title: Lythrypnus
text: # Lythrypnus
  
  Lythrypnus is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas including Cocos Island and the Galapagos Islands.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Lythrypnus alphigena W. A. Bussing, 1990
  * Lythrypnus brasiliensis D. W. Greenfield, 1988
  * Lythrypnus cobalus W. A. Bussing, 1990
  * Lythrypnus crocodilus (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928) (Mahogany goby)
  * Lythrypnus dalli (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Bluebanded goby)
  * Lythrypnus elasson J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Dwarf goby)
  * Lythrypnus gilberti (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903) (Galapagos blue-banded goby)
  * Lythrypnus heterochroma Ginsburg, 1939 (Diphasic goby)
  * Lythrypnus insularis W. A. Bussing, 1990 (Distant goby)
  * Lythrypnus lavenbergi W. A. Bussing, 1990
  * Lythrypnus minimus Garzón & Acero P., 1988 (Pygmy goby)
  * Lythrypnus mowbrayi (T. H. Bean, 1906)
  * Lythrypnus nesiotes J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Island goby)
  * Lythrypnus okapia C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1964 (Okapi goby)
  * Lythrypnus phorellus J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Convict goby)
  * Lythrypnus pulchellus Ginsburg, 1938 (Gorgeous goby)
  * Lythrypnus rhizophora (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903) (Spotcheek goby)
  * Lythrypnus solanensis Acero P., 1981
  * Lythrypnus spilus J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Bluegold goby)
  * Lythrypnus zebra (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Zebra goby)
  