Acentrogobius is a genus of gobies native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Acentrogobius matsya is an otolith-based fossil species found in the Burdigalian (Miocene) Quilon Formation of southwestern India.

Species

There are currently 24 recognized species in this genus:

  • Acentrogobius brevirostris (Günther, 1861)
  • Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Tropical sand goby)
  • Acentrogobius cenderawasih Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Cenderawasih goby)
  • Acentrogobius chusanensis (Herre, 1940)
  • Acentrogobius dayi Koumans, 1941 (Day's goby)
  • Acentrogobius decaryi (Pellegrin, 1932)
  • Acentrogobius gracilis (Bleeker, 1875) (Bluespotted mangrovegoby)
  • Acentrogobius griseus (Day, 1876) (Grey goby)
  • Acentrogobius horai (Fowler, 1925)
  • Acentrogobius janthinopterus (Bleeker, 1853) (Robust mangrove goby)
  • Acentrogobius limarius Allen, Erdmann & Hadiaty, 2015 (Batanta mud goby)
  • Acentrogobius madraspatensis (F. Day, 1868) (Manyband goby)
  • †Acentrogobius matsya Carolin, Bajpai, Maurya & Schwarzhans, 2022 (otolith-based fossil species)
  • Acentrogobius moloanus (Herre, 1927) (Barcheek amoya)
  • Acentrogobius multifasciatus (Herre, 1927)
  • Acentrogobius pellidebilis Lee & Kim, 1992
  • Acentrogobius pflaumii (Bleeker, 1853) (Striped sandgoby)
  • Acentrogobius quinquemaculatus Allen, 2017
  • Acentrogobius simplex (Sauvage, 1880) (Bagamoyo goby)
  • Acentrogobius therezieni Kiener, 1963
  • Acentrogobius vanderloosi Allen, 2015 (Mudslope goby)
  • Acentrogobius veliensis (Geevarghese & John, 1982)
  • Acentrogobius violarisi Allen, 2015 (Alotau goby)
  • Acentrogobius virgatulus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
  • Acentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Spotted green goby)