Gobbleguts

Ostorhinchus rueppellii

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–5 m
Water temperature19–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, May, and December
How commonCommon

All species

Photo credit: (c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 39 records
February: 64 records
March: 69 records
April: 44 records
May: 88 records
June: 15 records
July: 29 records
August: 37 records
September: 48 records
October: 37 records
November: 41 records
December: 79 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–5 m · Deepest record: 1,518 m

0–10 m: 109 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C

18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 7 records
22–24 °C: 13 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 2 records
28–30 °C: 9 records

Photos

(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Hugo Innes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Gobbleguts, Northern Gobbleguts, Ruppell's Cardinalfish, Western Gobbleguts

Other scientific names: Apogon rueppelli, Apogon rueppellii, Apogon ruppellii

Similar species

Barred Striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Broadstriped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus angustatus
Diamond Cardinal
Ostorhinchus apogonoides
Bandtail Cardinal
Ostorhinchus aureus
Blue-eye Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus compressus
Blackbanded Cardinal
Ostorhinchus cookii

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).
532 open-data records from 1937 to 2012.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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