Evidence found
1,579 records across 29 countries and territories, 1853–2025.
Bathygobius soporator · GBIF taxon key 2377096
Where has the Frillfin Goby been recorded?
Bathygobius soporator occurrence evidence comes from 1,579 records in 29 countries and territories, from 1853 to 2025. Most records come from Puerto Rico.
- 1,579 records
- 29 places
- 107 years recorded
- — class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.
11 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18532025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Frillfin Goby has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Frillfin Goby. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 483 | |
| Ecuador | 345 | |
| United States | 316 | |
| Mexico | 136 | |
| Brazil | 70 | |
| Costa Rica | 42 | |
| Jamaica | 31 | |
| Cuba | 24 | |
| Benin | 22 | |
| Belize | 17 | |
| ZZ | 17 | |
| Bahamas | 13 | |
| Bermuda | 10 | |
| Honduras | 10 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 10 | |
| Panama | 5 | |
| Cameroon | 4 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 4 | |
| Ghana | 3 | |
| Peru | 3 | |
| Venezuela | 3 | |
| United Kingdom | 2 | |
| Nigeria | 2 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 2 | |
| Aruba | 1 | |
| Barbados | 1 | |
| Colombia | 1 | |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Gobiidae.
Common Goby
16,763 records
Black Goby
9,074 records
Amur goby
8,320 records
Blueband Goby
1,335 records
Bichique
31 records
Cotylopus acutipinnis
1 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.