Butterfly goby
Amblygobius albimaculatus
- Usual depth0–6 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Amblygobius is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Amblygobius”, 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: 8 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 20 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–6 m · Deepest record: 19 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Butterfly goby, Tailspot goby, butterfly goby, tailspot goby, Whitelined Goby
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Grüne Höhlengrundel, Grüne Höhlengrundel
- Filipino
- Bia
- Japanese
- Sarasahaze
- Thai
- ปลาบู่ปะการัง
- Simplified Chinese
- 白条钝鰕虎鱼, 白條鈍鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Gobius albimaculatus, Gobius albomaculatus, Gobius papilio, Gobius quinqueocellatus, Gobius vonbondei
Similar species
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena
Bynoe GobyAmblygobius bynoensis
Crossed GobyAmblygobius decussatus
False Sleeper-gobyAmblygobius nocturnus
Sphinx gobyAmblygobius sphynx
- Buan Goby
Amblygobius buanensis
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).
- 236 open-data records from 1948 to 2015.
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