Microdesmidae
Every gobie on Fin, recorded across our dive sites.
Nemateleotris magnifica
Gobius incognitus
Gobius cobitis
Gobius geniporus
Gobius cruentatus
Gobius paganellus
Gnatholepis thompsoni
Gobius niger
Gobius xanthocephalus
Pomatoschistus flavescens
Amblygobius phalaena
Pomatoschistus pictus
Elacatinus evelynae
Thorogobius ephippiatus
Gobius vittatus
Gobius auratus
Istigobius decoratus
Gobius fallax
Rhinogobiops nicholsii
Ptereleotris evides
Valenciennea sexguttata
Gobius roulei
Gobius bucchichi
Amblyeleotris steinitzi
Istigobius ornatus
Stonogobiops yasha
Pomatoschistus minutus
Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata
Valenciennea strigata
Buenia affinis
Eviota sebreei
Amblyeleotris guttata
Lythrypnus dalli
Eviota atriventris
Valenciennea puellaris
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
Koumansetta hectori
Pomatoschistus microps
Thorogobius macrolepis
Coryphopterus dicrus
Elacatinus puncticulatus
Signigobius biocellatus
Elacatinus oceanops
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
Gnatholepis cauerensis
Bathygobius coalitus
Eviota guttata
Trimma cana
Trimma benjamini
Amblyeleotris randalli
Valenciennea muralis
Ctenogobiops crocineus
Bryaninops yongei
Bathygobius soporator
Valenciennea longipinnis
Amblygobius decussatus
Gnatholepis anjerensis
Speleogobius trigloides
Asterropteryx semipunctata
Eviota bifasciata
Corcyrogobius liechtensteini
Amblygobius stethophthalmus
Lophogobius cyprinoides
Ctenogobiops feroculus
Amblyeleotris diagonalis
Vanneaugobius dollfusi
Nemateleotris decora
Ptereleotris microlepis
Cryptocentrus sericus
Koumansetta rainfordi
Caffrogobius saldanha
Elacatinus chancei
Tigrigobius dilepis
Fusigobius melacron
Caffrogobius caffer
Oplopomus oplopomus
Amblyeleotris yanoi
Trimma anaima
Trimma caesiura
Amblyeleotris gymnocephala
Ptereleotris heteroptera
Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus
Exyrias belissimus
Lythrypnus zebra
Eviota teresae
Valenciennea helsdingenii
Amblyeleotris latifasciata
Lotilia graciliosa
Lubricogobius exiguus
Amblyeleotris arcupinna
Cryptocentrus maudae
Fusigobius inframaculatus
Ctenogobiops mitodes
Istigobius rigilius
Vanderhorstia phaeosticta
Vanderhorstia dorsomacula
Amblyeleotris triguttata
Priolepis hipoliti
Cryptocentrus leptocephalus
Tomiyamichthys oni
Amblyeleotris fontanesii
Lebetus guilleti
Bathygobius krefftii
Asterropteryx ovata
Vanderhorstia ambanoro
Istigobius goldmanni
Risor ruber
Stonogobiops nematodes
Ptereleotris monoptera
Bathygobius cocosensis
Chromogobius zebratus
Gobius gasteveni
Pleurosicya elongata
Amblygobius sphynx
Valenciennea immaculata
Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus
Lotilia klausewitzi
Ctenogobiops pomastictus
Elacatinus horsti
Ctenogobiops aurocingulus
Gammogobius steinitzi
Gobiodon citrinus
Fusigobius neophytus
Mahidolia mystacina
Trimma halonevum
Pseudaphya ferreri
Favonigobius lentiginosus
Eviota fallax
Eviota rubrisparsa
Trimma striatum
Tomiyamichthys latruncularius
Gunnellichthys monostigma
Gunnellichthys curiosus
Pleurosicya mossambica
Pomatoschistus quagga
Gobiodon okinawae
Fusigobius duospilus
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 |
| Up to 9 cm |
| 0-70m |
| 1,967 |
| Least concern |
 Incognito GobyGobius incognitus | – | Up to 9.5 cm | 0-12m | 1,238 | Least concern |
