstia phaeosticta | – | – | – | 17 | Least concern |
 Triplespot ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris triguttata | – | 6cm | – | 17 | Least concern |
 Orangespotted SandgobyIstigobius rigilius | – | 8cm | – | 17 | Least concern |
 Giant ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris fontanesii | – | 18cm | – | 16 | Least concern |
 Pink-speckled ShrimpgobyCryptocentrus leptocephalus | – | 8cm | – | 16 | Least concern |
 Guillet's GobyLebetus guilleti | – | 1cm | – | 16 | Least concern |
 Monster ShrimpgobyTomiyamichthys oni | – | 8cm | – | 16 | Least concern |
 Oval-spot GobyAsterropteryx ovata | – | 2cm | – | 15 | Least concern |
 Elegant Sand-diverTrichonotus elegans | – | 13cm | – | 15 | Least concern |
 Krefft's GobyBathygobius krefftii | – | 8cm | – | 15 | Least concern |
 Twinspot ShrimpgobyVanderhorstia ambanoro | – | 9cm | – | 14 | Least concern |
 Goldmann's GobyIstigobius goldmanni | – | 4cm | – | 14 | Least concern |
 Tusked GobyRisor ruber | – | 1cm | – | 14 | Least concern |
 Black-rayed ShrimpgobyStonogobiops nematodes | – | 4cm | – | 13 | Least concern |
 Kolombatovic's GobyChromogobius zebratus | – | 4cm | – | 12 | Least concern |
 Lyretail DartgobyPtereleotris monoptera | – | 8cm | – | 12 | Least concern |
 Slender SpongegobyPleurosicya elongata | – | 3cm | – | 11 | Least concern |
 Steven's GobyGobius gasteveni | – | 8cm | – | 11 | Least concern |
 Cocos FrillgobyBathygobius cocosensis | – | 8cm | – | 11 | Least concern |
 Immaculate GobyValenciennea immaculata | – | 9cm | – | 10 | Least concern |
 Sphinx GobyAmblygobius sphynx | – | 13cm | – | 10 | Least concern |
 Dancer Shrimp GobyLotilia klausewitzi | – | 2cm | – | 9 | Least concern |
 Ninebar GobyCryptocentrus cryptocentrus | – | 9cm | – | 9 | Least concern |
 Gold-specked Prawn-gobyCtenogobiops pomastictus | – | 6cm | – | 8 | Least concern |
 Yellowline GobyElacatinus horsti | – | 4cm | – | 8 | Least concern |
 Flagfin Prawn GobyMahidolia mystacina | – | 6cm | – | 7 | Least concern |
 Gold-streaked Prawn-gobyCtenogobiops aurocingulus | – | 6cm | – | 7 | Least concern |
 Steinitz's GobyGammogobius steinitzi | – | 3cm | – | 7 | Least concern |
 Citron GobyGobiodon citrinus | – | 5cm | – | 6 | Least concern |
 Common FusegobyFusigobius neophytus | – | 6cm | – | 6 | Least concern |
 Pimple PygmygobyTrimma halonevum | – | 2cm | – | 6 | Least concern |
 Spotted GobyFavonigobius lentiginosus | – | 4cm | – | 5 | Least concern |
 Ferrer's GobyPseudaphya ferreri | – | 3cm | – | 5 | Least concern |
 Twin DwarfgobyEviota fallax | – | 1cm | – | 4 | Least concern |
 Redspeckled DwarfgobyEviota rubrisparsa | – | 1cm | – | 4 | Least concern |
 Redlined Pygmy GobyTrimma striatum | – | 2cm | – | 3 | Least concern |
 Fan ShrimpgobyTomiyamichthys latruncularius | – | 7cm | – | 3 | Least concern |
 Onespot WormfishGunnellichthys monostigma | – | 10cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Curious WormfishGunnellichthys curiosus | – | 8cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Mozambique GhostgobyPleurosicya mossambica | – | 2cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Twospot GobyFusigobius duospilus | – | 4cm | – | 1 | Least concern |
 Quagga GobyPomatoschistus quagga | – | 4cm | – | 1 | Least concern |
 Yellow Coral GobyGobiodon okinawae | – | 3cm | – | 1 | Least concern |