Insignia Goby
Cryptocentroides insignis
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by coenobita · 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: 2 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 13 records
- May: 48 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Insignia Goby, Insignia Prawn-goby, Insignia Prawngoby, Insignia Shrimpgoby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Hasujimahaze, ハスジマハゼ
Other scientific names: Amblygobius insignis, Cryptocentroides dentatus
Similar species
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena
Bluespotted GobyAsterropteryx semipunctata
Brownlined GobyBathygobius coalitus
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).
- 94 open-data records from 1931 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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