Barcheek Amoya
Acentrogobius moloanus
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Barcheek Amoya
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Futasujinoborihaze, フタスジノボリハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 黑帶細棘鰕虎
Other scientific names: Amoya lopezi, Amoya moloana, Amoya moloanus, Aparrius moloanus, Ctenogobius moloanus, Mindorogobius lopezi
Similar species
Tropical sand gobyAcentrogobius caninus
greenspotted gobyAcentrogobius viridipunctatus
- Green-spotted Goby
Acentrogobius janthinopterus
- Sulu goby
Acentrogobius suluensis
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
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).
- 52 open-data records from 1908 to 1995.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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