title: Chriolepis
text: # Chriolepis
  
  Chriolepis is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Chriolepis atrimelum W. A. Bussing, 1997
  * Chriolepis benthonis Ginsburg, 1953 (Deepwater goby)
  * Chriolepis bilix Hastings & Findley, 2013 (Double-filament goby)
  * Chriolepis cuneata W. A. Bussing, 1990 (Rail goby)
  * Chriolepis dialepta W. A. Bussing, 1990
  * Chriolepis fisheri Herre, 1942 (Translucent goby)
  * Chriolepis lepidota Findley, 1975
  * Chriolepis minutillus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Rubble goby)
  * Chriolepis prolata Hastings & Findley, 2015 (Platform goby)
  * Chriolepis roosevelti (Ginsburg, 1939) (Roosevelt's goby)
  * Chriolepis tagus Ginsburg, 1953 (Mystery goby)
  * Chriolepis semisquamata (Rutter, 1904) (Secret goby)
  * Chriolepis vespa Hastings & Bortone, 1981 (Wasp goby)
  * Chriolepis zebra Ginsburg, 1938 (Gecko goby)
  
  Two species, C. bilix and C. prolata, are classified in the genus Pinnichthys by some authorities, as is C. atrimelum but this has not been reflected in FishBase.
  
  