 Giant GobyGobius cobitis | – | Up to 16 cm | 10-35m | 941 | Least concern |
 Slender GobyGobius geniporus | – | Up to 17 cm | Up to 30m | 806 | Least concern |
 Red-mouthed GobyGobius cruentatus | – | Up to 18 cm | 15-40m | 773 | Least concern |
 Rock GobyGobius paganellus | – | Up to 13 cm | 0-15m | 574 | Least concern |
 Goldspot GobyGnatholepis thompsoni | – | Up to 8.2 cm | 0-50m | 447 | Least concern |
 Black GobyGobius niger | – | Up to 25 cm | 1-96m | 446 | Least concern |
 Yellow-headed GobyGobius xanthocephalus | – | Up to 10 cm | 3-36m | 419 | Least concern |
 Two-spotted GobyPomatoschistus flavescens | – | Up to 6 cm | 0-5m | 348 | Least concern |
 White-barred GobyAmblygobius phalaena | – | Up to 15 cm | Up to 52m | 318 | Least concern |
 Painted GobyPomatoschistus pictus | – | Up to 6 cm | 1-55m | 311 | Least concern |
 Sharknose GobyElacatinus evelynae | – | Up to 4 cm | 1-53m | 310 | Least concern |
 Leopard-spotted GobyThorogobius ephippiatus | – | Up to 13 cm | 6-40m | 302 | Least concern |
 Striped GobyGobius vittatus | – | Up to 5.8 cm | 15-85m | 268 | Least concern |
 Golden GobyGobius auratus | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 245 | Least concern |
 Decorated GobyIstigobius decoratus | – | Up to 13 cm | 1-25m | 235 | Least concern |
 Sarato's GobyGobius fallax | – | Up to 9 cm | – | 216 | Least concern |
 Blackeye GobyRhinogobiops nicholsii | – | Up to 15 cm | 0-106m | 213 | Least concern |
 ScissortailPtereleotris evides | – | Up to 14 cm | 0-30m | 196 | Least concern |
 Sixspot GobyValenciennea sexguttata | – | Up to 14 cm | 3-25m | 167 | Least concern |
 Roule's GobyGobius roulei | – | Up to 8 cm | 48-385m | 164 | Least concern |
 Bucchich's GobyGobius bucchichi | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 145 | Least concern |
 Steinitz' Shrimp GobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi | – | Up to 13 cm | 2-43m | 141 | Least concern |
 Ornate GobyIstigobius ornatus | – | Up to 11 cm | – | 131 | Least concern |
 Yasha GobyStonogobiops yasha | Easy to miss | Up to 4.7 cm | 15-40m | 123 | Least concern |
 Sand GobyPomatoschistus minutus | – | Up to 11 cm | – | 118 | Least concern |
 Redmargin ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris rubrimarginata | – | Up to 11 cm | 2-20m | 115 | Least concern |
 Blue-streak GobyValenciennea strigata | – | Up to 18 cm | 1-25m | 109 | Least concern |
 De Buen's GobyBuenia affinis | – | Up to 3.3 cm | 3-25m | 108 | Least concern |
 Sebree's Pygmy GobyEviota sebreei | – | Up to 2.5 cm | 0-40m | 108 | Least concern |
 Spotted Prawn-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata | – | Up to 11 cm | 10-40m | 108 | Least concern |
 Bluebanded GobyLythrypnus dalli | – | Up to 6.4 cm | 0-76m | 106 | Least concern |
 Blackbelly DwarfgobyEviota atriventris | – | Up to 17 mm | 3-20m | 105 | Least concern |
 Maiden GobyValenciennea puellaris | – | Up to 20 cm | 2-84m | 104 | Least concern |
 Bridled GobyCoryphopterus glaucofraenum | – | Up to 8 cm | – | 104 | Least concern |
 Hector's GobyKoumansetta hectori | – | Up to 8.5 cm | – | 101 | Least concern |
 Common GobyPomatoschistus microps | – | Up to 9 cm | – | 101 | Least concern |
 Large-scaled GobyThorogobius macrolepis | – | Up to 6.5 cm | – | 99 | Least concern |
