common goby
Pomatoschistus microps (Krøyer, 1838)
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
The common goby (Pomatoschistus microps) is a species of ray-finned fish native to fresh and brackish waters along the Atlantic and Baltic Sea coasts of Europe and northern Africa, with a range stretching from Norway to Morocco and Mauritania. It is also found in the Canary Islands. This species reaches a maximum length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Common goby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:54:06.456968+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pomatoschistus microps (Krøyer, 1838)
- Name authority
- (Krøyer, 1838)
- Common name
- common 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: yes · 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 microps (Krøyer, 1838)
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 |
| Lozano's gobyPomatoschistus lozanoi (de Buen, 1923) | 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 microps puckensis Lawacz, 1965 Lawacz, 1965 | synonym |
| Gobius laticeps Moreau, 1881 Moreau, 1881 | synonym |
| Gobius microps Krøyer, 1838 Krøyer, 1838 | synonym |
| Gobius parnelli Day, 1881 Day, 1881 | synonym |
| Gobius pusillus Lowe, 1874 Lowe, 1874 | synonym |
| Gobius microps microps Krøyer, 1838 Krøyer, 1838 | synonym |
| Gobius minutus minor Heincke, 1880 Heincke, 1880 | synonym |
| Pomatoschistus microps microps (Krøyer, 1838) (Krøyer, 1838) | 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=126927 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:4LQXJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.