Orange-spotted Goby
Asterropteryx bipunctata
- Usual depth13–31 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and July
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13–31 m · Deepest record: 79 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Orange-spotted Goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Futahoshihoshihaze, フタホシホシハゼ
Other scientific names: Asterropteryx bipunctatus
Similar species
Bluespotted GobyAsterropteryx semipunctata
Striped GobyAsterropteryx striata
- Bluedot Goby
Asterropteryx ensifera
- Senou's Goby
Asterropteryx senoui
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
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 1979 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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