Flat-Backed Goby
Mugilogobius platynotus
- Group: Goby
- Max size: 6 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This little goby lives in estuaries lined with mangroves, where it settles on soft silt bottoms no more than a few centimetres long. It is really a marine fish but copes happily with stretches of fresh water as the tide turns.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Gobiiformes › Gobiidae › Mugilogobius
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 277360.
FAQ
- Is the Flat-Backed Goby dangerous to divers?
- The Flat-Backed Goby is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Flat-Backed Goby get?
- The Flat-Backed Goby grows to about 6 cm.