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Bath's goby (Pomatoschistus bathi)
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Bath's goby (Pomatoschistus bathi) specimen
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Gobiidae

Bath's goby

Pomatoschistus bathi

Fish Following Drifting Plankton

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Pomatoschistus bathi is a species of goby native to the eastern Mediterranean and the Sea of Marmara where it occurs at depths of from 7 to 14 metres (23 to 46 ft) on substrates with a sand or mud component. This species can reach a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) TL. It is found in Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, with scattered records in southwestern France to Turkish Aegean Sea coast. The Bath's goby feeds on bosmiden, brine shrimps, lobster eggs, oyster eggs, zoobenthos and zooplankton.

Family
Gobiidae
Maximum length
8.9 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Mediterranean Sea: eastward into the Sea of Marmara.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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