The flatsnout goby (Ponticola platyrostris) is a species of goby endemic to the Black Sea where it is mostly known from inshore waters amongst rocks and boulders. It is occasionally found offshore over areas with gravel substrates. This species can reach a length of 22.5 centimetres (8.9 in) TL.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Flatsnout 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
- Tridentiger brevispinis
- Gobiomorphus breviceps
- Babka gymnotrachelus
- Padogobius bonelli
- Neogobius melanostomus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Ponticola
- Species
- Ponticola platyrostris
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