The Sharknose Goby (Elacatinus evelynae) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Caribbean Cleaner Goby or Caribbean Cleaning Goby is native to Western Atlantic waters from the Bahamas and the Lesser Antilles, to the northern coast of South America, as well as the Antilles and western Caribbean. The Sharknose Goby is a peaceful cleaner […]

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The Neon Goby (Elacatinus oceanops) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Blue Neon Goby is native to the Caribbean, West Central Atlantic, and Gulf coast waters of North America; and range from southern Florida to Texas and southward to Belize. The Neon Goby is found among the coral heads of their range alone, […]

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The Pink-speckled Shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Pink and Blue Shrimpgoby, Pink and Blue Spotted Goby, Singapore Shrimp Goby, Leptocephalus Prawn, Pinkspotted Shrimp Goby, Blue Prawn Goby, Pink Spotted Watchman Goby, or Leptocephalus Goby is native to the Western Pacific Ocean. Its range extends from Indonesia to New Caledonia, north […]

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The Y-bar Shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus fasciatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Y-bar Shrimp Goby, Ninebar Prawn-goby, Bluelined Shrimp goby, Blue Fin Watchman Goby or Barred prawn-goby is widespread in the Indo-West-Pacific from East Africa to Melanesia and the Great Barrier Reef. Its range extends throughout the East Indian Ocean, West Indian Ocean, Australia, […]

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The Harlequin Prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Red Sea Shrimpgoby, Blue-speckled Prawn-goby, Blue-spotted Shrimpgoby, or Harlequin Shrimpgoby is found in Indo-Pacific waters from East Africa to the Marianas and north to southern Japan. Relatively recently, it has entered the Mediterranean Sea where large populations have been observed along the […]

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The Catalina Goby (Lythrypnus dalli) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Blue-banded Goby is native to the cold waters off the Eastern Pacific coast of the United States, particularly on the coasts of Catalina Island and Baja Mexico. Its range extends from the islands of California to the coasts of Peru. The Catalina […]

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The Blue-speckled prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Blue-speckled Shrimpgoby, Green shrimpgoby, Green shrimp goby, Bluespotted Shrimpgoby, or Eight-barred Shrimp-gobyGoby is found across the Indo west Pacific from East Africa to the Marianas, north to Southern Japan, and south to the Great Barrier Reef. In the Western Pacific their range […]

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The Spotted Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Yellow Prawn Goby, Yellow Watchman Goby, Sulphur Goby, or Banded Prawn Goby is found in the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the Central West Pacific Ocean, and the Red Sea. Their range extends from the Yaeyama Islands, Japan to Singapore […]

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The Citrinis Clown Goby (Gobiodon citrinus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Citron Clown Goby, Clown Goby, Citron Goby, Poison Goby, or Yellow Coral Goby is native to the Indian Ocean. In the Indo-West Pacific, their range extends from the Red Sea south to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique on the coast of Africa and […]

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Golden Head Sleeper Goby (Valenciennea strigata) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Pennant Glider, Yellowheaded Sleeper, Blue Cheek Goby, Blueband Sleeper, Bluestreak, or Yellowheaded Sleeper Goby is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. The Golden Head Sleeper Goby is commonly found in and around the burrows that they dig in the […]

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Bella Goby (Elacatinus puncticulatus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Red Head Goby is found along the continental shore of the Tropical East Pacific from the Southern tip of California (Sea of Cortez) to southern Ecuador. The Red Head Goby is a shy, docile, symbiotic cleaner species that is found on the rocky […]

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The Bella Goby (Valencienna bella) also known as the Valenciennea Goby, Elegant Shrimp Goby, Blueband Goby, or Bella Sand Sifting Goby is an attractive sleeper goby species that is found in the Western Pacific from Okinawa, Japan to the Philippine islands. The Bella Goby, locally referred to as the Sleeper Goby, is a shy, reclusive […]

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