Black-spotted Goby
Istigobius nigroocellatus
- Usual depth1–13 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 16 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 21 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–13 m · Deepest record: 27.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black-spotted Goby, Black-spotted Sand-goby, Black-spotted Sandgoby, Blackspotted Sandgoby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Okikazarihaze, オキカザリハゼ
Other scientific names: Gobius nigroocellatus, Innoculus nigroocellatus, Istigobius nigrocellus
Similar species
- Decorated goby
Istigobius decoratus
- Ornate goby
Istigobius ornatus
- Brown-speckled Sand-goby
Istigobius rigilius
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
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).
- 208 open-data records from 1952 to 2022.
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