Quagga goby (Pomatoschistus quagga)

Scientific name: Pomatoschistus quagga Heckel, 1837

Quagga goby (Pomatoschistus quagga)

The Quagga goby (Pomatoschistus quagga) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Mediterranean Sea, western basin, including the Adriatic Sea.

Biology

Max. length (Francesco Costa, pers. comm., 2001).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pomatoschistus quagga
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Mediterranean Sea: western basin, including the Adriatic Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming fec

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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