What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Western Cling-goby been recorded?

Pleurosicya occidentalis occurrence evidence comes from 15 records in 1 countries and territories, from 1976 to 1976. Most records come from Mauritius.

PerciformesGobiidaePleurosicya

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

15 records across 1 countries and territories, 1976–1976.

Pleurosicya occidentalis · GBIF taxon key 2375659

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: April.

2 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

historical 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.

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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.

Where Western Cling-goby has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Western Cling-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.

PlaceRecordsShare
Mauritius 15

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Others in the family Gobiidae.

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Blueband Goby
1,335 records
Bichique
31 records
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1 records
Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. 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.