Lozano's goby
Pomatoschistus lozanoi (de Buen, 1923)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Pomatoschistus lozanoi, Lozano's goby, is a species of goby native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea to northwestern Spain and Portugal where it can be found at depths of from 70 to 80 metres (230 to 260 ft). This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL and is known to live for only two years. The specific name honours the Spanish zoologist Luis Lozano Rey (1878–1958).
Wikipedia contributors, Lozano's goby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:27.929471+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pomatoschistus lozanoi (de Buen, 1923)
- Name authority
- (de Buen, 1923)
- Common name
- Lozano's goby
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Pomatoschistus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusPomatoschistus Gill, 1863
- speciesPomatoschistus lozanoi (de Buen, 1923)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pomatoschistus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pomatoschistus bathi Miller, 1982 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomatoschistus knerii (Steindachner, 1861) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| common gobyPomatoschistus microps (Krøyer, 1838) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sand gobyPomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Norway gobyPomatoschistus norvegicus (Collett, 1902) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomatoschistus tortonesei Miller, 1969 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomatoschistus nanus Engin & Seyhan, 2017 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomatoschistus marmoratus (Risso, 1810) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomatoschistus montenegrensis Miller & Šanda, 2008 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| painted gobyPomatoschistus pictus (Malm, 1865) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomatoschistus quagga (Heckel, 1837) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gobius minutus lozanoi de Buen, 1923 de Buen, 1923 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126925 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4LQXG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.