Orange-spotted sand-goby
Fusigobius longispinus
- Usual depth6–29 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Fusigobius is a genus of coral reef inhabiting gobies found throughout the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Fusigobius”, 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: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 13 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–29 m · Deepest record: 33 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Orange-spotted sand-goby, Longspine Goby, orange-spotted sand-goby, White-flag Sand-goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 長棘紡錘鰕虎, 長棘紡錘鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Coryphopterus longispinus, Fusigobius longipinnis
Similar species
Barenape GobyFusigobius duospilus
African FusegobyFusigobius neophytus
Fine-spotted Sand-gobyFusigobius signipinnis
Slender SandgobyFusigobius gracilis
Shoulderspot GobyFusigobius humeralis
Blotched GobyFusigobius inframaculatus
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).
- 48 open-data records from 1970 to 2000.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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