FAMILY Gobiidae

Amblygobius buanensis Herre, 1927; Native; Buan Goby; Found in rivers of Mindanao Islands; Kottelat 2013; LC

Awaous grammepomus (Bleeker, 1849); Native; Scribbled Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013; LC

Awaous litturatus (Steindachner, 1861); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; NMW 29507, CAS-SU 23362-63; Kottelat 2013; DD

Awaous melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849); Native; Largesnout Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013, DD

Awaous ocellaris (Broussonet, 1782); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; USNM 139338, KAUM 80840; Motomura et al. 2017; LC

Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell, 1830); Native; Dusky Frillgoby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013; LC

Brachygobius aggregatus Herre, 1940; Native; Schooling Bumblebee Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; CAS-SU 18082; Kottelat 2013; DD

Caecogobius cryptophthalmus Berti & Ercolini, 1991; Endemic; Endemic to Calbiga Cave System, Samar Island; MSNVR 1262; Kottelat 2013, Larson & Husana 2018; CR

Caecogobius personatus Larson & Husana 2018; Endemic; Endemic to Mindanao Island; PNM 15353, ZRC 56329; Larson & Husana 2018; EN

Callogobius hasseltii (Bleeker, 1851); Native; Hasselt’s Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013; NE

Caragobius urolepis (Bleeker, 1852); Native; Scaleless Worm Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; USNM 435245; Murdy & Shibukawa K 2003; LC

Cristatogobius nonatoae (Ablan, 1940); Native; Found in rivers of Luzon Island; Kottelat 2013; NE

Eugnathogobius illotus (Larson, 1999); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013; LC

Exyrias volcanus (Herre, 1927); Endemic; Bia; Endemic to Lake Taal, Luzon Island; Kottelat 2013; CR

Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854); Native; Indo-Pacific Tropical Sand Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013; LC

Glossogobius aureus Akihito & Meguro, 1975; Native; Golden Tank Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; USNM 438151; Aquino et al. 2011, Motomura et al. 2017; LC

Glossogobius bicirrhosus (Weber, 1894); Native; Bearded Flathead Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; USNM 55622; Herre 1953; LC

Glossogobius celebius (Valenciennes, 1837); Native; Celebes Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; FMNH 40597; Herre 1953, Abroguena et al. 2020; LC

Glossogobius circumspectus (Macleay, 1883); Native; Circumspect Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Herre 1953; LC

Glossogobius clitellus Hoese & Allen, 2012; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Herre 1953; LC

Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822); Native; Tank Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; ANSP 122164; Herre 1953, Kottelat 2013; LC

Glossogobius obscuripinnis (Peters, 1868); Native; Found in river basins of Luzon Island; ZMB 6498; Kottelat 2013; DD

Gobiopterus brachypterus (Bleeker, 1855); Native; Found in river basins of Luzon Island; USNM 260677-78; Kottelat 2013; DD

Gobiopterus lacustris (Herre, 1927); Endemic; Lacustrine Goby; Endemic to Luzon Island; ZMA 115798; Aquino et al. 2011, Kottelat 2013; DD

Gobiopterus stellatus (Herre, 1927); Endemic; Dwarf Freshwater Goby; Endemic to Luzon Island; Kottelat 2013; DD

Gobiosoma pallida Herre, 1934; Native; Found in river basins of Mindanao Island, maybe a synonym of Cryptocentroides insignis; CAS-SU 28609; Kottelat 2013; DD

Gobitrichinotus radiocularis Fowler, 1943; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; USNM 99549; Kottelat 2013; LC

Hemigobius hoevenii (Bleeker, 1851); Native; Banded Mullet Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013; LC

Lentipes armatus Sakai & Nakamura, 1979; Native; Peppermint Armour Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; ROM 73752; Maeda et al., 2021a; NE

Lentipes kijimuna Maeda & Kobayashi, 2021; Native; Kijimuna goby; Found in rivers of Visayas Islands; Maeda et al. 2021a; NE

Lentipes mindanaoensis Chen, 2004; Endemic; Endemic to river basins of Eastern Mindanao Island; NMMB P 4821; Maeda et al. 2021a; DD

