Painted goby
| Pomatoschistus pictus (Malm, 1865) | ||||
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies) |
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| Order: | Gobiiformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Painted goby | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Norway (Trondheim fjord) to Spain and the Canary Islands. Reported from the Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 50345). | |||
| Adult biology: | Inhabits gravel and sand; young may occur in shore pools. Feeds on crustaceans (copepods and amphipods) (Ref. 4696). | |||
| Diagnosis: | There is always a fairly large chromatophore behind and above the anus, usually absent in P. norvegicus. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | temperate; 65°N - 27°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37) | |||
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| Modified by: Froese, Rainer |
Entered by: Froese, Rainer |
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