Ostrich goby
Callogobius maculipinnis
- Usual depth1–18 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, October, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 27 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 16 records
- October: 17 records
- November: 24 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 106 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ostrich goby, ostrich goby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Katahohaze, カタホハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 斑鰭硬皮鰕虎, 斑鰭美鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Callogobius irrasus, Drombus irrasus, Drombus maculipinnis, Intonsagobius kuderi, Intonsagobius vanclevei
Similar species
- Pacific goby
Callogobius sclateri
Hasselt's Flap-headed GobyCallogobius hasseltii
Okinawa Flap-headed GobyCallogobius okinawae
- Centrescale Goby
Callogobius centrolepis
- Slimy goby
Callogobius flavobrunneus
- 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).
- 315 open-data records from 1940 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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