Shadow goby
Yongeichthys nebulosus
- Usual depth0–19 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 18 records
- April: 22 records
- May: 27 records
- June: 18 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 28 records
- September: 43 records
- October: 44 records
- November: 42 records
- December: 23 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–19 m · Deepest record: 39 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Shadow goby, Hairfin Goby, Hair-finned Goby, Poisonous Goby, shadow goby, Three-blotch Goby
Names in 4 more languages
- Filipino
- Bunak
- Japanese
- Tsumugihaze, ツムギハゼ
- Thai
- ปลาบู่ลายเมฆ
- Simplified Chinese
- 雲斑裸頰鰕虎
Other scientific names: Acentrogobius nebulosus, Ctenogobius nebulosus, Ctenogobius petersenii, Gobius auchenotaenia, Gobius baliuroides, Gobius brevifilis, Gobius festivus, Gobius nebulosus, Gobius petersii, Rhinogobius baliuroides, Rhinogobius lungi, Rhinogobius nebulosus
Similar species
- yellowfin toxic goby
Yongeichthys criniger
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri
Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena
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).
- 608 open-data records from 1929 to 2023.
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