Blotched Goby
Fusigobius inframaculatus
- Usual depth9–27 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Pierre Pericard, 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: 29 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 24 records
- April: 47 records
- May: 32 records
- June: 24 records
- July: 19 records
- August: 22 records
- September: 25 records
- October: 31 records
- November: 37 records
- December: 20 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9–27 m · Deepest record: 37.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Blotched Goby, Blotched Sand Goby, Flasher Goby, Innerspot Sandgoby, Innerspotted Sandgoby, Interspotted Sandgoby, Orange-spotted Sand-goby, Orange-spotted Sand Goby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Hatatatesankakuhaze, ハタタテサンカクハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 下斑紡錘鰕虎, 阿曼紡錘鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Coryphopterus inframaculatus
Similar species
Barenape GobyFusigobius duospilus
Fine-spotted Sand-gobyFusigobius signipinnis
- African Fusegoby
Fusigobius neophytus
Shoulderspot GobyFusigobius humeralis
- 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).
- 192 open-data records from 1983 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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