Halfbarred Goby
Amblygobius semicinctus
- Usual depth1–23 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Amblygobius semicinctus, the halfbarred goby , is a species of goby from family Gobiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Amblygobius semicinctus”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–23 m · Deepest record: 150 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Halfbarred Goby
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Binden-Baggergrundel
- French
- Gobie à demi-bandes, Gobie galonne
Other scientific names: Gobius semicinctus
Similar species
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena
Bynoe GobyAmblygobius bynoensis
Crossed GobyAmblygobius decussatus
False Sleeper-gobyAmblygobius nocturnus
Sphinx gobyAmblygobius sphynx
- Butterfly goby
Amblygobius albimaculatus
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).
- 90 open-data records from 1951 to 2011.
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