Redfin Crested Goby
Cristatogobius rubripectoralis
- Water temperature26°C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26°C
Names and classification
- English
- Redfin Crested Goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Gobio crestado de aleta roja
Similar species
- Crested Goby
Cristatogobius lophius
Long-finned GobyFavonigobius lateralis
Common gobyPomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris 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).
- 26 open-data records from 1981 to 1992.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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