Biology:Norway goby

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Norway goby
Pomatoschistus norvegicus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Pomatoschistus
Species:
P. norvegicus
Binomial name
Pomatoschistus norvegicus
(Collett, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Gobius minutus norvegicus Collett, 1902
  • Gobius fagei de Buen, 1923

Pomatoschistus norvegicus, the Norway goby, is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic from Lofoten to the western English Channel and has also been recorded from the Mediterranean Sea. It occurs in offshore waters at depths of from 18 to 325 metres (59 to 1,066 ft), being found on substrates of mud or coarse shell fragments. This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Herler, J.; Williams, J.T.; Kovacic, M. (2014). "Pomatoschistus norvegicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T198552A45110070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T198552A45110070.en. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pomatoschistus norvegicus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q988311 entry