Striped Barbelgoby
Gobiopsis malekulae
- Usual depth1–7 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Gobiopsis malekulae, the striped barbelgoby, is a species of goby found in the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gobiopsis malekulae”, 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: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–7 m · Deepest record: 7 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Striped Barbelgoby
Other scientific names: Ctenogobius malekulae
Similar species
- Patchwork Barbelgoby
Gobiopsis arenaria
- Bravo's Bearded Goby
Gobiopsis bravoi
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri
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).
- 10 open-data records from 1936 to 1995.
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