Gnatholepis is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. It is the only marine genus in the subfamily Gobionellinae, which otherwise includes mostly estuary-dwelling and freshwater fish. Gnatholepis are tropical fish associated with sandy habitat around corals.
Species There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus.
Species include: Gnatholepis anjerensis (Bleeker, 1851) (eye-bar goby) Gnatholepis argus Larson & Buckle, 2005 Gnatholepis caudimaculata Larson & Buckle, 2012 Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853) (eyebar goby) Gnatholepis gymnocara J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 2001 Gnatholepis knighti D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 Gnatholepis ophthalmotaenia (Bleeker, 1854) Gnatholepis pascuensis J. E. Randall & D. W. Greenfield, 2001 (Rapanui goby) Gnatholepis thompsoni D. S. Jordan, 1904 (goldspot goby) Gnatholepis yoshinoi T. Suzuki & J. E. Randall, 2009 (Yoshino's goby)
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