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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Pomatoschistus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, schistos = divided (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 70 - 80 m. Temperate; 58°N - 38°N, 10°W - 9°E
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35388); max. reported age: 2 years (Ref. 4696)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Male has a small black spot and dark longitudinal bands in the first dorsal fins (Ref. 35388).
Northeast Atlantic: North Sea to northwestern Spain. Recently recorded from Portugal (Cascais).
Found in shallow waters. Spawn when 1 year old. Eggs are laid under empty bivalve shells (Ref. 35388). Feed on small crustaceans (mysids, amphipods, copepods), nematodes.
Miller, P.J., 1986. Gobiidae. p. 1019-1085. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Volume 3. UNESCO, Paris.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02164 (-0.18839 - 0.23167), b=2.76 (2.64 - 2.87), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.34 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1; k >0.30; fec = 410).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100) .