Frogface goby
Oxyurichthys papuensis
- Usual depth1–26 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Oxyurichthys papuensis, commonly known as the frogface goby, is a species of goby found in the Indo-West Pacific, the Red Sea south to Natal, South Africa and east to the tropical western Pacific. This species reaches a length of 20 cm (7.9 in).
Text from the Wikipedia article “Oxyurichthys papuensis”, 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: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–26 m · Deepest record: 69.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Frogface goby, Big Mud-goby, frogface goby, Frogface Goby, Papuan Goby, spangled arrowfin goby
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Papua-grundel
- French
- Gobie à tête de grenouille
- Japanese
- Onisaruhaze, オニサルハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 巴布亞溝鰕虎, 巴布亞溝鰕虎魚, 眼角鴿鯊
Other scientific names: Gobius belosso, Gobius papuensis
Similar species
- Orange-spot Mudgoby
Oxyurichthys auchenolepis
- Horned Tentacle Goby
Oxyurichthys cornutus
- finescale arrowfin goby
Oxyurichthys microlepis
- Eyebrow goby
Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema
- redspot arrowfin goby
Oxyurichthys tentacularis
Yellowfin gobyAcanthogobius 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).
- 68 open-data records from 1945 to 2013.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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