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Pomatoschistus tortonesei Miller, 1969 Tortonese's goby |
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photo by
Wirtz, P. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobionellinae | |||
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| Environment: | demersal; brackish; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Sea: Marsala, Sicily and Farwah Lagoon, western Libya. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits lagoons, brackish to slightly hypersaline, in shallows on sand near seagrass prairie. Feeds on small crustaceans and gastropods. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 14 March 2014 (B2ab(ii,iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||