most actual gobies are (i believe) algaevores(scooters are not blennies), and most gobies are not(may be omnivores), other than that, body shape and lmost everything
watchman gobies, jawfish or sleeper gobies, for sand sifting
HTH
If you have a DSB (cc wont' work) my 2 burrowing white starfish are amazing. They are also (at least in my experience) hardier than linkias, and unlike brittles, they get out and work that sand bed.