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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Pomatoschistus

(See list of species below)



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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Patzner, R.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Pomatoschistus bathi Miller, 1982

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Pomatoschistus bathi
[]

Photo by Pialek, L.

Europe
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Pomatoschistus canestrinii (Ninni, 1883)

Photo by Pialek, L.
 
Pomatoschistus canestrinii
[Canestrini's Goby]

Photo by Kovacic, M.

Mediterranean Sea

Pomatoschistus knerii (Steindachner, 1861)

Photo by Kovacic, M.
 
Pomatoschistus knerii
[Kner's goby]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL

 
Pomatoschistus lozanoi
[Lozano's goby]

Photo by Herler, J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Pomatoschistus marmoratus (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Herler, J.
 
Pomatoschistus marmoratus
[Marbled goby]

Photo by Busse, K.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Pomatoschistus microps (Krøyer, 1838)

Photo by Busse, K.
 
Pomatoschistus microps
[Common goby]

Photo by Busse, K.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770)

Photo by Busse, K.
 
Pomatoschistus minutus
[Sand goby]
No picture found
Montenegro
Max. Length 2.8 cm

 
Pomatoschistus montenegrensis
[]

Photo by Miller, P.J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Pomatoschistus norvegicus (Collett, 1902)

Photo by Miller, P.J.
 
Pomatoschistus norvegicus
[Norway goby]

Photo by Svensson, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Pomatoschistus pictus (Malm, 1865)

Photo by Svensson, A.
 
Pomatoschistus pictus
[Painted goby]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Pomatoschistus quagga (Heckel, 1837)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Pomatoschistus quagga
[Quagga goby]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Mediterranean Sea

Pomatoschistus tortonesei Miller, 1969

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Pomatoschistus tortonesei
[Tortonese's goby]
12 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Pomatoschistus
(Gobies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1982 Pomatoschistus bathi Mediterranean Sea 3 TL
1883 Pomatoschistus canestrinii Canestrini's Goby Europe 7 TL
1861 Pomatoschistus knerii Kner's goby Mediterranean Sea
1923 Pomatoschistus lozanoi Lozano's goby Northeast Atlantic 8 TL
1810 Pomatoschistus marmoratus Marbled goby Eastern Atlantic 8 TL
1838 Pomatoschistus microps Common goby Eastern Atlantic 9 TL
1770 Pomatoschistus minutus Sand goby Eastern Atlantic 11 TL
2008 Pomatoschistus montenegrensis Montenegro 2.8
1902 Pomatoschistus norvegicus Norway goby Eastern Atlantic 8 TL
1865 Pomatoschistus pictus Painted goby Eastern Atlantic 6 TL
1837 Pomatoschistus quagga Quagga goby Mediterranean Sea 6 TL
1969 Pomatoschistus tortonesei Tortonese's goby Mediterranean Sea



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