Eastern Longfin Goby
Favonigobius lentiginosus
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature16–27 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and February
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Favonigobius lentiginosus is a species of goby native to the coastal waters of Australia and New Zealand. This species can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Favonigobius lentiginosus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 57 records
- February: 51 records
- March: 31 records
- April: 21 records
- May: 28 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 21 records
- October: 32 records
- November: 26 records
- December: 33 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 0.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–27 °C
Photos
(c) Jacqui Geux, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Eastern Longfin Goby, Estuarine Goby, Long-finned Goby, Spotted Goby
Other scientific names: Acentrogobius lentiginosus, Gobius lentiginosus
Similar species
Long-finned GobyFavonigobius lateralis
Exquisite GobyFavonigobius exquisitus
Asian sand gobyFavonigobius gymnauchen
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).
- 448 open-data records from 1943 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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