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) | |
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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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