Aspro Loach Goby
Rhyacichthys aspro
- Usual depth3–287 m
- Water temperature28–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
The loach goby, Rhyacichthys aspro, is a goby belonging to the family Rhyacichthyidae. It is not fished commercially.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Loach goby”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–287 m · Deepest record: 287 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Aspro Loach Goby, loach goby
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Tsubasahaze, ツバサハゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 溪塘鱧, 溪鱧, 石貼仔
Other scientific names: Platyptera aspro, Rhyacichthys asparo
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 110 open-data records from 1931 to 2024.
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