General Description
Body slender, head depressed; snout rounded in side view; eyes far apart; gill openings restricted to pectoral fin base; head pores absent. Grey to brown, males almost black; first dorsal fin with one or two black longitudinal stripes, lower stripe intensifying into black spot at end of fin. To 6 cm.
Habitat
Usually in holes amongst mangroves or seagrass beds, sometimes entering freshwater, in depths of 0-10 m.
Soft substrates
Seagrass meadows
Distribution guide
South-eastern Australia.
Species Group
Depth
Shore (0-1 m)
Shallow (1-30 m)
Water Column
Max Size
6 cm
Commercial Species
No
Global Dispersal
Native to Australia
Identify
Conservation Status
- DSE Advisory List : Vulnerable
- EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed
- IUCN Red List : Not listed
Author
Di Bray is a Senior Collection Manager of ichthyology at Museum Victoria.
Author
Dr. Martin Gomon is a Senior Curator of ichthyology at Museum Victoria.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. & Gomon, M.F., 2011, Flatback Mangrovegoby, Mugilogobius platynotus, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay, Museum Victoria, accessed 09 Jun 2025, http://136.154.202.208:8098/species/6416
