Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby
Favonigobius reichei
- Usual depth1–4 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Favonigobius reichei, the Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby, is a species of goby native to fresh, brackish and marine waters of coastal areas of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean preferring muddy or sandy substrates, often with weed growth. This species can reach a length of 8.3 centimetres (3.3 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: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–4 m · Deepest record: 19.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Indopacific Tropical Sand Goby, Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby, tropical sand goby
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Minamihimehaze, ミナミヒメハゼ
- Korean
- 황줄날개망둑
- Simplified Chinese
- 雷氏蜂巢鰕虎, 雷氏蜂巢鰕虎魚, 雷氏鯊, 雷氏點頰鰕虎, 雷氏點頰鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Acentrogobius neilli, Acentrogobius reichei, Ctenogobius godavariensis, Ctenogobius reichei, Favonigobius neilli, Gobius neilli, Gobius reichei, Gobius zanzibarensis, Papillogobius reichei, Papillonigobius reichei, Rhinogobius robinsoni
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).
- 312 open-data records from 1843 to 2005.
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