Blacktip Sandgoby
Fusigobius melacron
- Usual depth12–27 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and November
- How commonRare
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 23 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 30 records
- May: 19 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 21 records
- October: 22 records
- November: 23 records
- December: 19 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–27 m · Deepest record: 27 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Blacktip Sandgoby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Tsumagurosankakuhaze, ツマグロサンカクハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 桔斑紡錘鰕虎, 桔斑紡錘鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Coryphopterus melacron
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).
- 109 open-data records from 1987 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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