Caspian goby
Caspian goby | |
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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 | |
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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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neogobius caspius" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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