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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobionellinae
Etymology: Pomatoschistus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, schistos = divided (Ref. 45335); anatoliae: Named for its type locality, Anatolia.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic; depth range 1 - 2 m (Ref. 117533). Subtropical
Asia: Turkey.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117533); 3.2 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. This species is distinguished by the following characters: 8-9 transverse suborbital row c (3-4 of them are below suborbital row b); sensory papillae of longitudinal suborbital row b is long, starting from posterior edge of pupil and reaching to posterior edge of preopercle; proliferated
suborbital row a; naked nape and breast; the single anterior oculoscapular head canal
ends at the anterior edge of the eyes; absence of ? pore in all specimens; 32=37 reduced scales in lateral series (Ref. 117533).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Specimens collected from sandy-muddy bottom (Ref. 117533).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Engin, S. and D. Innal, 2017. A new species of Pomatoschistus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Southern Anatolia. Zoology in the Middle East 63(4):316-324. (Ref. 117533)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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