| Common name | Tropical sand goby |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO old |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Eccles, D.H., 1992 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | other fish |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | habitat/ecology |
| Remarks | 'goby' from Latin 'gobius', i.e., a fish of small value, gudgeon, from Greek 'kõbios' (Ref. 11978). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). |