Neogobius caspius

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).
Published as part of 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, pp. 151-193 in Zootaxa 5190 (2) on page 175, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7120060
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