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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Tigrigobius

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15 species
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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Tigrigobius digueti (Pellegrin, 1901)

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Tigrigobius digueti
[Banded cleaner goby]

Photo by Lavan, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Tigrigobius dilepis (Robins & Böhlke, 1964)

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Tigrigobius dilepis
[Orangesided goby]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Tigrigobius gemmatus (Ginsburg, 1939)

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Tigrigobius gemmatus
[Frecklefin goby]

Photo by Turner, E.

Caribbean
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Tigrigobius harveyi Victor, 2014

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Tigrigobius harveyi
[Cayman greenbanded goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Tigrigobius janssi (Bussing, 1981)

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Tigrigobius janssi
[Spotback goby]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.3 cm TL
Tigrigobius limbaughi (Hoese & Reader, 2001)

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Tigrigobius limbaughi
[Widebanded cleaning goby]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Tigrigobius macrodon (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928)

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Tigrigobius macrodon
[Tiger goby]

Photo by Burke, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Tigrigobius multifasciatus (Steindachner, 1876)

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Tigrigobius multifasciatus
[Greenbanded goby]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific.
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Tigrigobius nesiotes (Bussing, 1990)

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Tigrigobius nesiotes
[Brokenhband cleaner goby]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.9 cm TL
Tigrigobius pallens (Ginsburg, 1939)

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Tigrigobius pallens
[Semiscaled goby]

Photo by Victor, B.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Tigrigobius panamensis (Victor, 2010)

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Tigrigobius panamensis
[Panamanian greenbanded goby]

Photo by Horacio Pérez España

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
Tigrigobius redimiculus (Taylor & Akins, 2007)

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Tigrigobius redimiculus
[Cinta Goby]

Photo by Wilk, K.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Tigrigobius rubrigenis (Victor, 2010)

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Tigrigobius rubrigenis
[Redcheek goby]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
Tigrigobius saucrus (Robins, 1960)

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Tigrigobius saucrus
[Leopard goby]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Western Central Atlantic

Tigrigobius zebrellus (Robins, 1958)

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Tigrigobius zebrellus
[Zebrette goby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tigrigobius digueti Banded cleaner goby Eastern Central Pacific 3.2 SL 1901
Tigrigobius dilepis Orangesided goby Western Atlantic 2.5 TL 1964
Tigrigobius gemmatus Frecklefin goby Western Atlantic 2.5 TL 1939
Tigrigobius harveyi Cayman greenbanded goby Caribbean 2.1 SL 2014
Tigrigobius janssi Spotback goby Eastern Central Pacific 3 SL 1981
Tigrigobius limbaughi Widebanded cleaning goby Eastern Central Pacific 3.3 TL 2001
Tigrigobius macrodon Tiger goby Western Central Atlantic 5 TL 1928
Tigrigobius multifasciatus Greenbanded goby Western Atlantic 5 TL 1876
Tigrigobius nesiotes Brokenhband cleaner goby Eastern Central Pacific. 4.6 SL 1990
Tigrigobius pallens Semiscaled goby Western Central Atlantic 1.9 TL 1939
Tigrigobius panamensis Panamanian greenbanded goby Atlantic Ocean 2.3 SL 2010
Tigrigobius redimiculus Cinta Goby Western Atlantic 1.7 SL 2007
Tigrigobius rubrigenis Redcheek goby Western Atlantic 1.9 SL 2010
Tigrigobius saucrus Leopard goby Western Central Atlantic 1.6 SL 1960
Tigrigobius zebrellus Zebrette goby Western Central Atlantic 1958



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