Opalescent Sandgoby
Favonigobius opalescens
- Usual depth1 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, October, and November
- 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: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1 m · Deepest record: 1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Opalescent Sandgoby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Tsumajirohimehaze, ツマジロヒメハゼ
Other scientific names: Ctenogobius opalescens
Similar species
Long-finned GobyFavonigobius lateralis
Exquisite GobyFavonigobius exquisitus
Asian sand gobyFavonigobius gymnauchen
Eastern Longfin GobyFavonigobius lentiginosus
Indopacific Tropical Sand GobyFavonigobius reichei
- Blackthroat Goby
Favonigobius melanobranchus
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).
- 5 open-data records from 1934 to 2000.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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