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Etymology: Pomatoschistus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, schistos = divided (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 325 m (Ref. 35388). Temperate; 71°N - 35°N, 11°W - 25°E
Eastern Atlantic: Lofoten to western English Channel (Ref. 4696). Rare in the Mediterranean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35388)
Distinguished by the following characteristics: dark spot in rear end of first dorsal fin. Scales on the back of first dorsal fin, no scales on breast (Ref. 35388); fins: Dl VI, D2 1/8 - 9 (8: 1, 9:4), A 1/9, P 16 - 17 (16: 1,17: 4), C 15 principle rays (12 branched rays), V I/5+5/I; scales: abraded, breast naked (no scale pockets); narrow attachment of the branchiostegal membrane on the isthmus; lateral line system: anterior section of row i and supralabial section of row d in
single series; longitudinal suborbital row b anteriorly ending below anterior third to half
of eye; suborbital transversal rows c2 and c4 penetrating through longitudinal row d, last
row c passing row d; male specimen shows the characteristic colouration with a
black spot in the rear of Dl and 11 dark vertical striae on the sides, pigmented breast and
ventral disc (Ref. 86376).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found offshore on mud and coarse shell deposits (Ref. 4696). Can hybridize with Pomatoschistus lozanoi (Ref. 35388).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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