Amblygobius
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Amblygobius semicinctus.jpg
| image_caption = Amblygobius semicinctus
| taxon = Amblygobius
| authority = Bleeker, 1874
| type_species = Gobius sphynx
| type_species_authority = Valenciennes, 1837
| synonyms =
- Ambligobius {{small|unaccepted (misspelling)}}
- Seychellea {{small|Smith, 1957 unaccepted}}
- Seychellia {{small|unaccepted (misspelling)}}
- Yabotichthys {{small|Herre, 1945 unaccepted}}
| synonyms_ref = Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Amblygobius Bleeker, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206069 on 10 November 2023.
}}
Amblygobius is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.{{FishBase_genus | genus = Amblygobius | month = October | year = 2016 }}
Species
There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:
- Amblygobius albimaculatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Butterfly siltgoby)
- Amblygobius buanensis Herre, 1927 (Buan siltgoby)
- Amblygobius bynoensis (J. Richardson, 1844) (Bynoe siltgoby)
- Amblygobius calvatus G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2016 (Bald-head siltgoby) Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2016): [http://www.oceansciencefoundation.org/josf/josf24b.pdf Descriptions of two new gobies (Gobiidae: Amblygobius) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean.] Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 24: 10–23.
- Amblygobius cheraphilus G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2016 (East Indies siltgoby)
- Amblygobius decussatus (Bleeker, 1855) (Orange-striped siltgoby)
- Amblygobius esakiae Herre, 1939 (Snout-spot siltgoby)
- Amblygobius linki Herre, 1927 (Link's siltgoby)
- Amblygobius nocturnus (Herre, 1945) (Nocturn siltgoby)
- Amblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837) (White-barred siltgoby)
- Amblygobius semicinctus (E. T. Bennett, 1833) (Half-barred siltgoby)
- Amblygobius sewardii (Playfair, 1867)
- Amblygobius sphynx (Valenciennes, 1837) (Sphinx siltgoby)
- Amblygobius stethophthalmus (Bleeker, 1851) (Freckled siltgoby)
- Amblygobius tekomaji (J. L. B. Smith, 1959)
Image:Amblygobius semicinctus Landaagiraavaru.JPG|Amblygobius albimaculatus
Image:Orange-striped goby (Amblygobius decussatus) (49604798538).jpg|Amblygobius decussatus
Image:Banded goby (Amblygobius phalaena) (26856140868).jpg|Amblygobius phalaena
Image:Amblygobius semicinctus.jpg|Amblygobius semicinctus
Image:Sphinx goby (Amblygobius sphynx) (38917212300).jpg|Amblygobius sphynx
Image:FMIB 36178 Amblygobius bynoeusis, Richardson.jpeg|Amblygobius bynoeusis