Emerald Coral Goby
Paragobiodon xanthosoma
- Usual depth2–21 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Paragobiodon is a genus of gobies native to reef habitats of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Paragobiodon”, 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: 14 records
- February: 25 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 19 records
- September: 28 records
- October: 28 records
- November: 31 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–21 m · Deepest record: 33 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Emerald Coral Goby, Emerald Goby, Golden Coralgoby, Yellow Coral Goby, Yellowgreen Coralgoby, Yellowskin Goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Akanedarumahaze, アカネダルマハゼ
Other scientific names: Gobius xanthosoma, Paragobiodon xanthosomus
Similar species
- Redhead goby
Paragobiodon echinocephalus
- Blackfin Coral Goby
Paragobiodon lacunicola
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 355 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
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