Long-finned Goby
Favonigobius lateralis
- Usual depth1–1 m
- Water temperature14–23 °C
- Best monthsMarch, September, and December
- How commonCommon
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About this species
Favonigobius lateralis is a species of goby native to coastal waters of eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand where it can be found in marine and brackish waters of sandy estuaries. It prefers to live in beds of seagrass. This species can reach a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 101 records
- February: 82 records
- March: 129 records
- April: 62 records
- May: 32 records
- June: 109 records
- July: 27 records
- August: 40 records
- September: 211 records
- October: 77 records
- November: 64 records
- December: 194 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–1 m · Deepest record: 7.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–23 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Sophie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Andrew Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Long-finned Goby, Long Finned Goby, Southern Longfin Goby
Other scientific names: Gobius lateralis
Similar species
Exquisite GobyFavonigobius exquisitus
Asian sand gobyFavonigobius gymnauchen
Eastern Longfin GobyFavonigobius lentiginosus
Indopacific Tropical Sand GobyFavonigobius reichei
- Blackthroat Goby
Favonigobius melanobranchus
- Opalescent Sandgoby
Favonigobius opalescens
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).
- 989 open-data records from 1891 to 2015.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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