Gobiinae

Gobiinae
True gobies were a subfamily, the Gobiinae, of the goby family Gobiidae, although the 5th edition of the Fishes of the World does not subdivide the Gobiidae into subfamilies. They are found in all oceans and a few rivers and lakes, but most live in warm waters. Altogether, the Gobiinae unite about 1149 described species in 160 genera, and new ones are still being discovered in numbers.
Description and ecology
They are usually mid-sized to small ray-finned fishes; some are very colorful, while others are cryptic. Most true gobies are less than 10 cm (4 in) long when fully grown. The largest species Glossogobius giuris can reach up to 50 cm (20 in); the smallest known species as of 2010, Trimmatom nanus, is just about 1 cm in length when fully grown, making it one of the smallest vertebrates.
In many true gobies, the pelvic fins have grown together into a suction cup they can use to hold on to substrate. Most have two dorsal fins, the first made up from spiny fin rays, while the other has some spines in the front followed by numerous soft rays.
They are most plentiful in the tropical and subtropical regions, but as a group are almost cosmopolitan in marine ecosystems. A few species tolerate brackish water, and some – Padogobius and Pomatoschistus species – even inhabit fresh water. They are generally benthic as adults (the spawn can distribute widely by ocean currents), only Sufflogobius bibarbatus is noted to be quite pelagic throughout its life. Most inhabit some sort of burrow or crevice and are somewhat territorial. In some cases, they live in symbioses with unrelated animals, such as crustaceans.
The larger species are fished for food, in some cases on a commercial scale. Many Gobiinae species are popular aquarium fish. Especially popular are the colorful species, some of which are regularly traded. In general, the interesting behavior and bold habits make most true gobies seem attractive pets. However, their territoriality and because even the smallest species are fundamentally carnivorous and need living food to thrive make them not easy to keep (particularly compared to the related family Eleotridae). As typical for oceanic fishes, many Gobiinae tend to be almost impossible to breed in captivity, and some species have become rare from habitat destruction and overfishing.
Genera
This subfamily contains about 160 genera and 1120 species:
Aboma
Acentrogobius
Afurcagobius
Akko
Amblyeleotris
Amblygobius
Amoya
Anatirostrum
Ancistrogobius
Antilligobius
Aphia
Arcygobius
Arenigobius
Aruma
Asterropteryx
Aulopareia
Austrolethops
Babka
Barbulifer
Barbuligobius
Bathygobius
Benthophiloides
Benthophilus
Bollmannia
Bryaninops
Buenia
Cabillus
Caffrogobius
Callogobius
Caspiosoma
Chriolepis
Chromogobius
Corcyrogobius
Coryogalops
Coryphopterus
Cristatogobius
Croilia
Cryptocentroides
Cryptocentrus
Crystallogobius
Cryptopsilotris
Ctenogobiops
Deltentosteus
Didogobius
Discordipinna
Dotsugobius
Drombus
Ebomegobius
Echinogobius
Economidichthys
Egglestonichthys
Ego
Elacatinus
Eleotrica
Evermannia
Eviota
Exyrias
Favonigobius
Feia
Fusigobius
Gammogobius
Ginsburgellus
Gladiogobius
Glossogobius
Gobiodon
Gobiopsis
Gobiosoma
Gobius
Gobiusculus
Gobulus
Gorogobius
Grallenia
Gymneleotris
Hazeus
Hetereleotris
Heterogobius
Heteroplopomus
Hyrcanogobius
Istigobius
Kelloggella
Knipowitschia
Koumansetta
Larsonella
Lebetus
Lesueurigobius
Lobulogobius
Lophiogobius
Lophogobius
Lotilia
Lubricogobius
Luposicya
Lythrypnus
Macrodontogobius
Mahidolia
Mangarinus
Mauligobius
Mesogobius
Microgobius
Minysicya
Myersina
Nematogobius
Neogobius
Nes
Nesogobius
Obliquogobius
Odondebuenia
Ophiogobius
Oplopomops
Oplopomus
Opua
Padogobius
Palatogobius
Palutrus
Parachaeturichthys
Paragobiodon
Paratrimma
Pariah
Parkraemeria
Parrella
Pascua
Phoxacromion
Phyllogobius
Platygobiopsis
Pleurosicya
Polyspondylogobius
Pomatoschistus
Ponticola
Porogobius
Priolepis
Proterorhinus
Psammogobius
Pseudaphya
Psilogobius
Psilotris
Pycnomma
Rhinogobiops
Risor
Robinsichthys
Signigobius
Silhouettea
Siphonogobius
Speleogobius
Stonogobiops
Sueviota
Sufflogobius
Thorogobius
Tigrigobius
Tomiyamichthys
Trimma
Trimmatom
Tryssogobius
Valenciennea
Vanderhorstia
Vanneaugobius
Varicus
Vomerogobius
Wheelerigobius
Yoga
Yongeichthys
Zebrus
Zosterisessor
References
Gobiidae
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier