HomeFish encyclopediaRay-finned fishesPerch-like fishGobiesManyband goby Manyband goby (Amoya madraspatensis) Scientific name: Amoya madraspatensis Day, 1868 The Manyband goby (Amoya madraspatensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific. Species factsScientific nameAmoya madraspatensisFamilyGobiidae (Gobies)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length7.0EnvironmentMarine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromousClimateTropicalDistributionEastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific.Conservation status (IUCN)Not EvaluatedThreat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: of no interestResilienceHigh, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026