 Colon GobyCoryphopterus dicrus | – | Up to 5 cm | – | 99 | Least concern |
 Redhead GobyElacatinus puncticulatus | – | Up to 5 cm | – | 98 | Least concern |
| Crab-eye GobySignigobius biocellatus | Usually seen | Up to 10 cm | – | 97 | Least concern |
 Neon GobyElacatinus oceanops | – | Up to 5 cm | – | 95 | Least concern |
 Barred Prawn-gobyCryptocentrus fasciatus | – | Up to 14 cm | 5-20m | 89 | Least concern |
 Indo-Pacific Striped GobyAsterropteryx striata | – | Up to 2.3 cm | 6-30m | 87 | Least concern |
 Marbled GobyPomatoschistus marmoratus | – | Up to 8 cm | – | 86 | Least concern |
 Banded Prawn GobyCryptocentrus cinctus | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 84 | Least concern |
 Butterfly GobyAmblygobius albimaculatus | – | Up to 18 cm | – | 79 | Least concern |
 Half-barred GobyAmblygobius semicinctus | – | Up to 11 cm | – | 76 | Least concern |
 Yellownose GobyElacatinus randalli | – | Up to 4.6 cm | – | 72 | Least concern |
 Wheeler's Shrimp GobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri | – | Up to 10 cm | 5-40m | 70 | Least concern |
 Signalfin GobyFusigobius signipinnis | – | Up to 4.9 cm | – | 67 | Least concern |
 Hoese's SandgobyIstigobius hoesei | – | Up to 6.6 cm | 5-7m | 65 | Least concern |
 Kolombatovic's GobyGobius kolombatovici | – | Up to 9.2 cm | – | 65 | Least concern |
 Bath's GobyPomatoschistus bathi | – | Up to 8.9 cm | 7-14m | 64 | Least concern |
 Panamic FrillfinBathygobius ramosus | – | Up to 20 cm | – | 61 | Least concern |
 Shoulderspot GobyGnatholepis cauerensis | – | Up to 6 cm | 2-50m | 58 | Least concern |
 Whitespotted FrillgobyBathygobius coalitus | – | Up to 10 cm | 0-5m | 57 | Least concern |
 Spotted Pygmy GobyEviota guttata | – | Up to 3.2 cm | – | 56 | Least concern |
 Candy-cane Pygmy GobyTrimma cana | – | Up to 2.5 cm | – | 55 | Least concern |
 Redface Dwarf GobyTrimma benjamini | – | Up to 3 cm | – | 54 | Least concern |
 Randall's Prawn-gobyAmblyeleotris randalli | – | Up to 12 cm | – | 54 | Least concern |
 Mural GobyValenciennea muralis | – | Up to 16 cm | – | 54 | Least concern |
 Saffron Shrimp-gobyCtenogobiops crocineus | – | Up to 5.5 cm | – | 53 | Least concern |
 Whip Coral GobyBryaninops yongei | – | Up to 3.5 cm | 3-45m | 53 | Least concern |
 Frillfin GobyBathygobius soporator | – | Up to 15 cm | – | 52 | Least concern |
 Longfinned GobyValenciennea longipinnis | – | Up to 18 cm | 2-30m | 51 | Least concern |
 Orange-striped GobyAmblygobius decussatus | – | Up to 9.5 cm | – | 50 | Least concern |
 Shoulderspot SandgobyGnatholepis anjerensis | – | Up to 8.4 cm | – | 48 | Least concern |
 Grotto GobySpeleogobius trigloides | – | Up to 18 mm | – | 47 | Least concern |
 Starry GobyAsterropteryx semipunctata | – | Up to 6.5 cm | 1-20m | 47 | Least concern |
 Twostripe Pygmy GobyEviota bifasciata | – | Up to 3.5 cm | – | 46 | Least concern |
 Liechtenstein's GobyCorcyrogobius liechtensteini | – | Up to 2.5 cm | – | 45 | Least concern |
 Freckled GobyAmblygobius stethophthalmus | – | Up to 8.5 cm | – | 44 | Least concern |
 Crested GobyLophogobius cyprinoides | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 41 | Least concern |
 Fierce ShrimpgobyCtenogobiops feroculus | – | Up to 8 cm | – | 40 | Least concern |
