Andaman Dart-goby
Parioglossus raoi
- Usual depth1–5 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–5 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Andaman Dart-goby, Rao's Dartfish, Rao's Hover Goby, yellow dartfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Miyarabihaze, ミヤラビハゼ
Other scientific names: Amblyeleotris raoi
Similar species
Beautiful Hover GobyParioglossus formosus
blacktail dartfishParioglossus palustris
Philippine dartfishParioglossus philippinus
Long-finned GobyFavonigobius lateralis
Common gobyPomatoschistus 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).
- 43 open-data records from 1934 to 2006.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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