Pale Sandgoby
Fusigobius pallidus
- Usual depth14–48 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Fusigobius pallidus, commonly called pale sandgoby, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Fusigobius pallidus”, 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: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 14–48 m · Deepest record: 48 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Photos
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Pale Sandgoby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Kaperasankakuhaze, カペラサンカクハゼ
Other scientific names: Coryphopterus pallidus
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).
- 17 open-data records from 1973 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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