Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Favonigobius reichei, the Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby (often simply called "tropical sand goby" (all "sand gobies" are tropical)), is a species of goby native to fresh, brackish and marine waters of coastal areas of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean preferring muddy or sandy substrates, often with weed growth. This species can reach a length of 8.3 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Favonigobius reichei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:32:56.867829+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1854)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Favonigobius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusFavonigobius Whitley, 1930
- speciesFavonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Favonigobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Favonigobius exquisitus Whitley, 1950 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius lateralis (MacLeay, 1881) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius opalescens (Herre, 1936) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius gymnauchen (Bleeker, 1860) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius aliciae (Herre, 1936) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius lentiginosus (Richardson, 1844) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Favonigobius punctatus (Gill & Miller, 1990) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gobius reichei Bleeker, 1854 Bleeker, 1854 | synonym |
| Papillogobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854) | synonym |
| Acentrogobius neilli (Day, 1868) (Day, 1868) | synonym |
| Acentrogobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854) | synonym |
| Ctenogobius reichei (Bleeker, 1853) (Bleeker, 1853) | synonym |
| Ctenogobius godavariensis Visweswara Rao, 1971 Visweswara Rao, 1971 | synonym |
| Gobius neilli Day, 1868 Day, 1868 | synonym |
| Papillonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854) | synonym |
| Rhinogobius robinsoni Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934 | synonym |
| Favonigobius neilli (Day, 1868) (Day, 1868) | synonym |
| Gobius zanzibarensis Liénard, 1891 Liénard, 1891 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280777 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3DWYH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.