Author: (Valenciennes, 1837)
FBname: Tropical sand goby
Comments: Occur along coastlines and in estuaries and harbors.  Usually found in brackish tidal waters.  Feed 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).