Stenogobius

Stenogobius is a genus with 3 species in this atlas, catalogued in the Gobies & Gudgeons section, recorded from Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and 4 more countries. Adult sizes run from 3 in to 3 in. Every species below links to a full researched profile.

Species in atlas
3
Adult sizes
3 in
IUCN assessed
3 of 3
Recorded from
7 countries

About the genus

Stenogobius is a genus of small gobies (family Gobiidae) distributed broadly across the Indo-Pacific - the atlas records it from Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, India, and Sri Lanka. Like many gobies of estuaries and lower river reaches, it is a small, bottom-dwelling fish with the fused pelvic-fin disc typical of the family, usually found over sand or silt in brackish-to-freshwater transition zones near river mouths. Atlas species run about 3 in.

This is a genus of ecological and taxonomic interest rather than an aquarium staple - it is rarely if ever kept in the hobby, and detailed natural-history accounts of its diet and breeding behaviour are sparse in the sources available here. Conservation status is entirely unassessed, matching the brief's tally of 3 Not Evaluated.

IUCN Red List: Not Evaluated · 3

The 3 species

Every Stenogobius recorded in this atlas. Each card links to a full researched profile — distribution, water parameters, and aquarium care, cited to primary sources.

(Valenciennes, 1837)

Cheeklined goby, Girdle goby

3 in SL · NE

(Bleeker, 1853)

3 in SL · NE

(Seale, 1910)

3 in TL · NE

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How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Genus Stenogobius. Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/stenogobius/

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