Eightbar Reefgoby
Priolepis fallacincta
- Usual depth2–31 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–31 m · Deepest record: 37.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Eightbar Reefgoby, False-girdled Reefgoby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Kobenkeihaze, コベンケイハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 擬橫帶鋸鱗鰕虎, 擬橫帶鋸鱗鰕虎魚
Similar species
Banded Reef-gobyPriolepis cincta
Threadfin ReefgobyPriolepis nuchifasciata
- Barrel Goby
Priolepis semidoliata
- Network Reefgoby
Priolepis agrena
- Brick goby
Priolepis inhaca
- Pale-barred Goby
Priolepis pallidicincta
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).
- 54 open-data records from 1969 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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