Key goby
Drombus key
- Usual depth1.5 m
- Water temperature24–28 °C
- Best monthsJuly and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1.5 m · Deepest record: 1.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Key goby, key goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Thai
- ปลาบู่หัวกลม
Other scientific names: Ctenogobius key, Gobius key
Similar species
- Bighead Goby
Drombus globiceps
- Hale's Drombus
Drombus halei
- White-edge Drombus
Drombus lepidothorax
- Bluemarked Drombus
Drombus ocyurus
- Brown Drombus
Drombus palackyi
- pinafore goby
Drombus simulus
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).
- 38 open-data records from 1948 to 1997.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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