common goby

Pomatoschistus microps

Nine Centimeters Goby of the Mediterranean Sea

Temperate
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Europe
Elongated
Small
Temperate fish

The common goby (Pomatoschistus microps) is a species of ray-finned fish native to fresh and brackish waters along the Atlantic and Baltic Sea coasts of Europe and northern Africa, with a range stretching from Norway to Morocco and Mauritania. It is also found in the Canary Islands.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Pomatoschistus
Maximum length: 9 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco, including Baltic Sea (to southern Portugal) (Ref. 4696 ) and western Mediterranean. Also in Mauritania and the Canary Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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