Pomatoschistus bathi Miller, 1982
Bath’s goby
photo by Patzner, R.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae
Max. size:  3 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 7 - 14 m
Distribution:  Mediterranean Sea: eastward into the Sea of Marmara.
Diagnosis:  Pectoral fin with 14-16 rays; males with several short bars on flank, mostly on lower half; females with 3-4 short bars on flank, mostly on lower half (Ref. 59043); body shape is terete, slightly depressed; eyes situated dorso-laterally; reduced swim bladders (Ref. 92840).
Biology:  Found on sand and gravel in 7 m (Ref. 4696, 92840), muddy sand bottom in 10 m and rock sand ecotone in 14 m; meiofauna feeder; live together with G.geniporus, prefers benthic prey as well as fish and suprabenthic like harticoids and ostracods. (Ref. 92840). Max. length (Robert A. Patzner, pers. comm., 1999).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 March 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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