Hyrcanogobius bergi Iljin, 1928

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Hyrcanogobius bergi Iljin, 1928 – Native

Hyrcanogobius bergi Iljin [B. S.] 1928: 44; Type locality: Northern Caspian Sea, near mouths of rivers Volga, Ural, and Emba, Russia and Kazakhstan. Syntypes: (many) ZIN 25417 (5) Volga.

Common name: Pr: Gav mahi kotol-ye Volga, En: Volga dwarf goby.

Diagnosis: Distinguished by usually 30 scales in midlateral series, anteri or extremity of anterior oculoscapular canal behind middle of eye, a transverse row of papillae on cheek extending downward through row d and almost reaching row e, body scaleless in front of D 1, caudal fin symmetric.

Meristic characters: D 1: VII, D 2: I 8–9, A: I 8–9, P: 13–19, LS: 28–36, TV: 31–33.

Distribution: Caspian basin ( Fig. 430). According to Kottelat and Freyhof (2007) found in Gorgan bay.

Taxonomy: Kottelat and Freyhof (2007) placed in Knipowitschia but not accepted by other authors.

Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern (under name Knipowitschia bergi ( Freyhof and Kottelat 2008p)).