Citron goby
Gobiodon citrinus
- Usual depth2–15 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Gobiodon citrinus, the poison goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and the coast of Africa to the western Pacific Ocean to Japan, Samoa and the Great Barrier Reef. They are reef dwellers being found at depths of from 2 to 20 metres and in association with Acropora corals. The mucus produced by this fish is toxic. They grow to a length of 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) TL. They have varied body colour and could be either dark brown, or pale yellow. They also have blue vertical lines that go around their eyes and gills. This species is also found in the aquarium trade and has been reared in the aquarium.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 20 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 18 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 26 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Citron goby, Poison goby, Citron coral goby, citron goby, Coralgoby, Coral Goby, Fourbar Goby, Four-bar Maori Goby, Lemon Coral-goby, Lemon Coralgoby, Lemon Coral Goby, lemon goby, poison goby, Yellow Goby
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Zitronen-Grundel
- Filipino
- Bia
- French
- Gobiodon citron
- Simplified Chinese
- 橙色葉鰕虎
Other scientific names: Gobiodon hypselopterus, Gobius citrinus
Similar species
- Five-bar Coralgoby
Gobiodon quinquestrigatus
- Blue-spotted Coral-goby
Gobiodon erythrospilus
- Actor Coralgoby
Gobiodon histrio
- Okinawa Goby
Gobiodon okinawae
- Elongate Coralgoby
Gobiodon prolixus
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).
- 444 open-data records from 1931 to 2023.
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