Spottysail Goby

Amblychaeturichthys sciistius

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth15–80 m
Water temperature13–29 °C
Best monthsJune, September, and December
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 3 records
March: 3 records
April: 0 records
May: 1 records
June: 11 records
July: 6 records
August: 4 records
September: 7 records
October: 6 records
November: 4 records
December: 10 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 15–80 m · Deepest record: 261 m

10–20 m: 19 records
20–30 m: 41 records
30–40 m: 30 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 7 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 3 records
80–90 m: 3 records
90–100 m: 4 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–29 °C

12–14 °C: 7 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 105 records
20–22 °C: 15 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Spottysail Goby

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Komochijako, コモチジャコ
Korean: 수염문절

Other scientific names: Chaeturichthys sciistius

Similar species

Pinkgray Goby
Amblychaeturichthys hexanema
Eyebar goby
Gnatholepis cauerensis
Yellowfin goby
Acanthogobius flavimanus
Light-beige Goby
Acanthogobius lactipes
Anjer Eye-bar Goby
Gnatholepis anjerensis
Barred mudskipper
Periophthalmus argentilineatus

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).
217 open-data records from 1900 to 2012.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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