Bynoe Goby
Amblygobius bynoensis
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober and November
- 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: 9 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 19 records
- September: 16 records
- October: 34 records
- November: 37 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
- English
- Bynoe Goby, bynoe's goby, Bynoe’s Goby, Byno Goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 百瑙鈍鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Apocryptes bivittatus, Apocryptes lineatus, Gobius bynoensis
Similar species
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena
Crossed GobyAmblygobius decussatus
False Sleeper-gobyAmblygobius nocturnus
Sphinx gobyAmblygobius sphynx
- Butterfly goby
Amblygobius albimaculatus
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 219 open-data records from 1844 to 2011.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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