Amblygobius

Amblygobius
White-barred Goby (A. phalaena)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Subfamily:	Gobiinae
Genus:	Amblygobius Bleeker, 1874
Type species
Gobius sphynx Valenciennes, 1837
Synonyms
Diaphoroculius Fowler, 1938 Odontogobius Bleeker, 1874 Seychellea J. L. B. Smith, 1957 Yabotichthys Herre, 1945

Amblygobius is a genus of gobies native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Amblygobius albimaculatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Butterfly goby)
• Amblygobius buanensis Herre, 1927 (Buan goby)
• Amblygobius bynoensis (J. Richardson, 1844) (Bynoe goby)
• Amblygobius decussatus (Bleeker, 1855) (Orange-striped goby)
• Amblygobius esakiae Herre, 1939 (Snoutspot goby)
• Amblygobius linki Herre, 1927 (Link's goby)
• Amblygobius magnusi (Klausewitz, 1968)
• Amblygobius nocturnus (Herre, 1945) (Nocturn goby)
• Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837) (White-barred goby)
• Amblygobius semicinctus (E. T. Bennett, 1833)
• Amblygobius sewardii (Playfair (fr), 1867)
• Amblygobius sphynx (Valenciennes, 1837) (Sphinx goby)
• Amblygobius stethophthalmus (Bleeker, 1851)
• Amblygobius tekomaji (J. L. B. Smith, 1959)

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