Neogobius caspius (Eichwald, 1831)

Zarei, Fatah, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Abbasi, Keyvan, Kovačić, Marcelo, Schliewen, Ulrich K. & Stepien, Carol A., 2022, Gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the oldest and deepest Caspian Sea sub-basin: an evidence-based annotated checklist and a key for species identification, Zootaxa 5190 (2), pp. 151-193 : 175

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27. Neogobius caspius (Eichwald, 1831) ( Fig. 23), Caspian Goby

Gobius caspius Eichwald, 1831: 76 ; type locality: Baku, Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea ; types: no types known.

Etymology: The species name caspius refers to its occurrence in the Caspian Sea.

Distribution and habitat: Present in all three areas of the Caspian Sea ( Fig. 22B). Inhabits pleio-mesohaline brackish waters, and does not enter rivers ( Pinchuk & Miller 2003b).

Material examined: ZM-CBSU S030, 15, off Astara ; ZM-CBSU S034, 96, off Anzali ; ZM-CBSU S047, 16, Shalmanroud mouth ; & ZM-CBSU S057, 3, Sefidroud mouth, Gilan Province, Iran ; ZM-CBSU S062, 1, off Babolsar ; ZM-CBSU S068 & ZM-CBSU S069, 9, off Neka ; & ZM-CBSU S070, 10, off Miankaleh , Mazandaran Province, Iran .

IUCN: LC ( Bogutskaya 2020k).

References

Bogutskaya, N. (2020 k) Neogobius caspius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2020, e. T 156761995 A 156762095. https: // doi. org / 10.2305 / IUCN. UK. 2020 - 3. RLTS. T 156761995 A 156762095. en

Pinchuk, V. I. & Miller, P. J. (2003 b) Neogobius caspius (Eichwald, 1831). In: Miller, P. J. (Ed.), The Freshwater Fishes of Europe. Vol. 8 / I Mugilidae, Atherinidae, Atherinopsidae, Blenniidae, Odontobutidae, Gobiidae 1. AULA-Verlag GmbH, Verlag fur Wissenschaft und Forschung, Wiebelsheim, pp. 173 - 180.