ðə sˈænd ɡˈoʊbi hɐz tˈuː dˈoːɹsəl fˈɪnz wɪð ɐ wˈaɪdɚ ɡˈæp bᵻtwˌiːn ðˌɛm ðɐn ðə kˈɑːmən ɡˈoʊbi pˈɑːmɐtˌɑːskɪstəs mˈaɪkɹɑːps, ðɪ æntˈiəɹɪɚ wˈʌn kənsˈɪstɪŋ ʌv sˈɪks sˈɔft spˈaɪnz ænd ðə pɑːstˈɪɹiɚ wˈʌn ˈeɪt tʊ ᵻlˈɛvən sˈɔft ɹˈeɪz.
The sand goby has two dorsal fins with a wider gap between them than the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps), the anterior one consisting of six soft spines and the posterior one eight to eleven soft rays.