greenspotted goby
Acentrogobius viridipunctatus
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Samuel GUIRAUDOU, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Acentrogobius viridipunctatus, or the spotted green goby, is a species of goby found in brackish and salt water in the lower Chao Phraya River. It is the type species of the genus Acentrogobius.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Acentrogobius viridipunctatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 21 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 21 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 20 records
- September: 25 records
- October: 17 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- greenspotted goby, Spotted Green Goby
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Kirarahaze, キララハゼ
- Thai
- ปลาบู่จุดเขียว, ปลาบู่ตะกั่ว, ปลาบู่เพชร
- Simplified Chinese
- 青斑細棘鰕虎, 青斑細棘鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Acentrogobius sealei, Creisson sealei, Ctenogobius viridipunctatus, Gobius chlorostigma, Gobius viridipunctatus
Similar species
Tropical sand gobyAcentrogobius caninus
Barcheek AmoyaAcentrogobius moloanus
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 229 open-data records from 1837 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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