Gobies

Acentrogobius caninus

A bold estuarine goby with a wild secret: it carries tetrodotoxin.

Amblygobius semicinctus

A peaceful, burrowing goby that tidies sandbed detritus in calm reef systems.

Nemateleotris helfrichi

A deep-reef gem that hovers and flicks its tall dorsal fin like a flag.

Ptereleotris heteroptera

A devoted reef pair that hovers gracefully above their shared burrow.

Brachygobius kabiliensis

Tiny bumblebee-patterned goby from Borneo's mangroves, surprisingly manageable for new keepers.

Rhinogobius leavelli

A compact, bold goby from Southeast Asian streams, surprisingly easy to keep.

Gobiodon citrinus

A tiny, lemon-yellow goby that lives tucked inside coral branches in the wild.

Cryptocentrus leptocephalus

A burrow-sharing goby that stands guard while its pistol shrimp partner digs.

Rhinogobius flumineus

A compact Japanese stream goby with devoted fathering instincts and beginner-friendly needs.

Pomatoschistus marmoratus

A cryptic little sand-dweller from Europe's coasts, full of quiet personality.

Brachygobius mekongensis

A pint-sized brackish goby with bold banded markings and a big personality.

Rhinogobius nantaiensis

A feisty Taiwanese stream goby that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Gobiosoma oceanops

A tiny reef cleaner that punches way above its weight.

Elacatinus oceanops

A tiny cleaner fish that runs its own reef spa service.

Stiphodon ornatus

A tiny, colorful stream goby from Sumatra that rewards patient observers.

Gobiodon okinawae

Tiny, vivid, and inseparable from its Acropora home.

Stiphodon maculidorsalis

A tiny Indonesian stream goby with bold dorsal markings worth seeking out.

Rhinogobius lanyuensis

A tiny island goby from one of Taiwan's most remote corners.

Stiphodon pelewensis

A tiny riffle-dweller that vanishes into the sand when startled.

Periophthalmus novemradiatus

A tiny Indian mudskipper that actually plays nice with others.

Nemateleotris decora

A shy reef hoverer with a sail-like dorsal fin and vivid two-tone coloring.

Amblyeleotris randalli

A reef sand-dweller that shares its burrow with a pistol shrimp partner.

Rhinogobius rubromaculatus

A tiny, fast-moving stream goby from Taiwan and China's upland rivers.

Awaous banana

A sand-sifting river giant that grazes algae like an aquatic lawnmower.

Brachygobius sabanus

A tiny brackish goby with bold banding and a big territorial attitude.

Amblygobius rainfordi

A sand-sifting goby that thrives in reef flats across the wide Western Pacific.

Mugilogobius sarasinorum

A rare Sulawesi lake goby found nowhere else on Earth.

Ptereleotris evides

A graceful reef dartfish that hovers in open water and pairs for life.

Elacatinus evelynae

A tiny Caribbean cleaner fish that services sharks and rays without hesitation.

Periophthalmus argentilineatus

The fish that climbs trees and spends more time on land than in water.

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

A pale, spotted bottom-dweller from Asian estuaries with a surprisingly bold personality.

Amblyeleotris guttata

A reef sand specialist that shares its home with an almost-blind shrimp partner.

Gobioides broussonnetii

A dragon-faced gentle giant that's all looks and no aggression.

Amblygobius albimaculatus

A sand-sifting goby that pairs for life and engineers its own burrow.

Stonogobiops yasha

A tiny reef goby that shares its burrow with a nearly-blind shrimp partner.

Cryptocentrus cinctus

A pint-sized goby that shares its burrow with a nearly blind shrimp partner.