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Gobiidae
Norway goby
Pomatoschistus norvegicus
Goby Over Sandy Bottoms
Pomatoschistus norvegicus, the Norway goby, is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic from Lofoten to the western English Channel and has also been recorded from the Mediterranean Sea. It occurs in offshore waters at depths of from 18 to 325 metres (59 to 1,066 ft), being found on substrates of mud or coarse shell fragments.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Gobies and Allies
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Pomatoschistus
- Maximum length
- 8 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: Lofoten to western English Channel (Ref. 4696 ). Rare in the Mediterranean.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

