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Marbled goby

Pomatoschistus marmoratus, the marbled goby, is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay down around the Iberian Peninsula through the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is also found in the Suez Canal in Egypt. It occurs in marine and brackish waters on sandy substrates in shallow waters, typically down to 20 m (66 ft), but occasionally to 70 m (230 ft) in the winter. It can reach a length of 8 cm (3.1 in) TL though most do not exceed 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.

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Marbled goby
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Pomatoschistus
Species:
P. marmoratus
Binomial name
Pomatoschistus marmoratus
(A. Risso, 1810)
Synonyms
  • Atherina marmorata Risso, 1810
  • Gobius marmoratus (Risso, 1810)
  • Gobius reticulatus Valenciennes, 1837
  • Gobius leopardinus Nordmann, 1840
  • Pomatoschistus microps leopardinus (Nordmann, 1840)
  • Gobius rhodopterus Günther, 1861
  • Gobius ferrugineus Kolombatović, 1891
  • Syrrhothonus charrieri Chabanaud, 1933

Pomatoschistus marmoratus, the marbled goby, is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay down around the Iberian Peninsula through the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is also found in the Suez Canal in Egypt.12 It occurs in marine and brackish waters on sandy substrates in shallow waters, typically down to 20 m (66 ft), but occasionally to 70 m (230 ft) in the winter.12 It can reach a length of 8 cm (3.1 in) TL though most do not exceed 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.2

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References

  1. Herler, J.; Williams, J.T.; Kovacic, M. (2014). "Pomatoschistus marmoratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T198667A45108652. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T198667A45108652.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pomatoschistus marmoratus". FishBase. October 2016 version.