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Mushroom goby
Mushroom goby from the Sukhyi Estuary, Black Sea, SW Ukraine
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Ponticola
Species:	P. eurycephalus
Binomial name
Ponticola eurycephalus (Kessler, 1874)
Synonyms
Gobius eurycephalus Kessler, 1874 Neogobius eurycephalus (Kessler, 1874) Neogobius platyrostris odessicus Pinchuk, 1977 Neogobius eurycephalus odessicus Pinchuk, 1977

The mushroom goby (Ponticola eurycephalus) is a species of goby native to the Black Sea where it can be found along the coasts from Bulgaria to the Crimea. Mostly a species of marine and brackish waters, it is known to enter fresh waters in the delta of the Danube River. This species prefers inshore waters with rocks or fallen trees. This species can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL.

References

1. Freyhof, J. (2011). "Ponticola eurycephalus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T188113A8642168. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T188113A8642168.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ponticola eurycephalus". FishBase. June 2013 version.

External links

• Marine Species Identification Portal

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