New Guinea Mini Dartgoby
Aioliops novaeguineae
- Usual depth1–10 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and September
- How commonRare
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: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–10 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- New Guinea Mini Dartgoby
Similar species
- Four-eye Mini Dartgoby
Aioliops tetrophthalmus
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena
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).
- 104 open-data records from 1979 to 2023.
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