Anjer Eye-bar Goby
Gnatholepis anjerensis
- Usual depth0–19 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Gnatholepis anjerensis, the eyebar goby, is a small species of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Gobionellinae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gnatholepis anjerensis”, 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: 27 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 22 records
- April: 386 records
- May: 37 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 20 records
- September: 20 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 18 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–19 m · Deepest record: 150 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Anjer Eye-bar Goby, Caueren Goby, Eye-bar Goby, Eyebar Goby, Eye-bar Sand-goby, Lagoon Goby, Orange Ear Goby, Shoulderspot Goby, Shoulderspot Sandgoby, Yellowspot Goby
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Cabot sauteur, Gobie des lagons
- Japanese
- Omonhaze, アデオオモンハゼ, オオモンハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 頜鱗鰕虎, 頜鱗鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Gnatholepis deltoides, Gobius anjerensis, Gobius capistratus, Gobius deltoides
Similar species
Eyebar gobyGnatholepis cauerensis
- Yellowfin goby
Acanthogobius flavimanus
- Light-beige Goby
Acanthogobius lactipes
- Barred mudskipper
Periophthalmus argentilineatus
- Atlantic Mudskipper
Periophthalmus barbarus
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).
- 1,059 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
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