Shoulderspot Goby
Fusigobius humeralis
- Usual depth3–27 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–27 m · Deepest record: 29.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Shoulderspot Goby, Shoulderspot Sandgoby, Sidespot Sandgoby
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Gobie à tache humérale
- Japanese
- Kataboshisankakuhaze, カタボシサンカクハゼ
Other scientific names: Coryphopterus humeralis
Similar species
Barenape GobyFusigobius duospilus
Fine-spotted Sand-gobyFusigobius signipinnis
- African Fusegoby
Fusigobius neophytus
Blotched GobyFusigobius inframaculatus
- Blacktip Sandgoby
Fusigobius melacron
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
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).
- 165 open-data records from 1987 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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