Five-bar Coralgoby
Gobiodon quinquestrigatus
- Usual depth0–17 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, September, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Gobiodon quinquestrigatus, commonly known as the five-lined coral goby, is a species of goby. It occurs in the western Pacific from the Philippines to the Society Islands, north to Japan and south to Australia. It is normally found in monogamous pairs associating with corals of the genus Acropora. Its diet consists of small invertebrates and zooplankton. The female deposits the eggs on a coral branch which the male tends. They are able to change sex in whichever direction favours reproductive success. This species has a dark brown body colour with a lighter brown to reddish head which has five vertical blue lines, subadults have additional vertical lines on body.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 24 records
- February: 14 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 21 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 16 records
- July: 23 records
- August: 18 records
- September: 27 records
- October: 22 records
- November: 24 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–17 m · Deepest record: 43 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Five-bar Coralgoby, Five-line Coral-goby, Fiveline Coralgoby, Five-lined Coral Goby, Five-streaked Coral goby, Five-streaked Coral-goby, fivestreaked goby
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Gobiodon à cinq lignes
- Japanese
- Futairosangohaze, フタイロサンゴハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 五带叶鰕虎, 五帶葉鰕虎, 五線葉鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Gobius quinquestrigatus
Similar species
- Citron goby
Gobiodon citrinus
- 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).
- 672 open-data records from 1929 to 2023.
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