Elongate Coralgoby
Gobiodon prolixus
- Usual depth1–22 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and June
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 22.1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Elongate Coralgoby, Oblong Goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Awairokobanhaze, アワイロコバンハゼ
Similar species
- Citron goby
Gobiodon citrinus
- Five-bar Coralgoby
Gobiodon quinquestrigatus
- Blue-spotted Coral-goby
Gobiodon erythrospilus
- Actor Coralgoby
Gobiodon histrio
- Okinawa Goby
Gobiodon okinawae
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 70 open-data records from 1980 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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