HomeFreshwater aquarium fishPuffers, gobies & brackish fishHasselt's goby Hasselt's goby (Callogobius hasseltii) Scientific name: Callogobius hasseltii Bleeker, 1851 The Hasselt's goby (Callogobius hasseltii) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: West Pacific. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Scales ctenoid.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameCallogobius hasseltiiFamilyGobiidae (Gobies)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length7.3EnvironmentMarine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromousClimateTropicalDistributionWest Pacific.Conservation status (IUCN)Not EvaluatedThreat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceHigh, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More puffers, gobies & brackish fishBanded archerfishToxotes jaculatrixSilver moonyMonodactylus argenteusRhinogobius duospilusGlobe fishTetraodon lineatusAmazon pufferColomesus asellusSpotted scatScatophagus argusSee all puffers, gobies & brackish fish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026