- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Subphylum Vertebrata
- Infraphylum Gnathostomata
- Parvphylum Osteichthyes
- Gigaclass Actinopterygii
- Class Actinopteri
- Subclass Teleostei
- Order Gobiiformes (gobies and related fishes)
- Family Gobiidae
Child taxons:
| Genus Acentrogobius |  |
| Genus Amblyeleotris |     |
| Genus Amblygobius |    |
| Genus Arcygobius |  |
| Genus Asterropteryx |  |
| Genus Bryaninops |     |
| Genus Coryphopterus |     |
| Genus Cryptocentrus |     |
| Genus Ctenogobiops |    |
| Genus Elacatinus |     |
| Genus Eviota |     |
| Genus Favonigobius |  |
| Genus Fusigobius |     |
| Genus Istigobius |    |
| Genus Koumansetta |  |
| Genus Lobulogobius |  |
| Genus Lubricogobius |  |
| Genus Lythrypnus |   |
| Genus Macrodontogobius |  |
| Genus Nes |  |
| Genus Paragobiodon |  |
| Genus Phyllogobius |  |
| Genus Pleurosicya |     |
| Genus Rhinogobiops |  |
| Genus Signigobius |  |
| Genus Trimma |     |
| Genus Valenciennea |     |
| Genus Vanderhorstia |  |