Freshwater fishes of the Philippines: a provisional checklist Author Jamandre, Brian Wade Central Luzon State University, Nueva Ecija, Philippines & National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 1133 15 St. NW, Washington D. C., USA text Zootaxa 2023 2023-06-09 5301 2 151 181 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5301.2.1 journal article 54002 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.2.1 f33f36f9-829f-4206-9dca-358ce455b037 1175-5326 8030274 0F9C0696-A540-437A-BDD8-DE1DB415A510 FAMILY Gobiidae Amblygobius buanensis Herre, 1927 ; Native; Buan Goby; Found in rivers of Mindanao Islands; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Awaous grammepomus (Bleeker, 1849) ; Native; Scribbled Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Awaous litturatus (Steindachner, 1861) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; NMW 29507, CAS-SU 23362-63; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Awaous melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1849) ; Native; Largesnout Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 , DD Awaous ocellaris (Broussonet, 1782) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 139338, KAUM 80840; Motomura et al. 2017 ; LC Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell, 1830) ; Native; Dusky Frillgoby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Brachygobius aggregatus Herre, 1940 ; Native; Schooling Bumblebee Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; CAS-SU 18082; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Caecogobius cryptophthalmus Berti & Ercolini, 1991 ; Endemic; Endemic to Calbiga Cave System, Samar Island; MSNVR 1262; Kottelat 2013 , Larson & Husana 2018 ; CR Caecogobius personatus Larson & Husana 2018 ; Endemic; Endemic to Mindanao Island; PNM 15353, ZRC 56329; Larson & Husana 2018 ; EN Callogobius hasseltii (Bleeker, 1851) ; Native; Hasselt’s Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 ; NE Caragobius urolepis (Bleeker, 1852) ; Native; Scaleless Worm Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 435245; Murdy & Shibukawa K 2003 ; LC Cristatogobius nonatoae (Ablan, 1940) ; Native; Found in rivers of Luzon Island; Kottelat 2013 ; NE Eugnathogobius illotus (Larson, 1999) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Exyrias volcanus ( Herre, 1927 ) ; Endemic; Bia; Endemic to Lake Taal, Luzon Island; Kottelat 2013 ; CR Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854) ; Native; Indo-Pacific Tropical Sand Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Glossogobius aureus Akihito & Meguro, 1975 ; Native; Golden Tank Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 438151; Aquino et al. 2011 , Motomura et al. 2017 ; LC Glossogobius bicirrhosus (Weber, 1894) ; Native; Bearded Flathead Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 55622; Herre 1953 ; LC Glossogobius celebius (Valenciennes, 1837) ; Native; Celebes Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; FMNH 40597; Herre 1953 , Abroguena et al. 2020 ; LC Glossogobius circumspectus (Macleay, 1883) ; Native; Circumspect Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Herre 1953 ; LC Glossogobius clitellus Hoese & Allen, 2012 ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Herre 1953 ; LC Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822) ; Native; Tank Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; ANSP 122164; Herre 1953 , Kottelat 2013 ; LC Glossogobius obscuripinnis (Peters, 1868) ; Native; Found in river basins of Luzon Island; ZMB 6498; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Gobiopterus brachypterus (Bleeker, 1855) ; Native; Found in river basins of Luzon Island; USNM 260677-78; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Gobiopterus lacustris ( Herre, 1927 ) ; Endemic; Lacustrine Goby; Endemic to Luzon Island; ZMA 115798; Aquino et al. 2011 , Kottelat 2013 ; DD Gobiopterus stellatus ( Herre, 1927 ) ; Endemic; Dwarf Freshwater Goby; Endemic to Luzon Island; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Gobiosoma pallida Herre, 1934 ; Native; Found in river basins of Mindanao Island, maybe a synonym of Cryptocentroides insignis ; CAS-SU 28609; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Gobitrichinotus radiocularis Fowler, 1943 ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 99549; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Hemigobius hoevenii (Bleeker, 1851) ; Native; Banded