African Fusegoby
Fusigobius neophytus
- Usual depth1–13 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust and November
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 28 records
- March: 24 records
- April: 14 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 23 records
- August: 39 records
- September: 27 records
- October: 27 records
- November: 48 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–13 m · Deepest record: 150 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- African Fusegoby, Common Fusegoby, Fine-spotted Sand-goby, Neophyte Goby, Neophyte Sandgoby, Sand Goby
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Gobie néophyte
- Japanese
- Sankakuhaze, サンカクハゼ
Other scientific names: Coryphopterus neophytus, Eviota woolacottae, Fusigobius africanus, Fusigobius neophyta, Gobius neophytus, Thalassogobius corallinus
Similar species
Barenape GobyFusigobius duospilus
Fine-spotted Sand-gobyFusigobius signipinnis
Shoulderspot GobyFusigobius humeralis
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).
- 846 open-data records from 1948 to 2023.
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