Ghost Goby
Pleurosicya muscarum
- Usual depth1–18 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ghost Goby, Sinularia Ghost Goby, Soft Coral Ghost Goby
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Umitakehaze, ウミタケハゼ
Other scientific names: Pleurosicya timidus, Pleurosicyops timidus, Rhinogobius muscarum
Similar species
Common Ghost GobyPleurosicya mossambica
Cling GobyPleurosicya micheli
- Blue Coral Ghost Goby
Pleurosicya coerulea
- Staghorn Ghostgoby
Pleurosicya fringilla
- Lobed Ghost Goby
Pleurosicya plicata
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
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).
- 125 open-data records from 1902 to 2016.
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