Sharptail goby
Oligolepis acutipennis
- Usual depth1–1 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, July, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Oligolepis acutipennis, the sharptail goby, is a species of goby native to marine, freshwater and brackish waters along the coasts of Indo-West Pacific region. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Oligolepis acutipennis”, 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: 5 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 14 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–1 m · Deepest record: 150 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Sharptail goby, barecheek goby, Longtail Goby, Paintedfin Goby, pointed fin goby, sharptail goby, Spotted Teardrop Goby
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Noborihaze, ノボリハゼ
- Thai
- ปลาบู่หางยาว
- Simplified Chinese
- 尖鰭寡鱗鰕虎, 尖鰭寡鱗鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Ctenogobius acutipennis, Ctenogobius acutipinnis, Gobius acutipennis, Gobius melanostigma, Gobius setosus, Oligolepis acutipinnis, Oligolepis acutippinis
Similar species
Eyebar gobyGnatholepis cauerensis
- Yellowfin goby
Acanthogobius flavimanus
- Light-beige Goby
Acanthogobius lactipes
- Anjer Eye-bar Goby
Gnatholepis anjerensis
- Barred mudskipper
Periophthalmus argentilineatus
- Atlantic Mudskipper
Periophthalmus 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).
- 330 open-data records from 1837 to 2015.
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