#2244 · 🐟 fish

Marbled Goby

Pomatoschistus marmoratus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

Pomatoschistus marmoratus , the marbled goby , is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay down around the Iberian Peninsula through the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is also found in the Suez Canal in Egypt. It occurs in marine and brackish waters on sandy substrates in shallow waters, typically down to 20 m (66 ft), but occasionally to 70 m (230 ft) in the winter. It can reach...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,213iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
1,213 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Antoine Risso in 1810 (216 years ago).