Anomolous Goby

Coryogalops anomolus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth2–100 m
Water temperature24–29 °C
Best monthsMay, June, and July
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Julien Renoult · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 1 records
May: 5 records
June: 3 records
July: 3 records
August: 3 records
September: 0 records
October: 2 records
November: 1 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–100 m · Deepest record: 100 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C

22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 11 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

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Names and classification

English: Anomolous Goby

Other scientific names: Coryogalops sufensis

Similar species

Epaulette Goby
Coryogalops sordidus
Long-finned Goby
Favonigobius lateralis
Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-goby
Amblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' goby
Amblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris wheeleri

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).
53 open-data records from 1951 to 2023.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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