The marble goby (Oxyeleotris marmorata) is a widely distributed species of fish in the family Butidae native to fresh and brackish waters of the Mekong and Chao Praya basins, as well as rivers and other water bodies in Cambodia (where it is called ត្រីដំរី "TreiDamrei"), Thailand (where it is called ปลาบู่), Malaysia, Singapore (where it is called "Soon Hock" fish), Indochina, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Marbled Goby being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Odontobutis potamophilus
- Odontobutis obscurus
- Odontobutis interruptus
- Eleotris picta
- Triaenopogon barbatus
- Butis butis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Butidae
- Genus
- Oxyeleotris
- Species
- Oxyeleotris marmorata
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