Large Sandgoby
Fusigobius maximus
- Usual depth3–23 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–23 m · Deepest record: 47.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Large Sandgoby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Goishisankakuhaze, ゴイシサンカクハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 巨紡錘鰕虎, 巨紡錘鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Coryphopterus maximus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 37 open-data records from 1975 to 2015.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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