Mullet Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Lentipes armatus Sakai & Nakamura, 1979 ; Native; Peppermint Armour Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; ROM 73752; Maeda et al ., 2021a; NE Lentipes kijimuna Maeda & Kobayashi, 2021 ; Native; Kijimuna goby; Found in rivers of Visayas Islands; Maeda et al. 2021a; NE Lentipes mindanaoensis Chen, 2004 ; Endemic; Endemic to river basins of Eastern Mindanao Island; NMMB P 4821; Maeda et al. 2021a; DD Lentipes palawanirufus Maeda & Palla, 2021 ; Endemic; Palawan Lentipes Goby; Endemic to river basins of Palawan Island; NSMT-P 136936; Maeda et al. 2021b; NE Mangarinus waterousi Herre, 1943 ; Native; Found in river basins of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao Islands; CAS-SU 36817; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Mistichthys luzonensis Smith, 1902 ; Endemic; Sinarapan; Endemic to Lakes and river basins of Albay Peninsula, Southern Luzon Island; USNM 50303-04; Herre 1953 , Kottelat 2013 ; VU Mugilogobius cagayanensis (Aurich, 1938) ; Endemic; Endemic to lakes of Cagayan Island, Sulu Archipelago, Mindanao; ZMH H420; Kottelat 2013 ; EN Mugilogobius mertoni (Weber, 1911) ; Native; Chequered Mangrove Goby; Found in river basins of Luzon and Visayas Islands; CAS-SU 39885; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Oligolepis acutipennis (Valenciennes, 1837) ; Native; Sharptail Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 241803; Herre 1953 ; LC Oligolepis stomias (Smith, 1941) ; Native; Found in wetlands and rivers of Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao Islands; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema (Bleeker, 1856) ; Native; Eyebrow Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; CAS-SU 26336; Herre 1953 ; LC Pandaka pygmaea Herre, 1927 ; Native; Dwarf Pygmy Goby; Found in rivers of Southern Luzon and Northern Palawan ; CAS-SU 23761, CAS-SU 18143; Herre 1953 ; DD Pandaka trimaculata Akihito & Meguro, 1975 ; Native; Found in lakes and river basins of Palawan , Visayas and Mindanao Islands; PNM 5534-5536; Kottelat 2013 ; NE Psammogobius biocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837) ; Native; Sleepy Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 51948; Herre 1953 , Ikejima 2006 ; LC Pseudogobiopsis oligactis (Bleeker, 1875) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Herre 1953 ; LC Pseudogobius javanicus (Bleeker, 1856) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; CAS-SU 38641-42; Larson & Hammer 2021 ; NE Pseudogobius melanosticta (Day, 1876) ; Native; Black-Spotted Snubnose Goby; Found in rivers across the Philippines ; Larson & Hammer 2021 ; LC Pseudogobius poicilosoma (Bleeker, 1849) ; Native; Northern Fatnose Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Larson & Hammer 2021 ; LC Redigobius balteatus (Herre, 1935) ; Native; Rhinohorn Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 241868; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Redigobius bikolanus ( Herre, 1927 ) ; Native; Speckled Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 341235, CAS-SU 30967; Kottelat 2013 , Corpus et al. 2015; LC Redigobius chrysosoma (Bleeker, 1875) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Redigobius dispar (Peters, 1868) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 ; VU Redigobius oyensi (de Beaufort, 1913) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Redigobius tambujon (Bleeker, 1854) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 263429; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Rhinogobius brunneus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 315665; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Rhinogobius bucculentus ( Herre, 1927 ) ; Endemic; Endemic to river basins of Northern Luzon Island; CAS-SU 26366; Kottelat 2013 , Maeda et al. 2021b; VU Rhinogobius carpenteri Seale, 1910 ; Endemic; Kuchu; Endemic to river basins of Northern Luzon Island; CAS-SU 26367, KIZ 2016003044; Kottelat 2013 , Maeda et al. 2021b; DD Rhinogobius estrellae Maeda, Kunishima & Palla 2021 ; Endemic; Estrella Goby; Endemic to river basins of Palawan Island; NSMT-P 140091; Maeda et al. 2021b; NE Rhinogobius philippinus Herre, 1927 ; Endemic; Lizard Goby; Endemic to river basins across the Philippines ; CAS-SU 38601; Kottelat 2013 , Maeda et al. 2021b; DD Rhinogobius tandikan Maeda, Kunishima & Palla 2021 ; Endemic; Tandikan Goby; Endemic to river basins of Palawan Island; NSMT-P 140093; Maeda et al. 2021b; NE Schismatogobius