Brownlined Goby

Bathygobius coalitus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth0–3 m
Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and July
How commonOccasional

All species

Photo credit: (c) naokitakebayashi, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Bathygobius is a circumtropical genus of fish in the family Gobiidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Bathygobius”, 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: 49 records
February: 61 records
March: 50 records
April: 79 records
May: 94 records
June: 45 records
July: 67 records
August: 40 records
September: 38 records
October: 34 records
November: 53 records
December: 65 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–3 m · Deepest record: 123 m

0–10 m: 34 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 25 records
24–26 °C: 46 records
26–28 °C: 57 records
28–30 °C: 29 records

Photos

(c) Alexander Regio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tyler Bishop, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tyler Bishop, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
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(c) Slunky, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Brownlined Goby, Padang Goby, Whitespotted Frillgoby, Whitespotted Goby

Names in 3 more languages

French: Gobie à points blancs
Japanese: Kuroyahazuhaze, クロヤハズハゼ
Simplified Chinese: 藍點深鰕虎, 藍點深鰕虎魚

Other scientific names: Amblygobius coalitus, Bathygobius albopunctatus, Bathygobius albpunctatus, Bathygobius coalitius, Bathygobius coalitue, Bathygobius padangensis, Gobius albopunctatus, Gobius coalitus, Gobius padangensis

Similar species

Cocos frillfin goby
Bathygobius cocosensis
Dusky frill-goby
Bathygobius fuscus
Roundfin goby
Bathygobius cyclopterus
Brownlined Goby
Bathygobius meggitti
Bathygobius petrophilus
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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
518 open-data records from 1837 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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