Glossogobius is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters from Africa to the coasts of the western Pacific Ocean. They are found in Madagascar, South Africa, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malawi, Eswatini, Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique, the Solomon Islands, Palau, Fiji, New Caledonia, India, Laos, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo, Nepal, Brunei Darussalam, Micronesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Réunion, the Seychelles, Mauritius, the Caroline Islands, Vanuatu, Malaysia and Russia. The genus also includes a troglobitic species, G. ankaranensis.
Species
There are currently 32 recognized species in this genus:
- Glossogobius ankaranensis <small>Banister, 1994</small>
- Glossogobius aureus <small>Akihito & Meguro, 1975</small> (Golden tank goby)
- Glossogobius bellendenensis <small>Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2009</small>
- Glossogobius bicirrhosus <small>M. C. W. Weber, 1894</small>
- Glossogobius brunnoides <small>Nichols, 1951</small> (Dusky mountain goby)
- Glossogobius bulmeri <small>Whitley, 1959</small> (Bulmer's goby)
- Glossogobius callidus <small>J. L. B. Smith, 1937</small>
- Glossogobius celebius <small>Valenciennes, 1837</small> (Celebes goby)
- Glossogobius circumspectus <small>W. J. Macleay, 1883</small> (Circumspect goby)
- Glossogobius clitellus <small>Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2012</small>
- Glossogobius coatesi <small>Hoese & G. R. Allen, 1990</small> (Coates' goby)
- Glossogobius concavifrons <small>E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886</small> (Concave goby)
- Glossogobius flavipinnis <small>Aurich, 1938</small> (Towuti yellowfin goby)
- Glossogobius giuris <small>F. Hamilton, 1822</small> (Tank goby)
- Glossogobius gnomus <small>Hoese, G. R. Allen & Hadiaty, 2017</small>
- Glossogobius hoesei <small>G. R. Allen & Boeseman, 1982</small> (Hoese's goby)
- Glossogobius illimis <small>Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2012</small> (False Celebius goby)
- Glossogobius intermedius <small>Aurich, 1938</small>
- Glossogobius kokius <small>Valenciennes, 1837</small>
- Glossogobius koragensis <small>Herre, 1935</small> (Koragu tank goby)
- Glossogobius macrocephalus <small>Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2015</small>
- Glossogobius mahalonensis <small>Hoese, Hadiaty & Herder, 2015</small> (Mahalona bluefin goby)
- Glossogobius matanensis <small>M. C. W. Weber, 1913</small>
- Glossogobius minutus <small>C. Geevarghese & P. A. John, 1983</small>
- Glossogobius multipapillus <small>Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2015</small>
- Glossogobius munroi <small>Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2012</small>
- Glossogobius muscorum <small>Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2009</small>
- Glossogobius nanus <small>Hoese, G. R. Allen & Hadiaty, 2017</small>
- Glossogobius obscuripinnis <small>W. K. H. Peters, 1868</small>
- Glossogobius olivaceus <small>Temminck & Schlegel, 1845</small>
- Glossogobius pumilus <small>Hoese, G. R. Allen & Hadiaty, 2017</small>
- Glossogobius robertsi <small>Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2009</small>
- Glossogobius sentaniensis <small>Hoese & G. R. Allen, 2015</small>
- Glossogobius sparsipapillus <small>Akihito & Meguro, 1976</small> (Linecheek tank goby)
- Glossogobius torrentis <small>Hoese & G. R. Allen, 1990</small> (White water goby)
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