ðə sˈænd ɡˈoʊbi pˈɑːmɐtˌɑːskɪstəs mˈɪnuːɾəs, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ɐ pˈoʊlwɪɡ ɔːɹ pˈɑːlɪbˌeɪt, ɪz ɐ spˈiːsiːz ʌv ɹˈeɪfˈɪnd fˈɪʃ nˈeɪɾɪv tə mɚɹˈiːn ænd bɹˈækɪʃ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən wˈɔːɾɚz fɹʌmðə bˈɔltɪk sˈiː θɹuː ðə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən sˈiː ænd ˌɪntʊ ðə blˈæk sˈiː wˌɛɹ ɪɾ əkˈɜːz ɪn sˈændi ɔːɹ mˈʌdi ˈɛɹiəz ʌv ˈɪnʃoːɹ wˈɔːɾɚz æt dˈɛpθs ʌv fɹʌm .
The sand goby  (Pomatoschistus minutus), also known as a polewig or pollybait, is a species of ray-finned fish native to marine and brackish European waters from the Baltic Sea through the Mediterranean Sea and into the Black Sea where it occurs in sandy or muddy areas of inshore waters at depths of from .