Sand Goby (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus), also known as a polewig or pollybait, is a coastal goby of European waters from the Baltic to the Mediterranean Sea, frequenting sandy areas, Littoral zones, lagoons, salt marshes and, in autumn, estuaries. It grows up to 94mm in length. The sand goby is of a sandy colour, with darker markings on the sides and a creamy-white underside. In the breeding season the male fish has blue spot at the rear of the first dorsal fin, ringed with white. The fish has a slender body, and the head is about a quarter of the total length.