Blackfin Coral Goby
Paragobiodon lacunicola
- Usual depth2–15 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 55 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blackfin Coral Goby, Blackfin Goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Pandadarumahaze, パンダダルマハゼ
Other scientific names: Paragobiodon lacunicolus, Ruppellia lacunicola
Similar species
- Redhead goby
Paragobiodon echinocephalus
- Emerald Coral Goby
Paragobiodon xanthosoma
- Black Coral Goby
Paragobiodon melanosoma
- Redhead
Paragobiodon modestus
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
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).
- 157 open-data records from 1951 to 2013.
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