Actor Coralgoby
Gobiodon histrio
- Usual depth1–10 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
About this species
Gobiodon histrio, the Broad-barred goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea to the western Pacific Ocean to southern Japan, Samoa and the Great Barrier Reef. This species is a reef dweller, being found at depths of from 2 to 15 metres. It can reach a length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 19 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–10 m · Deepest record: 12.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Actor Coralgoby, Blue-spotted Coralgoby, Broad-banded Goby, Broad-barred Coralgoby, Broad-barred Goby, Broadbarred Goby, Broad-barred Maori Goby, Green clown goby, Maori Coralgoby
Names in 3 more languages
- Filipino
- Bia
- Japanese
- Benisashikobanhaze, ベニサシコバンハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 寬紋葉鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Gobiodon verticalis, Gobius histrio
Similar species
- Citron goby
Gobiodon citrinus
- Five-bar Coralgoby
Gobiodon quinquestrigatus
- Blue-spotted Coral-goby
Gobiodon erythrospilus
- Okinawa Goby
Gobiodon okinawae
- Elongate Coralgoby
Gobiodon prolixus
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 465 open-data records from 1958 to 2023.
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