Sphinx goby
Amblygobius sphynx
- Usual depth0–33 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, May, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Amblygobius sphynx or the Sphinx goby is a species of goby found in brackish and salt water in the Indo-West Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Amblygobius sphynx”, 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: 11 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 13 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–33 m · Deepest record: 38 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
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(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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Names and classification
- English
- Sphinx goby, sphinx goby, Sphinx Goby, Sphynx Goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Sufuinkususarasahaze, スフィンクスサラサハゼ
Other scientific names: Ambligobius sphynx, Gobius deilus, Gobius rubrotaeniatus, Gobius sphynx, Gobius stagon
Similar species
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena
Bynoe GobyAmblygobius bynoensis
Crossed GobyAmblygobius decussatus
False Sleeper-gobyAmblygobius nocturnus
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 164 open-data records from 1931 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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