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

Species

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There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 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.