ampluvinculus Chen, Shao & Fang, 1995 ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Herre 1953 , Kottelat 2013 ; DD Schismatogobius bruynisi de Beaufort, 1912 ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; CAS-SU 29987; Herre 1953 , Kottelat 2013 ; LC Schismatogobius deraniyagalai Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1989 ; Native; Redneck Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Herre 1953 , Kottelat 2013 ; LC Schismatogobius insignis ( Herre, 1927 ) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; CAS-SU 30968; Herre 1953 , Kottelat 2013 ; EN Schismatogobius marmoratus (Peters, 1868) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; ZMB 6756; Herre 1953 Kottelat 2013 ; LC Schismatogobius roxasi Herre, 1936 ; Native; Found in rivers of Visayas Islands; CAS-SU 30968; Herre 1953 ; NE Schismatogobius saurii Keith, Lord, Hadiaty & Hubert, 2017 ; Native; Found in coastal rivers across the Philippines ; Keith et al. 2017 ; LC Sicyopterus cynocephalus (Valenciennes, 1837) ; Native; Cleft-Lipped Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; ZMUC 20922; Herre 1953 , Kottelat 2013 ; LC Sicyopterus lagocephalus (Pallas, 1770) ; Native; Red-Tailed Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; CAS-SU 38607, MNHN-IC 2015-0318; Herre 1953 , Kottelat 2013 , Opiso et al. 2014 , Garcia et al. 2018 ; LC Sicyopterus longifilis de Beaufort, 1912 ; Native; Threadfin Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; FMNH 40587; Herre 1953 , Kottelat 2013 ; LC Sicyopterus macrostetholepis (Bleeker, 1853) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Herre 1953 , Kottelat 2013 ; DD Sicyopterus micrurus (Bleeker, 1853) ; Native; Clinging goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; USNM 99637; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Sicyopus auxilimentus Watson & Kottelat, 1994 ; Native; Found in rivers of Visayas Island; ZRC 38286; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Sicyopus zosterophorus (Bleeker, 1856) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Silhouettea flavoventris ( Herre, 1927 ) ; Endemic; Endemic to Lake Taal, Luzon Island; Kottelat 2013 , Suzuki, Shibukawa & Aizawa, 2017 ; CR Stenogobius genivittatus (Valenciennes, 1837) ; Native; Chinstripe Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Stenogobius kyphosus Watson, 1991 ; Endemic; Found in river basin of Visayas and Mindanao Island; USNM 99878; Kottelat 2013 ; VU Stenogobius ophthalmoporus (Bleeker, 1853) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; MNHN 0000-6159, ZMB 6679-80; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Stigmatogobius elegans Larson, 2005 ; Endemic; Endemic to river basin of Northern Luzon Island; USNM 314469; Kottelat 2013 ; EN Stiphodon atropurpureus ( Herre, 1927 ) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; CAS-SU 81763; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Stiphodon palawanensis Maeda & Palla, 2015 ; Native; Endemic to river basins of Palawan Island; NSMT-P 45091-2; Maeda & Palla 2015 ; LC Stiphodon pulchellus ( Herre, 1927 ) ; Endemic; Endemic to river basins of Palawan and Visayas Islands; CAS-SU 26360; Kottelat 2013 , Maeda & Palla 2015 ; VU Stiphodon semoni Weber, 1895 ; Native; Found in rivers of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Stiphodon surrufus Watson & Kottelat, 1995 ; Native; Found in river basins of Visayas and Mindanao Islands; ZRC 38394; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Taenioides anguillaris (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Native; Eel Worm Goby; USNM 405962-5; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Taenioides caniscapulus Roxas & Ablan, 1938 ; Endemic; Endemic to rivers of Visayas Islands; Kottelat 2013 ; NE Taenioides cirratus (Blyth, 1860) ; Native; Bearded Worm Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; CAS-SU 29697, USNM 243405; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Taenioides gracilis (Valenciennes, 1837) ; Native; Slender Eel Goby; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; Kottelat 2013 ; LC Tamanka siitensis Herre, 1927 ; Endemic; Endemic to Mindanao Island; USNM 87128; Kottelat 2013 ; EN Trypauchenichthys typus Bleeker, 1860 ; Native ; Typical Eelgoby ; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; CAS-SU 20261 ; Kottelat 2013 ; DD Yongeichthys nebulosus (Forsskål 1775) ; Native; Found in river basins across the Philippines ; CAS-SU 26236; Kottelat 2013 ; NE