Painted goby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the painted goby lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pomatoschistus pictus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Gobiiformes
Family	Gobiidae

Where does the painted goby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the painted goby in 14 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the painted goby endangered?

The painted goby’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the painted goby?

The painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Gobiiformes and the family Gobiidae, genus Pomatoschistus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the painted goby

The painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus) is a small goby of Western European waters from Trondheim Fjord to Spain, the Canary Islands and is sometimes reported in the Mediterranean Sea. Also mentioned in the Black Sea. It lives at depths from 1 to 55 metres (3.3 to 180.4 ft), preferring a gravelly or sandy environment. Its young may sometimes be found in tide pools. It feeds on amphipods and copepods.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Painted goby (revision 1240341853), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q651825 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).