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Flatsnout goby

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Gobiidae

Genus
  
Ponticola

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Subfamily
  
Benthophilinae

Scientific name
  
Ponticola platyrostris

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Mushroom goby, Ratan goby, Benthophiloides brauneri, Black Sea tadpole‑goby, Ponticola

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.

Range

Native to the north-western and north-eastern parts of the Black Sea (without limans), near the coasts of Crimea, in some parts of the Sea of Azov. In the eastern part of the Black Sea it occurs from the Kerch Strait along all the coast of Caucasus to Batumi. Within the rivers it has been recorded from the Southern Bug.

References

Flatsnout goby Wikipedia