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Painted goby

Pomatoschistus pictus (Malm, 1865)

Status not recordedbony fish

The painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus) is a species in the family Gobiidae, order Gobiiformes.

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Quick facts about the painted goby

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the painted goby live?

Not recorded

Is the painted goby endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the painted goby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyGobiidae
  6. genusPomatoschistus
  7. SpeciesPomatoschistus pictus (Malm, 1865)

Synonyms Gobius affinis, Gobius pictus, Gobius rhodopterus, Pomatoschistus adriaticus, Pomatoschistus pictus adriaticus, Pomatoschistus pictus pictus

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Mediterranean painted gobyEnglish
  • tousegBreton
  • gobi lliwgarWelsh
  • spættet kutlingDanish
  • FleckengrundelGerman
  • Χρωματιστός γωβιόςGreek
  • Gobio PintadoSpanish
  • KivikkotokkoFinnish
  • gobieFrench
  • Glavočić dvotočkašCroatian
  • Ghiozzetto pittatoItalian
  • bergkutlingNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gevlekte grondelDutch
  • bergkutlingNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Babka pisanaPolish
  • Caboz-da-areiaPortuguese
  • Лысун узорчатыйRussian
  • bergstubbSwedish
  • kucuk kaya baligiTurkish
  • Лисун мальованийUkrainian
  • Gobïod LliwgarWelsh
  • Gobio de ManchasSpanish
  • gobie peintFrench
  • gobie variéFrench
  • kleurige grondelDutch
  • Caboz-manchadoPortuguese
  • Разукрашенный бычок-бубырьRussian
  • Süslü HurmakayasıTurkish
  • Бичок лисун мережчатийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the painted goby

Other species in the same genus Pomatoschistus.

Polewig

Pomatoschistus minutus

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Common goby

Pomatoschistus microps

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Marbled goby

Pomatoschistus marmoratus

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Norway goby

Pomatoschistus norvegicus

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Quagga goby

Pomatoschistus quagga

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

Bath's goby

Pomatoschistus bathi

GobiidaeNo free photo yet

ComparePainted goby vs PolewigPainted goby vs Common gobyPainted goby vs Marbled gobyPainted goby vs Norway goby

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the painted goby?

The painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus) belongs to the family Gobiidae in the order Gobiiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-goby

MLA

“Painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-goby.

BibTeX
@misc{painted_goby_2026,
  title = {Painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-goby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}