Evidence found
172 records across 17 countries and territories, 1957–2019.
Eviota melasma · GBIF taxon key 2376180
Where has the Black-spotted Pygmy-goby been recorded?
Eviota melasma occurrence evidence comes from 172 records in 17 countries and territories, from 1957 to 2019. Most records come from Philippines.
- 172 records
- 17 places
- 33 years recorded
- — class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.
9 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: May. 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
19572019
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Black-spotted Pygmy-goby has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Black-spotted Pygmy-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 |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 45 | |
| Tonga | 24 | |
| Indonesia | 19 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | |
| Fiji | 13 | |
| Australia | 12 | |
| Vanuatu | 12 | |
| Micronesia | 8 | |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 5 | |
| New Caledonia | 4 | |
| French Polynesia | 3 | |
| Palau | 2 | |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | |
| Thailand | 1 | |
| Taiwan | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 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.