Fish of the Pomatoschistus genus of the Gobiinae (true gobies) subfamily of the Gobiidae family of the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Marbled goby. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. ittiofauna.org)
Marbled goby (Pomatoschistus marmoratus) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845).
It inhabits the depth of 20-70 meters. It occurs near the sandy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 8 cm. It feeds on small crustaceans.
(Marbled goby. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of marbled goby (Pomatoschistus marmoratus) in other languages as follows:
Пясъчно попче (Pjasichno popche) (Bulgarian), Μαρμαρογωβιός (Marmarogovios) (Greek), Ghiozzetto marmorizzato (Italian), Marmorgrundel (German), Guvid de nisip (Romanian), Мраморный бычок–бубырь (Mramornyj bychok–bubyrj (Russian), Gujočić kaljužar, Glavočić kaljužar (Serbian, Croatian), Marmorni glavaček (Slovenian), Lekelihurmakayası balığı (Turkish), Gobie marbré (French).