Fine-spotted Sand-goby
Fusigobius signipinnis
- Usual depth4–22 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, September, and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Fusigobius signipinnis, commonly called flasher sandgoby or signal goby among various vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Fusigobius signipinnis”, 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: 41 records
- February: 30 records
- March: 72 records
- April: 38 records
- May: 39 records
- June: 27 records
- July: 38 records
- August: 36 records
- September: 57 records
- October: 41 records
- November: 53 records
- December: 39 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–22 m · Deepest record: 28 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) mikazilla, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Fine-spotted Sand-goby, Flasher Sand-goby, Flasher Sandgoby, Signalfin Goby, Signalfin Sandgoby, Signal Goby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Hirefurisankakuhaze, ヒレフリサンカクハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 斑鰭紡錘鰕虎, 斑鰭紡錘鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Coryphopterus signipinnis, Fusigobius signipirris
Similar species
Barenape GobyFusigobius duospilus
- African Fusegoby
Fusigobius neophytus
Shoulderspot GobyFusigobius humeralis
Blotched GobyFusigobius inframaculatus
- Blacktip Sandgoby
Fusigobius melacron
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
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).
- 519 open-data records from 1957 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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