Tortonese's goby (Pomatoschistus tortonesei)

Scientific name: Pomatoschistus tortonesei Miller, 1969

Tortonese's goby (Pomatoschistus tortonesei)

The Tortonese's goby (Pomatoschistus tortonesei) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Mediterranean Sea, Marsala, Sicily and Farwah Lagoon, western Libya.

Biology

Inhabits lagoons, brackish to slightly hypersaline, in shallows on sand near seagrass prairie. Feeds on small crustaceans and gastropods.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pomatoschistus tortonesei
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Mediterranean Sea: Marsala, Sicily and Farwah Lagoon, western Libya.
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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