Caspian goby

Caspian goby
Caspian goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Benthophilinae
Genus: Neogobius
Species: N. caspius
Binomial name
Neogobius caspius
(Eichwald, 1831)

The Caspian goby, Neogobius caspius, is a Ponto-Caspian species of family Gobiidae, generally found in the brackish waters of the Caspian Sea. It reaches a length of 34.5 centimetres (13.6 in).[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Neogobius caspius in FishBase
  2. ^ Berg, L. S. 1965. Freshwater fishes of the U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries. vol. 3, 4th ed., Israel Program for Scientific Translations Ltd, Jerusalem, Israel.

Bibliography

  • Berg L. S. 1965. Freshwater fishes of the U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries. vol. 3, 4º ed., Israel Program for Scientific Translations Ltd, Jerusalen, Israel.
  • Eschmeyer W. N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, num. 1, vol. 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, US. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.
  • Fenner R. M.: The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, New Jersey, US: T. F. H. Publications, 2001.
  • Helfman G., Collette B., Facey D.: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, US, 1997.
  • Hoese D. F. 1986: Gobiidae. p. 774-807. A. M. M. Smith & P. C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany.
  • Moyle P., Cech J.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, US: Prentice-Hall. 2000.
  • Nelson J.: Fishes of the World, 3rd ed. New York, US: John Wiley and Sons. 1994.
  • Wheeler A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd ed., London: Macdonald. 1985.

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