Toad goby

Toad Goby
specimen from Gelendzhik, Caucasus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Gobioidei
Family:	Gobiidae
Subfamily:	Benthophilinae
Genus:	Mesogobius
Species:	M. batrachocephalus
Binomial name
Mesogobius batrachocephalus (Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms
Gobius batrachocephalus Pallas, 1814 Neogobius batrachocephalus (Pallas, 1814)

Mesogobius batrachocephalus, the Knout goby or Toad goby, is a species of goby native to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov where it can be found in estuaries and brackish water lagoons (rarely venturing into fresh waters). Prefers areas near cliffs with sandy, shelly or rocky substrates at depths of from 20 to 60 metres (66 to 197 ft), occasionally down to 100 metres (330 ft). This species is a piscivore. This fish can reach a length of 34.5 centimetres (13.6 in) SL and has attained a maximum recorded weight of 600 grams (1.3 lb). It has been known to reach an age of eight years.^[2]

Head of the toad goby from the Gulf of Odessa, Ukraine

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