Lentipes palawanirufus Maeda & Palla, 2021; Endemic; Palawan Lentipes Goby; Endemic to river basins of Palawan Island; NSMT-P 136936; Maeda et al. 2021b; NE

Mangarinus waterousi Herre, 1943; Native; Found in river basins of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao Islands; CAS-SU 36817; Kottelat 2013; DD

Mistichthys luzonensis Smith, 1902; Endemic; Sinarapan; Endemic to Lakes and river basins of Albay Peninsula, Southern Luzon Island; USNM 50303-04; Herre 1953, Kottelat 2013; VU

Mugilogobius cagayanensis (Aurich, 1938); Endemic; Endemic to lakes of Cagayan Island, Sulu Archipelago, Mindanao; ZMH H420; Kottelat 2013; EN

Mugilogobius mertoni (Weber, 1911); Native; Chequered Mangrove Goby; Found in river basins of Luzon and Visayas Islands; CAS-SU 39885; Kottelat 2013; LC

Oligolepis acutipennis (Valenciennes, 1837); Native; Sharptail Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; USNM 241803; Herre 1953; LC

Oligolepis stomias (Smith, 1941); Native; Found in wetlands and rivers of Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao Islands; Kottelat 2013; DD

Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema (Bleeker, 1856); Native; Eyebrow Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; CAS-SU 26336; Herre 1953; LC

Pandaka pygmaea Herre, 1927; Native; Dwarf Pygmy Goby; Found in rivers of Southern Luzon and Northern Palawan; CAS-SU 23761, CAS-SU 18143; Herre 1953; DD

Pandaka trimaculata Akihito & Meguro, 1975; Native; Found in lakes and river basins of Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao Islands; PNM 5534-5536; Kottelat 2013; NE

Psammogobius biocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837); Native; Sleepy Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; USNM 51948; Herre 1953, Ikejima 2006; LC

Pseudogobiopsis oligactis (Bleeker, 1875); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Herre 1953; LC

Pseudogobius javanicus (Bleeker, 1856); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; CAS-SU 38641-42; Larson & Hammer 2021; NE

Pseudogobius melanosticta (Day, 1876); Native; Black-Spotted Snubnose Goby; Found in rivers across the Philippines; Larson & Hammer 2021; LC

Pseudogobius poicilosoma (Bleeker, 1849); Native; Northern Fatnose Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Larson & Hammer 2021; LC

Redigobius balteatus (Herre, 1935); Native; Rhinohorn Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; USNM 241868; Kottelat 2013; LC

Redigobius bikolanus (Herre, 1927); Native; Speckled Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; USNM 341235, CAS-SU 30967; Kottelat 2013, Corpus et al. 2015; LC

Redigobius chrysosoma (Bleeker, 1875); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013; LC

Redigobius dispar (Peters, 1868); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013; VU

Redigobius oyensi (de Beaufort, 1913); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013; LC

Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker, 1854); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; USNM 263429; Kottelat 2013; LC

Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; USNM 315665; Kottelat 2013; DD

Rhinogobius bucculentus (Herre, 1927); Endemic; Endemic to river basins of Northern Luzon Island; CAS-SU 26366; Kottelat 2013, Maeda et al. 2021b; VU

Rhinogobius carpenteri Seale, 1910; Endemic; Kuchu; Endemic to river basins of Northern Luzon Island; CAS-SU 26367, KIZ 2016003044; Kottelat 2013, Maeda et al. 2021b; DD

Rhinogobius estrellae Maeda, Kunishima & Palla 2021; Endemic; Estrella Goby; Endemic to river basins of Palawan Island; NSMT-P 140091; Maeda et al. 2021b; NE

Rhinogobius philippinus Herre, 1927; Endemic; Lizard Goby; Endemic to river basins across the Philippines; CAS-SU 38601; Kottelat 2013, Maeda et al. 2021b; DD

Rhinogobius tandikan Maeda, Kunishima & Palla 2021; Endemic; Tandikan Goby; Endemic to river basins of Palawan Island; NSMT-P 140093; Maeda et al. 2021b; NE

Schismatogobius ampluvinculus Chen, Shao & Fang, 1995; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Herre 1953, Kottelat 2013; DD

Schismatogobius bruynisi de Beaufort, 1912; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; CAS-SU 29987; Herre 1953, Kottelat 2013; LC

