Biology:Mesogobius nonultimus

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Mesogobius nonultimus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Mesogobius
Species:
M. nonultimus
Binomial name
Mesogobius nonultimus
(Iljin, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Gobius nonultimus Iljin, 1936

Mesogobius nonultimus, or the Caspian toad goby, is one of the species of gobiid fish endemic to the brackish-waters Caspian Sea (lake). It will grow up to a length of 17.4 cm.[1]

It has been recorded from Turkmenistan, Daghestan, Azerbaijan and Iran, and is probably found throughout the lake, in the coastal zone down to 50 m depth.[2][1] Its sister taxon in the Black Sea basin is Mesogobius batrachocephalus.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Brian W. Coad Freshwater Fishes of Iran (accessed 18 Feb 2015)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mesogobius nonultimus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2214194 entry