Hector's goby
Koumansetta hectori
- Usual depth2–20 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Hector's goby is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean to the islands of Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found on sheltered coral reefs at depths of from 3 to 30 metres. This species reaches a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours Gordon Hector who was Chief Secretary to the Government of the Seychelles, in gratitude for his help to Smith's work in the Seychelles.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–20 m · Deepest record: 33.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Hector's goby, Yellow-striped Goby, Yellowstripe Goby
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Hector's grundel, Hectors Grundel
- Spanish
- Gobio de Hector
- Filipino
- Paku
- French
- Gobie d'Hector, Gobie Hector
- Japanese
- Kinsenhaze, キンセンハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 海氏庫曼鰕虎, 海氏鈍鯊, 海氏鈍鰕虎, 海氏钝鰕虎, 赫氏鈍鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Amblygobius hectori, Seychellea hectori
Similar species
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena
Bluespotted GobyAsterropteryx semipunctata
Brownlined GobyBathygobius coalitus
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).
- 177 open-data records from 1954 to 2016.
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