Schismatogobius deraniyagalai Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1989; Native; Redneck Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Herre 1953, Kottelat 2013; LC

Schismatogobius insignis (Herre, 1927); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; CAS-SU 30968; Herre 1953, Kottelat 2013; EN

Schismatogobius marmoratus (Peters, 1868); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; ZMB 6756; Herre 1953 Kottelat 2013; LC

Schismatogobius roxasi Herre, 1936; Native; Found in rivers of Visayas Islands; CAS-SU 30968; Herre 1953; NE

Schismatogobius saurii Keith, Lord, Hadiaty & Hubert, 2017; Native; Found in coastal rivers across the Philippines; Keith et al. 2017; LC

Sicyopterus cynocephalus (Valenciennes, 1837); Native; Cleft-Lipped Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; ZMUC 20922; Herre 1953, Kottelat 2013; LC

Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770); Native; Red-Tailed Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; CAS-SU 38607, MNHN-IC 2015-0318; Herre 1953, Kottelat 2013, Opiso et al. 2014, Garcia et al. 2018; LC

Sicyopterus longifilis de Beaufort, 1912; Native; Threadfin Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; FMNH 40587; Herre 1953, Kottelat 2013; LC

Sicyopterus macrostetholepis (Bleeker, 1853); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Herre 1953, Kottelat 2013; DD

Sicyopterus micrurus (Bleeker, 1853); Native; Clinging goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; USNM 99637; Kottelat 2013; DD

Sicyopus auxilimentus Watson & Kottelat, 1994; Native; Found in rivers of Visayas Island; ZRC 38286; Kottelat 2013; DD

Sicyopus zosterophorus (Bleeker, 1856); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013; LC

Silhouettea flavoventris (Herre, 1927); Endemic; Endemic to Lake Taal, Luzon Island; Kottelat 2013, Suzuki, Shibukawa & Aizawa, 2017; CR

Stenogobius genivittatus (Valenciennes, 1837); Native; Chinstripe Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013; LC

Stenogobius kyphosus Watson, 1991; Endemic; Found in river basin of Visayas and Mindanao Island; USNM 99878; Kottelat 2013; VU

Stenogobius ophthalmoporus (Bleeker, 1853); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; MNHN 0000-6159, ZMB 6679-80; Kottelat 2013; LC

Stigmatogobius elegans Larson, 2005; Endemic; Endemic to river basin of Northern Luzon Island; USNM 314469; Kottelat 2013; EN

Stiphodon atropurpureus (Herre, 1927); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; CAS-SU 81763; Kottelat 2013; LC

Stiphodon palawanensis Maeda & Palla, 2015; Native; Endemic to river basins of Palawan Island; NSMT-P 45091-2; Maeda & Palla 2015; LC

Stiphodon pulchellus (Herre, 1927); Endemic; Endemic to river basins of Palawan and Visayas Islands; CAS-SU 26360; Kottelat 2013, Maeda & Palla 2015; VU

Stiphodon semoni Weber, 1895; Native; Found in rivers of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao; Kottelat 2013; LC

Stiphodon surrufus Watson & Kottelat, 1995; Native; Found in river basins of Visayas and Mindanao Islands; ZRC 38394; Kottelat 2013; LC

Taenioides anguillaris (Linnaeus, 1758); Native; Eel Worm Goby; USNM 405962-5; Kottelat 2013; LC

Taenioides caniscapulus Roxas & Ablan, 1938; Endemic; Endemic to rivers of Visayas Islands; Kottelat 2013; NE

Taenioides cirratus (Blyth, 1860); Native; Bearded Worm Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; CAS-SU 29697, USNM 243405; Kottelat 2013; DD

Taenioides gracilis (Valenciennes, 1837); Native; Slender Eel Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; Kottelat 2013; LC

Tamanka siitensis Herre, 1927; Endemic; Endemic to Mindanao Island; USNM 87128; Kottelat 2013; EN

Trypauchenichthys typus Bleeker, 1860; Native; Typical Eelgoby; Found in river basins across the Philippines; CAS-SU 20261; Kottelat 2013; DD

Yongeichthys nebulosus (Forsskål 1775); Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines; CAS-SU 26236; Kottelat 2013; NE