First confirmed record of pomatoschistus microps (Krøyer, 1838) (pisces: Gobiidae) from the ionian sea with notes on habitat and distribution

Abstract

Two specimens of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps) were observed in the estuarine environment of the River Asinaro (Sicily). These records represent the easternmost and southernmost observations of the species in the Mediterranean Sea, and the first confirmed record in the Ionian Sea (central Mediterranean Sea). We also provide notes about its habitat and current distribution in the Mediterranean Sea.