Gobionellus

Gobionellus
Gobionellus oceanicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Subfamily:	Gobionellinae
Genus:	Gobionellus Girard, 1858
Type species
Gobius lanceolatus Bloch, 1783
Synonyms
Congruogobius Ginsburg, 1953 Gobatinus Ginsburg, 1953 Gobatus Ginsburg, 1932 Gobica Ginsburg, 1932 Gobidus Ginsburg, 1953 Gobiex Ginsburg, 1932 Paroxyurichthys Bleeker, 1876 Smaragdus Poey, 1860

Gobionellus is a genus of gobies native to fresh, marine and brackish waters along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

• Gobionellus daguae (C. H. Eigenmann, 1918) (Choco goby)
• Gobionellus liolepis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928)
• Gobionellus microdon (C. H. Gilbert, 1892) (Estuary goby)
• Gobionellus munizi Vergara R., 1978
• Gobionellus occidentalis (Boulenger, 1909)
• Gobionellus oceanicus (Pallas, 1770) (Highfin goby)
• Gobionellus stomatus Starks, 1913