Crab-eyed Goby
Signigobius biocellatus
- Usual depth2–18 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, October, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
The Twin-spot Goby, or Crab-eyed Goby, is a species of goby native to the Western Pacific Ocean where they can be found in areas of sand, silt in lagoons, or coastal bays with nearby cover such as rubble, coral, or leaf litter. They can be found at depths of from 1 to 30 metres. This species can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is currently the only known member of its genus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Twin-spot 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: 2 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–18 m · Deepest record: 22.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Crab-eyed Goby, Crab-eye Goby, Four-eyed Goby, Signal Goby, Twinspot Goby
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Krabbenaugen-Grundel
- Japanese
- カニハゼ
Similar species
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena
Bluespotted GobyAsterropteryx semipunctata
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).
- 234 open-data records from 1955 to 2023.
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