Pomatoschistus
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Pomatoschistus is a genus of fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...

 in the Gobiidae family.
It contains 12 species:
  • Pomatoschistus bathi - Bath's goby
    Bath's goby
    Bath's goby, Pomatoschistus bathi, is a species of small-sized coastal fish of Gobiidae family. Widespread in the eastern Mediterranean and the Sea of Marmara. Recently it is registered as introduced species in the Black Sea....

  • Pomatoschistus canestrinii - Canestrini's goby
    Canestrini's goby
    Canestrini's goby is a species of fish in the Gobiidae family. It is found alone the Adriatic coasts, from Po delta in Italy to Neretva in Croatia; also introduced in Lake Trasimeno, Central Italy.-Source:...

  • Pomatoschistus knerii - Kner's goby
    Kner's goby
    Kner's goby is a species of small-sized coastal fish of Gobiidae family. Widespread in the Mediterranean Sea: western part and the Adriatic Sea.-References:*...

  • Pomatoschistus lozanoi - Lozano's goby
    Lozano's goby
    Lozano's goby is a species of small-sized coastal fish of Gobiidae family. It measures up to 8 centimeters in length. It lives up to 2 years. It is widespread in the North-Eastern Atlantic from the North Sea to north-western Spain and also near Portugal, at 70 to 80 meters depth.-References:*...

  • Pomatoschistus marmoratus - Marbled goby
    Marbled goby
    Marbled goby, Pomatoschistus marmoratus, is a species of small-sized coastal fish of Gobiidae family. Widespread in the eastern Atlantic , Mediterranean, Black Sea and Sea of Azov, Suez Canal and Lake Qarun in Egypt.-Links:*...

  • Pomatoschistus microps - Common goby
    Common goby
    The Common goby is a small coastal fish of Western European waters from Norway to Portugalit is of a sandy colour and reaches a length of 64mm. In the breeding season coloration the male has a dark blotch at the rear of the first dorsal fin...

  • Pomatoschistus minutus
    Sand goby
    For the unrelated goby family see Kraemeriidae.The sand goby , also known as a polewig or pollybait, is a coastal goby of European waters from the Baltic to the Mediterranean Sea, frequenting sandy areas, Littoral zones, lagoons, salt marshes and, in autumn, estuaries...

    - Sand goby
    Sand goby
    For the unrelated goby family see Kraemeriidae.The sand goby , also known as a polewig or pollybait, is a coastal goby of European waters from the Baltic to the Mediterranean Sea, frequenting sandy areas, Littoral zones, lagoons, salt marshes and, in autumn, estuaries...

  • Pomatoschistus montenegrensis
    Pomatoschistus montenegrensis
    Pomatoschistus montenegrensis is a species of small-sized coastal fish of Gobiidae family. Widespread only in Montenegro: Morača River and its tributary Zeta, in the south of the country, also Lake Skadar and a canal, which connects Lake Malo Blato with the main Lake Skadar.-References:*...

  • Pomatoschistus norvegicus - Norway goby
    Norway goby
    The Norway goby, Pomatoschistus norvegicus, is a fish of the family Gobiidae. It is widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from Lofoten to the western English Channel, and has also been found in the Mediterranean Sea. The fish is up to 8 cm long, with scales on the back of the first dorsal fin and no...

  • Pomatoschistus pictus
    Painted goby
    The Painted goby is a small goby of Western European waters from Trondheimfjord to Spain, the Canary islands and is sometimes reported in the Mediterranean sea. Also mentioned in the Black Sea. It lives at depths between 1 and 55 metres, preferring a gravelly or sandy environment. Its young may...

    - Painted goby
    Painted goby
    The Painted goby is a small goby of Western European waters from Trondheimfjord to Spain, the Canary islands and is sometimes reported in the Mediterranean sea. Also mentioned in the Black Sea. It lives at depths between 1 and 55 metres, preferring a gravelly or sandy environment. Its young may...

  • Pomatoschistus quagga - Quagga goby
    Quagga goby
    Quagga goby is a species of small-sized coastal fish of Gobiidae family, up to 6.0 cm maximal length. Widespread in the Mediterranean Sea: western part and also the Adriatic Sea.-References:*...

  • Pomatoschistus tortonesei - Tortonese's goby
    Tortonese's goby
    Tortonese's goby is a species of small-sized coastal fish of Gobiidae family. Widespread in the Mediterranean Sea: Marsala, Sicily and western Libya . Habits the coastal brackish water and hyperhaline lagoons, on the sandy bottom in the growth of macrophytes. Feeds on small crustaceans and...

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