Painted goby

Painted goby
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Pomatoschistus
Species:	P. pictus
Binomial name
	Pomatoschistus pictus; (Malm, 1865)
Synonyms
	Gobius pictus Malm, 1865 ; Pomatoschistus pictus pictus (Malm, 1865) ; Gobius rhodopterus Günther, 1861 ; Gobius affinis Kolombatović, 1891 ; Pomatoschistus pictus adriaticus P. J. Miller, 1973 ;

The painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus) is a small goby of Western European waters from Trondheim Fjord to Spain, the Canary Islands and is sometimes reported in the Mediterranean Sea.^[2] Also mentioned in the Black Sea.^[3] It lives at depths from 1 to 55 metres (3.3 to 180.4 ft), preferring a gravelly or sandy environment. Its young may sometimes be found in tide pools. It feeds on amphipods and copepods.

Description

The painted goby is a relatively small goby, only growing to 6 cm in length, although some may grow to 9.5 cm. It is fawn-brown, with a row of four double dark brown spots along the sides. The dorsal fin has rows of dark brown-black spots interspersed with bands of iridescent blue and pink.

References

^ Herler, J.; Williams, J.T. & Kovacic, M. (2014). "Pomatoschistus pictus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T198550A45110312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T198550A45110312.en.
^ Pomatoschistus pictus at FishBase
^ Black Sea Fishes Check List Archived 2011-01-25 at the Wayback Machine

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[IUCN-1] Herler, J.; Williams, J.T. & Kovacic, M. (2014). "Pomatoschistus pictus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T198550A45110312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T198550A45110312.en.

[2] Pomatoschistus pictus at FishBase

[3] Black Sea Fishes Check List Archived 2011-01-25 at the Wayback Machine

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