Black-pitted Sand-goby
Oplopomops diacanthus
- Usual depth1–24 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
The hole goby is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Gobiidae which is native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it can be found down to depths of 10 metres (30 ft). This fish occurs on patches of sand or rubble adjacent to reefs. This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hole goby”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–24 m · Deepest record: 23.6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black-pitted Sand-goby, Diacanthus Goby, Hole goby, Twospine Sandgoby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- トンガリハゼ
Other scientific names: Hazeus diacanthus, Oplopomus diacanthus
Similar species
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena
Bluespotted GobyAsterropteryx semipunctata
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).
- 18 open-data records from 1954 to 2015.
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