Brick goby
Priolepis inhaca
- Usual depth1–13 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and May
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–13 m · Deepest record: 26.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Brick goby, brick goby, Network Reefgoby, rusty goby, scissortail
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Amimebenkeihaze, アミメベンケイハゼ
Other scientific names: Gobius inhaca, Priolepis inhace, Quisquilius inhaca
Similar species
Banded Reef-gobyPriolepis cincta
- Threadfin Reefgoby
Priolepis nuchifasciata
- Barrel Goby
Priolepis semidoliata
- Network Reefgoby
Priolepis agrena
- Eightbar Reefgoby
Priolepis fallacincta
- 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).
- 140 open-data records from 1929 to 2011.
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