finescale arrowfin goby
Oxyurichthys microlepis
- Usual depth5–83 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Oxyurichthys microlepis, commonly known as the maned goby, is a species of goby native to tropical marine and brackish waters along the coasts of the Indian Ocean from Africa to the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in estuaries and inshore waters to depths of about 75 metres (246 ft). It occurs in the Mekong Delta and is suspected to use the tidal flow up the river to reach as far inland as Cambodia. This species can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–83 m · Deepest record: 86 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- finescale arrowfin goby, Long-tailed Goby, Maned Goby, Maned Tentacle Goby, smallscaled goby, Small-scaled Goby
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Tategamihaze, タテガミハゼ
- Thai
- ปลาเขือเกล็ดเล็ก, ปลาท่องเที่ยว
- Simplified Chinese
- 小鱗溝鰕虎, 小鱗溝鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Euctenogobius cristatus, Gobius cristatus, Gobius longicauda, Gobius microlepis, Gobius nuchalis, Oxyurichthyes microlepis, Oxyurichthys longicauda, Oxyuricthyes microlepis
Similar species
- Orange-spot Mudgoby
Oxyurichthys auchenolepis
- Horned Tentacle Goby
Oxyurichthys cornutus
- Eyebrow goby
Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema
- Frogface goby
Oxyurichthys papuensis
- redspot arrowfin goby
Oxyurichthys tentacularis
Eyebar gobyGnatholepis cauerensis
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).
- 103 open-data records from 1849 to 2023.
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