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Ponticola
''Ponticola'' is a genus of gobies native mostly to fresh waters of the Black Sea - Caspian Sea region in Eurasia. Some species occur in the brackish-water Black and Caspian seas themselves. It was considered to be part of the broader goby subfamily Benthophilinae, also endemic to the same region, although the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' does not list any subfamilies in the Gobiidae. Originally, ''Ponticola'' was described as subgenus of '' Neogobius''. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * '' Ponticola bathybius'' (Kessler, 1877) * '' Ponticola cephalargoides'' ( Pinchuk, 1976) * '' Ponticola constructor'' ( Nordmann, 1840) (Caucasian goby) * '' Ponticola cyrius'' (Kessler, 1874) * '' Ponticola eurycephalus'' (Kessler, 1874) (Mushroom goby) * '' Ponticola gorlap'' ( Iljin, 1949) (Caspian bighead goby) * '' Ponticola gymnotrachelus'' (Kessler, 1857) * '' Ponticola iljini'' ( Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 1996) (Eastern Caspian bighead goby) Vasil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticola Iranicus
''Ponticola'' is a genus of gobies native mostly to fresh waters of the Black Sea - Caspian Sea region in Eurasia. Some species occur in the brackish-water Black and Caspian seas themselves. It was considered to be part of the broader goby subfamily Benthophilinae, also endemic to the same region, although the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' does not list any subfamilies in the Gobiidae. Originally, ''Ponticola'' was described as subgenus of ''Neogobius''. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * ''Ponticola bathybius'' (Kessler, 1877) * '' Ponticola cephalargoides'' ( Pinchuk, 1976) * ''Ponticola constructor'' (Nordmann, 1840) (Caucasian goby) * '' Ponticola cyrius'' (Kessler, 1874) * ''Ponticola eurycephalus'' (Kessler, 1874) (Mushroom goby) * ''Ponticola gorlap'' ( Iljin, 1949) (Caspian bighead goby) * '' Ponticola gymnotrachelus'' (Kessler, 1857) * ''Ponticola iljini'' ( Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 1996) (Eastern Caspian bighead goby) Vasil’ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticola Iljini
''Ponticola'' is a genus of gobies native mostly to fresh waters of the Black Sea - Caspian Sea region in Eurasia. Some species occur in the brackish-water Black and Caspian seas themselves. It was considered to be part of the broader goby subfamily Benthophilinae, also endemic to the same region, although the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' does not list any subfamilies in the Gobiidae. Originally, ''Ponticola'' was described as subgenus of ''Neogobius''. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * ''Ponticola bathybius'' (Kessler, 1877) * '' Ponticola cephalargoides'' ( Pinchuk, 1976) * ''Ponticola constructor'' (Nordmann, 1840) (Caucasian goby) * '' Ponticola cyrius'' (Kessler, 1874) * ''Ponticola eurycephalus'' (Kessler, 1874) (Mushroom goby) * ''Ponticola gorlap'' ( Iljin, 1949) (Caspian bighead goby) * '' Ponticola gymnotrachelus'' (Kessler, 1857) * '' Ponticola iljini'' ( Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 1996) (Eastern Caspian bighead goby) Vasil’e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticola Gymnotrachelus
''Ponticola'' is a genus of gobies native mostly to fresh waters of the Black Sea - Caspian Sea region in Eurasia. Some species occur in the brackish-water Black and Caspian seas themselves. It was considered to be part of the broader goby subfamily Benthophilinae, also endemic to the same region, although the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' does not list any subfamilies in the Gobiidae. Originally, ''Ponticola'' was described as subgenus of ''Neogobius''. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * ''Ponticola bathybius'' (Kessler, 1877) * '' Ponticola cephalargoides'' ( Pinchuk, 1976) * ''Ponticola constructor'' (Nordmann, 1840) (Caucasian goby) * '' Ponticola cyrius'' (Kessler, 1874) * ''Ponticola eurycephalus'' (Kessler, 1874) (Mushroom goby) * ''Ponticola gorlap'' ( Iljin, 1949) (Caspian bighead goby) * '' Ponticola gymnotrachelus'' (Kessler, 1857) * ''Ponticola iljini'' ( Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 1996) (Eastern Caspian bighead goby) Vasil’ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticola Cephalargoides
Pinchuk's goby (''Ponticola cephalargoides'') is a species of goby native to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Characteristics The body of adults is prolonged, not very high. Only juveniles have high and short body. Сaudal peduncle is very high (highest between al representatives of genus ''Ponticola''), short and flattened from sides (its high is equal its length). The scales on the caudal peduncle are not very big. Head is flattened from sides, snout profile is round, cheeks are round. Superior lip is broad, relatively short. Premaxilla short (especially in juveniles), with sparse strong lips. First dorsal fin is rounded, has a narrow yellow-orange stripe on the edge. This species can reach a length of NG. Range In the northwestern and northeastern parts of the Black Sea, also in some parts of the Sea of Azov The Sea of Azov ( Crimean Tatar: ''Azaq deñizi''; russian: Азовское море, Azovskoye more; uk, Азовське море, Azovs'ke more) is a sea i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticola Cyrius
''Ponticola cyrius'', the Kura goby, is a species of gobiid fish endemic to the Kura River in the southern Caucasus countries of Georgia, Turkey, Iran and Azerbaijan.Brian W. CoadFreshwater Fishes of Iran(accessed 18 Feb 2015) It reaches a length of SL. It lives in the upper parts of the Kura River, Massuleh River and the Pasikhan River and in the Anzali Mordab (Iran). Downstream in Kura it is replaced by ''Ponticola gorlap ''Ponticola gorlap'', or the Caspian bighead goby, is a species of goby, a benthic fish native to the Caspian Sea basin. It is widespread in lower parts of many rivers in Iran, and also found in Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.Brian W. CoadFreshwat ...''. References Ponticola Freshwater fish of Western Asia Taxa named by Karl Kessler Fish described in 1874 {{Gobiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticola Ratan
