Norway goby
Norway goby | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Pomatoschistus |
Species: | P. norvegicus |
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Pomatoschistus norvegicus (Collett, 1902) | |
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Pomatoschistus norvegicus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.