Fish
Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
How to spot it
Very similar to sand goby but with a shorter, rounder head and a more strongly marked first dorsal. Found in estuaries and tidal creeks rather than open sandy sea bed.
Usually seen at
2-50 m (median 10 m)
Size
Small (under 10 cm)
Habitat
Sandy bottom
Behaviour
On bottom
Where it's seen
Occurrence records around the UK and north-east Atlantic (OBIS).