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Poison Goby

Gobiodon citrinus

Classification

Family
Gobiidae

Gobiodon citrinus, the poison goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and the coast of Africa to the western Pacific Ocean to Japan, Samoa and the Great Barrier Reef. They are reef dwellers being found at depths of from 2 to 20 metres (7 to 66 ft) and in association with Acropora corals. The mucus produced by this fish is toxic.

Distribution

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