GOBIES
Blennies | Triplefins
Decorated Goby
(Istigobius decoratus)
Ornate Goby
(Istigobius ornatus)
Ornate Goby
– variant (Istigobius ornatus) (picture by Martin Savage)
Masked Shrimpgoby
(Amblyeleotris gymnocephala)
Masked Shrimpgoby
– light variant (Amblyeleotris gymnocephala)
Red Margin Shrimpgoby
(Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata)
Steinitz’ Prawn-goby
aka. Steinitz’s Shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris steinitzi)
Red-banded Prawngoby
(Amblyelethoris fasciata)
Freckled Goby
(Amblygobius stethophthalmus)
Brown-barred Goby
aka. Banded Goby – dark variant (Amblygobius phalaena)
Lepthocephalus Prawn-goby
aka. Pink Shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus)
Lepthocephalus Prawn-goby
aka. Pink Shrimpgoby – dark back variant (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus) (picture by Shigemitsu Aoki)
Blue-speckled Prawngoby
(Cryptocentrus caeruleomaculatus)
Luther’s Prawngoby
(Cryptocentrus lutheri)
Yellow Prawn Goby
aka. Yellow Shrimpgoby – yellow color phase (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
Yellow Prawn Goby
aka. Yellow Shrimpgoby – between 2 color phases (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
Yellow Prawn Goby
aka. Banded Shrimpgoby – black-white color phase (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
Yellow Prawn Goby
aka. Banded Shrimpgoby – black-white color phase (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
Yellow Prawngoby
aka. Banded Shrimpgoby – dark color phase (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
Mural Goby
aka. Striped Goby (Valencienna muralis)
Nocturna Goby
(Amblygobius nocturna) (picture by Shigemitsu Aoki)
Twostripe Goby
(Valenciennea helsdingeni)
Hector’s Goby
(Amblygobius hectori)
Periophthalma Prawn-goby
(Amblyelethoris periophthalma)
Periophthalma Prawn-goby – subadult
(Amblyelethoris periophthalma)
Head-barred Goby
(Priolepsis semidoliatus) (picture by Shigemitsu Aoki)
Maiden Goby
(Valencienna puellaris)
Six-spot Goby
(Valenciennea sexguttata)
Green-eye Dartgoby
(Ptereleotris microlepis)
Whip Coral Goby
(Bryaninops yongei) (picture by Shigemitsu Aoki)
Many-spotted Blenny
(Laiphognathus multimaculatus)
Platzner’s Blenny
(Salarias patzneri)
Fringelip Blenny
(Salarias sinuosus)
Highfin Blenny
(Atrosalarias fuscus)
Bicolor Blenny
– variant with solid colors (Ecsenius bicolor)
Bicolor Blenny
– variant with transient colors (Ecsenius bicolor)
Bicolor Blenny
– variant with dark stripe (Ecsenius bicolor)
unidentified blenny
[taken at Richelieu Rock, Similans] (picture by Daniel van Dongen)
Linear Blenny
aka. Lined Blenny (Ecsenius lineatus)
Smith’s Fangblenny
(Meiacanthus smithi)
Striped Poison-fang Blenny
aka. Black-banded Blenny (Meiacanthus grammistes)
Lady Musgrave Blenny
(Cirripectes chelomatus)
Jeweled Blenny
aka. Banded Blenny (Salarias fasciatus)
Striped Triplefin
aka. Neon Threefin (Helcogramma striata)
Striped Triplefin – juvenile
aka. Neon Threefin – juvenile (Helcogramma striata)