Common gobies include blue-striped goby, six-spot goby, ctenogoby, orange goby, sea whip goby, white-backed goby, and small goby Fish etc. Among them, the little goby is the shortest-lived vertebrate in the world, confirmed by Australian biologists in 2005.

Freshwater gobies are mainly produced in China, such as the Po's snout goby, the Ziling's snout goby, etc. There are also some soda gobies native to Southeast Asia, such as tropical species such as the little beefish (Dow's short goby). It is a popular ornamental fish species.