Ponticola

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Ponticola
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Ponticola bathybius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Ponticola
Iljin, 1927
Type species
Gobius ratan
Nordmann, 1840

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. [1] [2] 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. [3] Originally, Ponticola was described as subgenus of Neogobius .

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

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<i>Neogobius</i> Genus of fishes

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<i>Ponticola kessleri</i> Species of fish

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<i>Proterorhinus marmoratus</i> Species of fish

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ratan goby</span> Species of fish

The ratan goby 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 Ponticola ratan goebeli. It occurs in inshore waters, inhabiting areas with stone or gravel substrates. This species can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benthophilinae</span> Subfamily of fishes

The Benthophilinae are a subfamily of gobies endemic to the Ponto-Caspian region. 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.

Neogobius pallasi, the Caspian sand goby or the Caspian monkey goby, is a species of fish native to fresh and brackish waters of the Caspian Sea basin including the Volga drainage up to the vicinity of Moscow. It has been introduced into the Aral basin. This species of goby can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. It is also important to local commercial fisheries.

<i>Ponticola bathybius</i> Species of fish

Neogobius 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.

<i>Benthophilus ragimovi</i> Species of fish

Benthophilus ragimovi is a deepwater species of gobiid fish found along the western coasts of the Caspian Sea, from the Chechen Island to Astara, Azerbaijan. It is one of the numerous species of benthophiline gobies endemic to the Ponto-Caspian region.

<i>Capoeta razii</i> Species of fish

Capoeta razii, is a newly described species of freshwater cyprinid fish occurring mainly in the southern Caspian Sea basin, Iran. This species was mistakenly reported by many authors as Capoeta gracilis in northern Iranian regions. It was first reported to be different from C. gracilis by Levin et al. (2012).

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ponticola". FishBase . January 2016 version.
  2. 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. PMID   19475709.
  3. J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 752. ISBN   978-1-118-34233-6.
  4. Vasil'eva, E.D., Schwarzhans, W.W., Medvedev, D.A. & Vasil'ev, V.P. (2016): Cryptic Species of Ponto-Caspian Bighead Goby of the Genus Ponticola (Gobiidae). Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (1): 1-18.
  5. Vasil'eva, E.D.; Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Vasil'ev, V.P. (2015). "Ponticola iranicus sp. nov. (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Caspian Sea basin" (PDF). Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria. 45 (2): 189–197.