blacktail dartfish
Parioglossus palustris
- Usual depth0 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Parioglossus palustris, the Borneo hoverer goby, is a species of dartfish native to the Andaman Sea and West Pacific.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Parioglossus palustris”, 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: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 0 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- blacktail dartfish, Borneo Hoverer, Estuarine Dart-goby, Palustris Dartfish, Swamp Dartfish, Tailspot Dartfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Boruneohaze, ボルネオハゼ
Other scientific names: Andameleotris palustris, Parioglossus borneensis, Perioglossus borneensis
Similar species
- Beautiful Hover Goby
Parioglossus formosus
- Philippine dartfish
Parioglossus philippinus
- Andaman Dart-goby
Parioglossus raoi
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
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).
- 39 open-data records from 1940 to 2004.
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