Pale-barred Goby
Priolepis pallidicincta
- Usual depth6–38 m
- Water temperature18–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–38 m · Deepest record: 60 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pale-barred Goby, Palebarred Goby, Pale-barred Reefgoby, Palebarred Reefgoby
Other scientific names: Priolepis pallidocincta
Similar species
Banded Reef-gobyPriolepis cincta
- Threadfin Reefgoby
Priolepis nuchifasciata
- Barrel Goby
Priolepis semidoliata
- Network Reefgoby
Priolepis agrena
- Eightbar Reefgoby
Priolepis fallacincta
- Brick goby
Priolepis inhaca
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).
- 99 open-data records from 1973 to 2015.
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