Painted Goby
Pomatoschistus pictus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 610
- Most observed in
- 🇫🇷 France
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus) is a small goby of Western European waters from Trondheim Fjord to Spain, the Canary Islands and is sometimes reported in the Mediterranean Sea. Also mentioned in the Black Sea. It lives at depths from 1 to 55 metres (3.3 to 180.4 ft), preferring a gravelly or sandy environment. Its young may sometimes be found in tide pools. It feeds on amphipods and copepods.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Painted goby”.