Chequered Mangrove Goby
Mugilogobius mertoni
- Usual depth0–3 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Mugilogobius is a genus of fish in the family Oxudercidae. They are found in fresh, brackish and marine water of the Indo-Pacific region. Several of the freshwater species have highly restricted distributions.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Mugilogobius”, 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: 17 records
- February: 16 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 20 records
- September: 30 records
- October: 25 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 14 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–3 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Chequered Mangrove Goby, Merton's Mangrove Goby
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Gobie milet, Gobi milet
- Japanese
- ムジナハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 梅氏鯔鰕虎, 梅氏鯔鰕虎魚, 梅氏鲻鰕虎鱼
Other scientific names: Gobius mertoni, Mugilogobius inhacae, Stigmatogobius inhacae, Tamanka mindora, Vaimosa layia
Similar species
- Bandfin Mangrove Goby
Mugilogobius cavifrons
- Two-spot Mangrove Goby
Mugilogobius chulae
Anjer Eye-bar GobyGnatholepis anjerensis
Eyebar gobyGnatholepis cauerensis
Barred mudskipperPeriophthalmus argentilineatus
Atlantic MudskipperPeriophthalmus barbarus
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).
- 206 open-data records from 1935 to 2007.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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