Caspian goby

Caspian goby
specimen from the Bandar-e Anzali Shore, Caspian Sea, Iran
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Benthophilinae
Genus: Neogobius
Species: N. caspius
Binomial name
Neogobius caspius
(Eichwald, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Gobius caspius Eichwald, 1831

The Caspian goby (Neogobius caspius) is a species of fish endemic to the Caspian Sea where it is only found in brackish waters. It is the largest of the Caspian gobies, and at maximum may reach a length of 34.5 centimetres (13.6 in).[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neogobius caspius" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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