Stripetail Barehead Goby
Gymnogobius urotaenia
- Usual depth0 m
- Water temperature6–22 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kim, Hyun-tae · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 21 records
- August: 58 records
- September: 20 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 6–22 °C
Photos
(c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nick Tobler (Cowturtle), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Stripetail Barehead Goby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Ukigori, ウキゴリ
- Korean
- 꾹저구
Other scientific names: Chaenogobius laevis, Chaenogobius urotaenia, Chloea aino, Chloea laevis, Gobius laevis, Gobius urotaenia, Gymnogobius laevis, Rhodoniichthys laevis
Similar species
Floating gobyGymnogobius petschiliensis
- Chestnut Goby
Gymnogobius castaneus
- Sevenspine Goby
Gymnogobius heptacanthus
Yellowfin gobyAcanthogobius flavimanus
Light-beige GobyAcanthogobius lactipes
Blue-spotted MudskipperBoleophthalmus boddarti
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).
- 3,615 open-data records from 1952 to 2006.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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