Tigrigobius

Tigrigobius is a genus of small, often strikingly colored gobies native to warmer parts of the east Pacific and west Atlantic, including the Gulf of California and Caribbean. They were formerly included in Gobiosoma. Some species of Tigrigobius are known to act as cleaners.

Tigrigobius
Tigrigobius macrodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Tigrigobius
Fowler, 1931
Type species
Gobiosoma macrodon
Beebe & Tee-Van 1928

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

  • Tigrigobius digueti Pellegrin, 1901 (Banded cleaner goby)
  • Tigrigobius dilepis C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1964 (Orangesided goby) [1]
  • Tigrigobius gemmatum Ginsburg, 1939 (Frecklefin goby) [1]
  • Tigrigobius harveyi Victor, 2014 (Cayman greenbanded goby) [1]
  • Tigrigobius janssi W. A. Bussing, 1981 (Spotback goby)
  • Tigrigobius limbaughi Hoese & Reader, 2001 (Widebanded cleaning goby)
  • Tigrigobius macrodon Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928 (Tiger goby)
  • Tigrigobius multifasciatus Steindachner, 1876 (Greenbanded goby) [1]
  • Tigrigobius nesiotes W. A. Bussing, 1990
  • Tigrigobius pallens Ginsburg, 1939 (Semiscaled goby) [1]
  • Tigrigobius panamensis Victor, 2010 (Panamanian greenbanded goby) [1]
  • Tigrigobius rubrigenis Victor, 2010 (Redcheek goby) [1]
  • Tigrigobius saucrum C. R. Robins, 1960 (Leopard goby) [1]
  • Tigrigobius zebrella C. R. Robins, 1958 (Zebrette goby)

References
  1. Victor, B.C. (2014): Three new endemic cryptic species revealed by DNA barcoding of the gobies of the Cayman Islands (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 12: 25-60.


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