Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist Author Esmaeili, Hamid Reza Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Zoology Section, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Author Hamidan, Neshat Conservation Monitoring Centre, The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Amman, Jordan text Zootaxa 2023 2023-08-15 5330 2 201 226 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2 journal article 54377 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2 917715f5-0eb8-41fb-9436-99a1181a5b9b 1175-5326 8249316 AA61E68D-3A1B-45BD-821F-E6AD862F6808 27. Cryptocentroides arabicus ( Gmelin, 1789 ) ―Arabian Goby ―Native Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius arabicus Gmelin,1789:1198 [ Jeddah , Saudi Arabia , Red Sea ; No types known ]. Synonyms: Gobius djiddensis Bonnaterre, 1788 ; Gobius arabicus Gmelin, 1789 ; Gobius anguillaris Forsskål, 1775 . Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Saudi Arabia in original description by Gmelin (1789) ; confirmed by Jawad et al . (2021) , and Esmaeili et al. (2022) from Oman . General distribution. Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and Socotra ( Yemen ) to Persian Gulf. Habitat: brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula . Saudi Arabia , Yemen , Oman : Al Bahayes, Hasik, Mugsil, Taqa, and Wadi Shab. Economic importance. No commercial importance. It can be used in the aquarium industry as an ornamental fish. Conservation. Least Concern.