Norway goby
Pomatoschistus norvegicus (Collett, 1902)
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 norvegicus, the Norway goby, is a species of goby native to the eastern Atlantic from Lofoten to the western English Channel and has also been recorded from the Mediterranean Sea. It occurs in offshore waters at depths of from 18 to 325 metres (59 to 1,066 ft), being found on substrates of mud or coarse shell fragments. This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Norway goby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:54:22.110467+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pomatoschistus norvegicus (Collett, 1902)
- Name authority
- (Collett, 1902)
- Common name
- Norway 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 norvegicus (Collett, 1902)
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 |
| common gobyPomatoschistus microps (Krøyer, 1838) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sand gobyPomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) | 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 norvegicus Collett, 1902 Collett, 1902 | 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=126929 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:4LQXM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.