Pomatoschistus tortonesei, Tortonese's goby

Pomatoschistus tortonesei Miller, 1969

Tortonese's goby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Pomatoschistus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, schistos = divided (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Enrico Tortonése (1911–1987) was an Italian ichthyologist and specialist in echinoderms. He was a Professor at the Genoa Museum of Natural History. Capapé frequently cites Tortonése’s work on Mediterranean sharks and rays. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal. Subtropical

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Mediterranean Sea: Marsala, Sicily and Farwah Lagoon, western Libya.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

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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. (Ref. 4696)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Vulnerable (VU) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 19 March 2024

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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