Threadfin Reefgoby

Priolepis nuchifasciata

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth0–32 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsApril, October, and November
How commonOccasional

All species

Photo credit: (c) Noah Kirkland, 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: 32 records
February: 29 records
March: 35 records
April: 49 records
May: 43 records
June: 18 records
July: 24 records
August: 22 records
September: 36 records
October: 52 records
November: 60 records
December: 35 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–32 m · Deepest record: 58.5 m

0–10 m: 86 records
10–20 m: 18 records
20–30 m: 5 records
30–40 m: 9 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

20–22 °C: 49 records
22–24 °C: 36 records
24–26 °C: 56 records
26–28 °C: 87 records
28–30 °C: 118 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Threadfin Reefgoby

Other scientific names: Cremornea francoisi, Gobius nuchifasciatus, Priolepis nuchifasciatus, Zonogobius nuchifasciatus

Similar species

Banded Reef-goby
Priolepis cincta
Barrel Goby
Priolepis semidoliata
Network Reefgoby
Priolepis agrena
Eightbar Reefgoby
Priolepis fallacincta
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).
439 open-data records from 1934 to 2017.
Species data updated October 30, 2026.

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