Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Pomatoschistus

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14 species
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Max. Length 3.2 cm SL

 
Pomatoschistus anatoliae
[Anatolian goby]

Photo by Patzner, R.

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

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Pomatoschistus bathi
[Bath’s goby]

Photo by Svensson, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Pomatoschistus flavescens (Fabricius, 1779)

Photo by Photo by Svensson, A.
 
Pomatoschistus flavescens
[Two-spotted goby]

Photo by Kovacic, M.

Mediterranean Sea

Pomatoschistus knerii (Steindachner, 1861)

Photo by Photo by Kovacic, M.
 
Pomatoschistus knerii
[Kner's goby]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm TL

 
Pomatoschistus lozanoi
[Lozano's goby]

Photo by Pillon, R.

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

Photo by Photo by Pillon, R.
 
Pomatoschistus marmoratus
[Marbled goby]

Photo by Busse, K.

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

Photo by 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 Photo by Busse, K.
 
Pomatoschistus minutus
[Sand goby]
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Max. Length 2.8 cm

 
Pomatoschistus montenegrensis
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No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm SL

 
Pomatoschistus nanus
[Pygmaean goby]

Photo by Miller, P.J.

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

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

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Mediterranean Sea

Pomatoschistus tortonesei Miller, 1969

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Pomatoschistus tortonesei
[Tortonese's goby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pomatoschistus anatoliae Anatolian goby Asia 3.2 SL 2017
Pomatoschistus bathi Bath’s goby Mediterranean Sea 3 TL 1982
Pomatoschistus flavescens Two-spotted goby Eastern Atlantic 6 TL 1779
Pomatoschistus knerii Kner's goby Mediterranean Sea 1861
Pomatoschistus lozanoi Lozano's goby Northeast Atlantic 8 TL 1923
Pomatoschistus marmoratus Marbled goby Eastern Atlantic 8 TL 1810
Pomatoschistus microps Common goby Eastern Atlantic 9 TL 1838
Pomatoschistus minutus Sand goby Eastern Atlantic 11 TL 1770
Pomatoschistus montenegrensis Montenegro 2.8 2008
Pomatoschistus nanus Pygmaean goby Mediterranean 1.7 SL 2017
Pomatoschistus norvegicus Norway goby Eastern Atlantic 8 TL 1902
Pomatoschistus pictus Painted goby Eastern Atlantic 6 TL 1865
Pomatoschistus quagga Quagga goby Mediterranean Sea 6 TL 1837
Pomatoschistus tortonesei Tortonese's goby Mediterranean Sea 1969



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