 Diagonal ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris diagonalis | – | Up to 11 cm | 6-40m | 40 | Least concern |
 Dollfus' GobyVanneaugobius dollfusi | – | – | – | 38 | Least concern |
| Elegant FirefishNemateleotris decora | Usually seen | Up to 9 cm | – | 36 | Least concern |
 Blue GudgeonPtereleotris microlepis | – | Up to 13 cm | 1-50m | 36 | Least concern |
 Ventral-barred ShrimpgobyCryptocentrus sericus | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 36 | Least concern |
 Rainford's GobyKoumansetta rainfordi | – | Up to 8.5 cm | – | 33 | Least concern |
 Commafin GobyCaffrogobius saldanha | – | Up to 13 cm | – | 32 | Least concern |
 Shortstripe GobyElacatinus chancei | – | Up to 5 cm | – | 32 | Least concern |
 Orangesided GobyTigrigobius dilepis | – | Up to 2.5 cm | – | 32 | Least concern |
 Blacktip SandgobyFusigobius melacron | – | Up to 3.6 cm | – | 30 | Least concern |
 Banded GobyCaffrogobius caffer | – | Up to 18 cm | – | 29 | Least concern |
 Spinecheek GobyOplopomus oplopomus | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 29 | Least concern |
 Flagtail ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris yanoi | – | Up to 13 cm | 3-35m | 29 | Least concern |
 Sharpeye PygmygobyTrimma anaima | – | Up to 3 cm | – | 28 | Least concern |
 Caesiura Pygmy GobyTrimma caesiura | – | Up to 3.5 cm | – | 27 | Least concern |
 Masked ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris gymnocephala | – | Up to 14 cm | – | 27 | Least concern |
 Spot-tail DartfishPtereleotris heteroptera | – | Up to 14 cm | – | 27 | Least concern |
 Harlequin Prawn-gobyCryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus | – | Up to 13 cm | – | 27 | Least concern |
 Mud Reef-gobyExyrias belissimus | – | Up to 15 cm | – | 26 | Least concern |
 Zebra GobyLythrypnus zebra | – | Up to 5.7 cm | – | 26 | Least concern |
 Terry's DwarfgobyEviota teresae | – | Up to 2.1 cm | – | 26 | Least concern |
 Twostripe GobyValenciennea helsdingenii | – | Up to 25 cm | 1-45m | 24 | Least concern |
 Metallic Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris latifasciata | – | Up to 13 cm | – | 22 | Least concern |
 Whitecap GobyLotilia graciliosa | – | Up to 3.1 cm | – | 22 | Least concern |
 Yellow Pygmy-gobyLubricogobius exiguus | – | Up to 4 cm | – | 21 | Least concern |
 Arcfin ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris arcupinna | – | Up to 11 cm | 12-25m | 21 | Least concern |
 Maude's ShrimpgobyCryptocentrus maudae | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 19 | Least concern |
 Innerspot SandgobyFusigobius inframaculatus | – | Up to 4.6 cm | 2-30m | 19 | Least concern |
 Thread ShrimpgobyCtenogobiops mitodes | – | Up to 5.3 cm | – | 18 | Least concern |
 Orangespotted SandgobyIstigobius rigilius | – | Up to 11 cm | – | 17 | Least concern |
 Yellowfoot ShrimpgobyVanderhorstia phaeosticta | – | Up to 2.4 cm | – | 17 | Least concern |
 Dorsalspot ShrimpgobyVanderhorstia dorsomacula | – | Up to 4 cm | – | 17 | Least concern |
 Triplespot ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris triguttata | – | Up to 9 cm | – | 17 | Least concern |
 Rusty GobyPriolepis hipoliti | – | Up to 4.6 cm | – | 17 | Least concern |
 Pink-speckled ShrimpgobyCryptocentrus leptocephalus | – | Up to 12 cm | – | 16 | Least concern |
