Brown-speckled Sand-goby
Istigobius rigilius
- Usual depth2–18 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and November
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 23 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 25 records
- October: 17 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–18 m · Deepest record: 29 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Brown-speckled Sand-goby, Orangespotted Goby, Rigilius Goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Madarakazarihaze, マダラカザリハゼ
Other scientific names: Bikinigobius welanderi, Istigobius rigillius, Pallidogobius rigilius
Similar species
- Decorated goby
Istigobius decoratus
- Ornate goby
Istigobius ornatus
- Black-spotted Goby
Istigobius nigroocellatus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 651 open-data records from 1953 to 2023.
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