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Shade goby

Tridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Status not recordedbony fish

The shade goby (Tridentiger obscurus) is a species in the family Gobiidae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the shade goby

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the shade goby live?

Not recorded

Is the shade goby endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the shade goby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyGobiidae
  6. genusTridentiger
  7. SpeciesTridentiger obscurus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Synonyms Sicydium obscurum, Tridentiger obscurum, Tridentiger obscurus obscurus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • チチブJapanese
  • 검정망둑Korean
  • Тёмный трёхзубый бычокRussian
  • 暗縞鰕虎魚Chinese
  • 暗縞鰕虎Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shade goby

Other species in the same genus Tridentiger.

Trident goby

Tridentiger trigonocephalus

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Frog goby

Tridentiger brevispinis

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shade goby?

The shade goby (Tridentiger obscurus) belongs to the family Gobiidae in the order Gobiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Shade goby (Tridentiger obscurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shade-goby

MLA

“Shade goby (Tridentiger obscurus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shade-goby.

BibTeX
@misc{shade_goby_2026,
  title = {Shade goby (Tridentiger obscurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shade-goby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}