 Monster ShrimpgobyTomiyamichthys oni | – | Up to 11 cm | – | 16 | Least concern |
 Giant ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris fontanesii | – | Up to 25 cm | – | 16 | Least concern |
 Guillet's GobyLebetus guilleti | – | Up to 2.5 cm | – | 16 | Least concern |
 Krefft's GobyBathygobius krefftii | – | Up to 12 cm | – | 15 | Least concern |
 Oval-spot GobyAsterropteryx ovata | – | Up to 2.7 cm | – | 15 | Least concern |
 Twinspot ShrimpgobyVanderhorstia ambanoro | – | Up to 13 cm | – | 14 | Least concern |
 Goldmann's GobyIstigobius goldmanni | – | Up to 6 cm | – | 14 | Least concern |
 Tusked GobyRisor ruber | – | Up to 2.5 cm | – | 14 | Least concern |
 Black-rayed ShrimpgobyStonogobiops nematodes | – | Up to 6 cm | – | 13 | Least concern |
 Lyretail DartgobyPtereleotris monoptera | – | Up to 12 cm | – | 12 | Least concern |
 Cocos FrillgobyBathygobius cocosensis | – | Up to 12 cm | – | 11 | Least concern |
 Kolombatovic's GobyChromogobius zebratus | – | Up to 5.3 cm | – | 11 | Least concern |
 Steven's GobyGobius gasteveni | – | Up to 12 cm | – | 11 | Least concern |
 Slender SpongegobyPleurosicya elongata | – | Up to 4 cm | – | 11 | Least concern |
 Sphinx GobyAmblygobius sphynx | – | Up to 18 cm | – | 10 | Least concern |
 Immaculate GobyValenciennea immaculata | – | Up to 13 cm | – | 10 | Least concern |
 Ninebar GobyCryptocentrus cryptocentrus | – | Up to 13 cm | – | 9 | Least concern |
 Dancer Shrimp GobyLotilia klausewitzi | – | Up to 2.7 cm | – | 9 | Least concern |
 Gold-specked Prawn-gobyCtenogobiops pomastictus | – | Up to 8 cm | – | 8 | Least concern |
 Yellowline GobyElacatinus horsti | – | Up to 5 cm | – | 8 | Least concern |
 Gold-streaked Prawn-gobyCtenogobiops aurocingulus | – | Up to 8 cm | – | 7 | Least concern |
 Steinitz's GobyGammogobius steinitzi | – | Up to 3.8 cm | – | 7 | Least concern |
 Citron GobyGobiodon citrinus | – | Up to 6.6 cm | – | 6 | Least concern |
 Common FusegobyFusigobius neophytus | – | Up to 7.5 cm | – | 6 | Least concern |
 Flagfin Prawn GobyMahidolia mystacina | – | Up to 8 cm | – | 6 | Least concern |
 Pimple PygmygobyTrimma halonevum | – | Up to 3 cm | – | 6 | Least concern |
 Ferrer's GobyPseudaphya ferreri | – | Up to 3.5 cm | – | 5 | Least concern |
 Spotted GobyFavonigobius lentiginosus | – | Up to 6 cm | – | 5 | Least concern |
 Twin DwarfgobyEviota fallax | – | Up to 18 mm | – | 4 | Least concern |
 Redspeckled DwarfgobyEviota rubrisparsa | – | Up to 2 cm | – | 4 | Least concern |
 Redlined Pygmy GobyTrimma striatum | – | Up to 3 cm | – | 3 | Least concern |
 Fan ShrimpgobyTomiyamichthys latruncularius | – | Up to 10 cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Onespot WormfishGunnellichthys monostigma | – | Up to 15 cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Curious WormfishGunnellichthys curiosus | – | Up to 12 cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Mozambique GhostgobyPleurosicya mossambica | – | Up to 3 cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Quagga GobyPomatoschistus quagga | – | Up to 6 cm | – | 1 | Least concern |
 Yellow Coral GobyGobiodon okinawae | – | Up to 3.5 cm | – | 1 | Least concern |
 Twospot GobyFusigobius duospilus | – | Up to 6 cm | – | 1 | Least concern |