Marbled goby

For the sleeper goby also known as marbled goby, see Oxyeleotris marmorata.

Not to be confused with Proterorhinus marmoratus (Pallas, 1814).

Pomatoschistus marmoratus, the marbled goby, is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic from the Bay of Biscay down around the Iberian Peninsula through the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It is also found in the Suez Canal in Egypt.^[1][2] It occurs in marine and brackish waters on sandy substrates in shallow waters, typically down to 20 m (66 ft), but occasionally to 70 m (230 ft) in the winter.^[1][2] It can reach a length of 8 cm (3.1 in) TL though most do not exceed 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.^[2]

Marbled goby
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Genus:	Pomatoschistus
Species:	P. marmoratus
Binomial name
Pomatoschistus marmoratus (A. Risso, 1810)
Synonyms
Atherina marmorata Risso, 1810 Gobius marmoratus (Risso, 1810) Gobius reticulatus Valenciennes, 1837 Gobius leopardinus Nordmann, 1840 Pomatoschistus microps leopardinus (Nordmann, 1840) Gobius rhodopterus Günther, 1861 Gobius ferrugineus Kolombatović, 1891 Syrrhothonus charrieri Chabanaud, 1933