Pomatoschistus Explained

Pomatoschistus is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish and marine waters of Europe, the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

• Pomatoschistus anatoliae Engin & Innal, 2017^[1]
• Pomatoschistus bathi P. J. Miller, 1982 (Bath's goby)
• Pomatoschistus canestrinii (A. P. Ninni, 1883) (Canestrini's goby)
• Pomatoschistus knerii (Steindachner, 1861) (Kner's goby)
• Pomatoschistus lozanoi (F. de Buen, 1923) (Lozano's goby)
• Pomatoschistus marmoratus (A. Risso, 1810) (Marbled goby)
• Pomatoschistus microps (Krøyer, 1838) (Common goby)
• Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) (Sand goby)
• Pomatoschistus montenegrensis P. J. Miller & Šanda, 2008
• Pomatoschistus nanus Engin & Seyhan, 2017 ^[2]
• Pomatoschistus norvegicus (Collett, 1902) (Norway goby)
• Pomatoschistus pictus (Malm, 1865) (Painted goby)
• Pomatoschistus quagga (Heckel, 1837) (Quagga goby)
• Pomatoschistus tortonesei P. J. Miller, 1969 (Tortonese's goby)

Notes and References

1. Semin Engin . Deniz İnnal . amp . 2017 . A new species of Pomatoschistus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Southern Anatolia . Zoology in the Middle East . 63 . 4 . 316–324. 10.1080/09397140.2017.1361187 . 90904369 . Abstract
2. Engin . S. . Seyhan . D. . October 2017 . A new species of Pomatoschistus (Teleostei, Gobiidae): the Mediterranean's smallest marine fish: mediterranean sea's smallest fish species . Journal of Fish Biology . en . 91 . 4 . 1208–1223 . 10.1111/jfb.13455.