Pomatoschistus

Pomatoschistus
Sand Goby (P. minutus), the type species of the genus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Pomatoschistus
T. N. Gill, 1863
Type species
Gobius minutus
Pallas, 1770
Synonyms
  • Engrauligobius Iljin, 1930
  • Iljinia de Buen, 1930
  • Ninnia de Buen, 1930
  • Ninnigobius Whitley, 1951
  • Syrrhothonus Chabanaud, 1933

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 12 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Pomatoschistus in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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