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Gobies
Microgobius gulosus1.jpg
Microgobius gulosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Gobiidae

The gobies are teleost fish of the family Gobiidae. This is one of the largest families of fish, with more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most are relatively small, less than 10 cm (4 in) in length.

Although few are important as food for humans, they are of great significance as prey species for commercially important fish like cod, haddock, sea bass, and flatfish.

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  • Rhinogobius sp. CB(Hamamatsu,Shizuoka,Japan)

    A goby of the genus Rhinogobius

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