Lancet-tail Goby
Parachaeturichthys polynema
- Usual depth9–60 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Parachaeturichthys is a genus of gobies native to deep waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9–60 m · Deepest record: 62 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Lancet-tail Goby, Ocellus-tail Goby, taileyed goby, Taileye Goby
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Higehaze, ヒゲハゼ
- Thai
- ปลาบู่หางจุด
- Simplified Chinese
- 多鬚擬矛尾鰕虎, 擬矛尾鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Chaeturichthys polynema, Gobius polynema, Prachaeturichthys palynema
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).
- 192 open-data records from 1853 to 2023.
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