Biology:Bath's goby

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Bath's goby
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Pomatoschistus
Species:
P. bathi
Binomial name
Pomatoschistus bathi
P. J. Miller, 1982

Pomatoschistus bathi is a species of goby native to the eastern Mediterranean and the Sea of Marmara where it occurs at depths of from 7 to 14 metres (23 to 46 ft) on substrates with a sand or mud component. This species can reach a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) TL.[2] It is found in Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, with scattered records in southwestern France to Turkish Aegean Sea coast. The Bath's goby feeds on bosmiden, brine shrimps, lobster eggs, oyster eggs, zoobenthos and zooplankton. [3] In 2013, it was listed as data deficient but was changed to Least Concern the following year because the population is thought to stable, it may be under-represented and there are no known threats. The specific name honours the Germany ichthyologist Hans Walter Bath (1924-2015).[4]

References

  1. Herler, J.; Williams, J.T.; Kovacic, M. (2014). "Pomatoschistus bathi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T194882A49082738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194882A49082738.en. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pomatoschistus bathi" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. "Pomatoschistus bathi Bath's goby". https://www.reeflex.net/tiere/4584_Pomatoschistus_bathi.htm. 
  4. "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (i-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 14 July 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/gobiiformes6/. Retrieved 15 September 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1954256 entry