Flame Goby
Discordipinna griessingeri
- Usual depth3–41 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Discordipinna griessingeri is a small, brightly colored, marine neritic fish in the family Gobiidae that is commonly called the spikefin goby or flaming prawn goby. Occasionally it is mislabeled as "Stonogobiops griessingeri" which is a binomial species name that does not formally exist. The spikefin goby has a wide distribution across reefs throughout the western tropical Pacific, Pacific Islands such as Hawai'i or Polynesia, the Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea. It is also occasionally collected and traded as an exotic aquarium fish in multiple countries.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–41 m · Deepest record: 61 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Flame Goby, Spike-fin goby, Spikefin goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Homura-haze, Homurahaze, ホムラハゼ
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 74 open-data records from 1954 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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