Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
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A small goby from the Atlantic and Baltic coasts of Europe and North Africa, from Norway to Morocco and the Canary Islands. It lives in estuaries and coastal waters. It reaches 9 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Pomatoschistus microps
- Family
- Gobiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Gobius laticeps, Gobius microps, Gobius microps microps, Gobius microps puckensis, Gobius minutus minor, Gobius parnelli, Gobius pusillus, Pomatoschistus microps microps
Origin
- Native region
- África, Europa
Water
- Temperature
- 8–24 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 9 cm
- Lifespan
- 2.6 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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