Tail-bar Cabillus
Cabillus tongarevae
- Usual depth0–16 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 13 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–16 m · Deepest record: 22.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Tail-bar Cabillus, Tongareva Goby
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Gobie de Tongareva
- Japanese
- Yorimehaze, ヨリメハゼ
Other scientific names: Glossogobius tongarevae
Similar species
- Lizard Cabillus
Cabillus lacertops
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena
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).
- 193 open-data records from 1954 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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