Orange-spot Mudgoby

Oxyurichthys auchenolepis

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth5–128 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsJune, September, and November
How commonRare

About this species

Oxyurichthys auchenolepis, commonly known as the scaly-nape tentacle goby, is a species of goby found in the western central Pacific. This species reaches a length of 13 cm (5.1 in).

Text from the Wikipedia article “Oxyurichthys auchenolepis”, 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: 3 records
February: 6 records
March: 4 records
April: 2 records
May: 4 records
June: 7 records
July: 0 records
August: 3 records
September: 8 records
October: 5 records
November: 8 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–128 m · Deepest record: 173.5 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 4 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 12 records
26–28 °C: 24 records
28–30 °C: 16 records

Names and classification

English: Orange-spot Mudgoby, Scaly-nape Tentacle Goby

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Aragasaruhaze, アラガサルハゼ, サルハゼ

Other scientific names: Gobius petersenii, Oxyurichthus amabalis, Oxyurichthys amabalis, Oxyurichthys petersenii, Oxyurichthys saru

Similar species

Frogface goby
Oxyurichthys papuensis
Horned Tentacle Goby
Oxyurichthys cornutus
finescale arrowfin goby
Oxyurichthys microlepis
Eyebrow goby
Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema
redspot arrowfin goby
Oxyurichthys tentacularis
Yellowfin goby
Acanthogobius flavimanus

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).
121 open-data records from 1930 to 2010.
Species data updated October 30, 2026.

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