greenbanded goby
Tigrigobius multifasciatus (Steindachner, 1876)
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
Tigrigobius multifasciatus, the green banded goby, is a member of the goby family native to the western Atlantic Ocean, from the Bahamas and Central America to northern South America. As the name implies, they are dark green with 17-23 pale green bars, and have a brown stripe through the eye interrupted with a bright red spot. It is believed by many that these markings imitate the Juvenile Schoolmaster Snapper.
Equally bright as their coloration is their personality; they are valued additions to reef aquaria, with a reputation for being friendly and entertaining.
Wikipedia contributors, Tigrigobius multifasciatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:00:15.023412+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tigrigobius multifasciatus (Steindachner, 1876)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1876)
- Common name
- greenbanded goby
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Tigrigobius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · 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
- genusTigrigobius Fowler, 1931
- speciesTigrigobius multifasciatus (Steindachner, 1876)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tigrigobius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Tigrigobius digueti (Pellegrin, 1901) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tigrigobius dilepis (Robins & Böhlke, 1964) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tigrigobius gemmatus (Ginsburg, 1939) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tigrigobius harveyi Victor, 2014 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tigrigobius limbaughi (Hoese & Reader, 2001) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tigrigobius macrodon (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tigrigobius pallens (Ginsburg, 1939) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tigrigobius saucrus (Robins, 1960) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tigrigobius panamensis (Victor, 2010) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tigrigobius janssi (Bussing, 1981) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tigrigobius redimiculus (Taylor & Akins, 2007) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tigrigobius zebrellus (Robins, 1958) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Gobiosoma multifasciatum Steindachner, 1876 Steindachner, 1876 | synonym |
| Gobius lineatus Poey, 1861 Poey, 1861 | ambiguous synonym |
| Elacatinus multifasciatum (Steindachner, 1876) (Steindachner, 1876) | synonym |
| Elacatinus multifasciatus (Steindachner, 1876) (Steindachner, 1876) | 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=993102 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:56W49. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.