Link's Goby
Amblygobius linki
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsJune and October
- 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: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 2.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Link's Goby
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Gobio de Link
- Japanese
- Wakakesarasahaze, ワカケサラサハゼ
Similar species
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena
Bynoe GobyAmblygobius bynoensis
Crossed GobyAmblygobius decussatus
False Sleeper-gobyAmblygobius nocturnus
Sphinx gobyAmblygobius sphynx
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
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).
- 31 open-data records from 1929 to 1998.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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