Slimy goby
Callogobius flavobrunneus
- Usual depth1–20 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 16 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–20 m · Deepest record: 33.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Slimy goby, slimy goby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Zungurihaze, ズングリハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 黃棕硬皮鰕虎, 黃棕美鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Mucogobius flavobrunneus
Similar species
- Pacific goby
Callogobius sclateri
Hasselt's Flap-headed GobyCallogobius hasseltii
Okinawa Flap-headed GobyCallogobius okinawae
- Centrescale Goby
Callogobius centrolepis
- Ostrich goby
Callogobius maculipinnis
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 247 open-data records from 1950 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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