Acentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Tropical sand goby

Species recognized by R Froese & D Pauly (eds),  in 
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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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