Ponticola bathybius
Ponticola bathybius | |
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Ponticola bathybius 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: | Ponticola |
Species: | P. bathybius |
Binomial name | |
Ponticola bathybius (Kessler, 1877) | |
Synonyms | |
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Ponticola bathybius is a species of goby endemic to the Caspian Sea, where it occurs in depths down to 200 metres (660 ft). It is strictly confined to the brackish-water basin and does not enter fresh waters. It can grow up to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL.[1]
The species was transferred to the genus Ponticola from Neogobius on the basis of relationship revealed in molecular investigations.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neogobius bathybius" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ Neilson M.E., Stepien C.A. (2009) Escape from the Ponto-Caspian: Evolution and biogeography of an endemic goby species flock (Benthophilinae: Gobiidae: Teleostei). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 52(1): 84-102.
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