Tubenose Goby
Proterorhinus marmoratus
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 11.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: NT
A small goby of brackish rivers and estuaries around the Black Sea, it keeps to salty inland water and avoids pure freshwater. It grows to about 12 centimetres and is rated near threatened.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Proterorhinus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 126933.
FAQ
- Is the Tubenose Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Tubenose Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Tubenose Goby get?
- The Tubenose Goby grows to about 11.5 cm.