The ratan goby (''Ponticola ratan'') is a species of goby native to brackish and marine waters of the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea. In the Caspian Sea it is presented by subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ... ''Ponticola ratan goebeli''. It occurs in inshore waters, inhabiting areas with stone or gravel substrates. This species can reach a length of TL. References External links * http://fish.kiev.ua/pages/ukrfishm/ukrfishm79.htm * http://www.grid.unep.ch/bsein/redbook/txt/neogob-r.htm?%20PISCES Ponticola Fish of Europe Fish of the Caspian Sea Fish of the Black Sea Fish described in 1840 Taxa named by Alexander von Nordmann {{Gobiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticola Gorlap
''Ponticola gorlap'', or the Caspian bighead goby, is a species of goby, a benthic fish native to the Caspian Sea basin. It is widespread in lower parts of many rivers in Iran, and also found in Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.Brian W. CoadFreshwater Fishes of Iran(accessed 18 Feb 2015) In Russia, it occurred in the lowest part of the Volga River up to Astrakhan until 1977, but has thereafter spread upstream. In 2000 it was recorded as being established in the Ivankovo and Rybinsk Reservoirs in the Moscow region, and already invaded the Don Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (other), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ... drainage by way of the Volga-Don Canal in 1972. This species occurs in sheltered environments, such as inshore fresh or brackish waters of estuaries, lagoons, lakes and large rivers, where it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticola Eurycephalus
The mushroom goby (''Ponticola eurycephalus'') is a species of goby native to the Black Sea where it can be found along the coasts from Bulgaria to the Crimea. Mostly a species of marine and brackish waters, it is known to enter fresh waters in the delta of the Danube River The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa .... This species prefers inshore waters with rocks or fallen trees. This species can reach a length of TL. References External links Marine Species Identification Portal Ponticola Fish of Europe Fish of Western Asia Fish of the Black Sea Taxa named by Karl Kessler Fish described in 1874 {{Gobiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticola Constructor
The Caucasian goby (''Ponticola constructor'') is a species of goby native to rivers of the Caucasus draining to the Black Sea in Europe and Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area .... This species is strictly a fresh water species and will not enter brackish water. It can reach a length of SL. References Ponticola Fish described in 1840 Freshwater fish of Western Asia Fish of Russia Fish of Georgia (country) {{Gobiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticola Bathybius
''Neogobius bathybius'' is a species of goby endemic to the Caspian Sea, where it occurs in depths down to . It is strictly confined to the brackish-water basin and does not enter fresh waters. It can grow up to a length of TL. The species was transferred to the genus ''Ponticola'' from ''Neogobius'' on the basis of relationship revealed in molecular investigations.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): 84-10/ref> On the other hand, recent molecular studies have proven that this species belongs entirely to the genus ''Neogobius ''Neogobius'' is a genus of goby native to Black Sea and the Caspian Sea basins. It is part of the broader Benthophilinae subfamily which is also endemic to the same region. Nevertheless, two ''Neogobius'' species have recently turned out to be h ...''. References Neogobius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benthophilinae
The Benthophilinae are a subfamily of gobies endemic to the Ponto-Caspian region (including the Marmara, Black, Azov, Caspian, and Aral Seas). The subfamily includes about 50 species. The representatives of the subfamily have fused pelvic fins and elongated dorsal and anal fins. They are distinguished from the closely related subfamily Gobiinae by the absence of a swimbladder in adults and location of the uppermost rays of the pectoral fins within the fin membrane. The Catalog of Fishes still considers these fishes as belonging to the subfamily Gobiinae. Systematics of the subfamily * Tribe Benthophilini ** '' Anatirostrum'' ** '' Benthophiloides'' ** '' Benthophilus'' (type genus) ** '' Caspiosoma'' * Tribe Neogobiini ** '' Neogobius'' (type genus) * Tribe Ponticolini ** ''Babka'' ** ''Mesogobius'' ** '' Ponticola'' (type genus) ** ''Proterorhinus ''Proterorhinus'' is a genus of fishes, known as the tubenose gobies. These gobies, gobiid fish are native to Eurasia where they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia, south of the fertile plains of Southern Russia in Eastern Europe, and north of the mountainous Iranian Plateau of Western Asia. It covers a surface area of (excluding the highly saline lagoon of Garabogazköl to its east) and a volume of . It has a salinity of approximately 1.2% (12 g/L), about a third of the salinity of average seawater. It is bounded by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the southwest, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast. The sea stretches nearly from north to south, with an average width of . Its gross coverage is and the surface is about below sea level. Its main freshwater inflow, Europe's longest river, the Volga, enters at the shallow north end. Two deep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
