Broad-banded Shrimp-goby
Amblyeleotris periophthalmus
- Usual depth2–24 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, September, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 37 records
- February: 31 records
- March: 31 records
- April: 46 records
- May: 31 records
- June: 34 records
- July: 26 records
- August: 34 records
- September: 42 records
- October: 33 records
- November: 42 records
- December: 43 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–24 m · Deepest record: 32 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Photos
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
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(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Broad-banded Shrimp-goby, Broad-banded Shrimpgoby, Broadbanded Shrimpgoby, Periophthalma prawn-goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Dandaradatehaze, ダンダラダテハゼ
Other scientific names: Amblyeleotris exilis, Amblyeleotris maculata, Amblyeleotris periophthalma, Cryptocentrops exilis, Eleotris periophthalmus
Similar species
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri
Eyebrow GobyAmblyeleotris rubrimarginata
Magnus' gobyAmblyeleotris sungami
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).
- 102 open-data records from 1952 to 2021.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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