TROPICAL SAND GOBY

Acentrogobius caninus

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes, 1837)

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    - Perch-like fishes +
      - True gobies +
        
        Checkered gobies +
        
        Tropical sand goby
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Occurs along coastlines and in estuaries and harbors. Usually found in brackish tidal waters. Feeds on invertebrates. Found to contain tetrodotoxin (TTX) and anhydrotetrodotoxin (anh-TTX) which causes paralytic food poisoning (Ref. 54777). Marketed fresh in Mekong delta (Ref. 12693).

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