Green-spotted Goby
Acentrogobius janthinopterus
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, August, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 25 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 18 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Green-spotted Goby, Mangrove Goby, pupilspot goby, Robust Goby, Robust Mangrove Goby
Names in 4 more languages
- Japanese
- Kasumihaze, カスミハゼ
- Korean
- 흰테꼬리망둑
- Thai
- ปลาบู่ครีบม่วง, ปลาบู่เพชรกระโดงยาว
- Simplified Chinese
- 紫鰭細棘鰕虎
Other scientific names: Amoya janthinopterus, Creisson janthinopterus, Gobius janthinopterus
Similar species
Tropical sand gobyAcentrogobius caninus
Barcheek AmoyaAcentrogobius moloanus
greenspotted gobyAcentrogobius viridipunctatus
- Mangrove goby
Acentrogobius audax
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 147 open-data records from 1908 to 2007.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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