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Benthophilinae
The Benthophilinae are a subfamily of gobies endemic to the Ponto-Caspian region (including the Sea of Marmara, Marmara, Black Sea, Black, Sea of Azov, Azov, Caspian Sea, Caspian, and Aral Seas). The subfamily includes about 50 species. The representatives of the subfamily have fused pelvic fins and elongated dorsal and anal fins. They are distinguished from the closely related subfamily Gobiinae by the absence of a swimbladder in adults and location of the uppermost rays of the pectoral fins within the fin membrane. The Catalog of Fishes still considers these fishes as belonging to the subfamily Gobiinae. Systematics of the subfamily * Tribe (biology), Tribe Benthophilini ** ''Anatirostrum'' ** ''Benthophiloides'' ** ''Benthophilus'' (type genus) ** ''Caspiosoma'' * Tribe (biology), Tribe Neogobiini ** ''Neogobius'' (type genus) * Tribe (biology), Tribe Ponticolini ** ''Babka (fish), Babka'' ** ''Mesogobius'' ** ''Ponticola'' (type genus) ** ''Proterorhinus''Neilson M.E., Stepi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobies
Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising over 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the family includes some of the smallest vertebrates in the world, such as '' Trimmatom nanus'' and '' Pandaka pygmaea''. ''Trimmatom nanus'' are under long when fully grown, while the ''Pandaka pygmaea'' standard length is , with a maximum known standard length of . Some large gobies can reach over in length, but that is exceptional. Generally, they are benthic or bottom-dwellers. Although few are important as food fish for humans, they are of great significance as prey species for other commercially important fish such as cod, haddock, sea bass and flatfish. Several gobiids are also of interest as aquarium fish, such as the dartfish of the genus '' Ptereleotris''. Phylogenetic relationships of gobiids have been studied using molecular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benthophilinae
The Benthophilinae are a subfamily of gobies endemic to the Ponto-Caspian region (including the Sea of Marmara, Marmara, Black Sea, Black, Sea of Azov, Azov, Caspian Sea, Caspian, and Aral Seas). The subfamily includes about 50 species. The representatives of the subfamily have fused pelvic fins and elongated dorsal and anal fins. They are distinguished from the closely related subfamily Gobiinae by the absence of a swimbladder in adults and location of the uppermost rays of the pectoral fins within the fin membrane. The Catalog of Fishes still considers these fishes as belonging to the subfamily Gobiinae. Systematics of the subfamily * Tribe (biology), Tribe Benthophilini ** ''Anatirostrum'' ** ''Benthophiloides'' ** ''Benthophilus'' (type genus) ** ''Caspiosoma'' * Tribe (biology), Tribe Neogobiini ** ''Neogobius'' (type genus) * Tribe (biology), Tribe Ponticolini ** ''Babka (fish), Babka'' ** ''Mesogobius'' ** ''Ponticola'' (type genus) ** ''Proterorhinus''Neilson M.E., Stepi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticola
''Ponticola'' is a genus of gobies native mostly to fresh waters of the Black Sea - Caspian Sea region in Eurasia. Some species occur in the brackish-water Black and Caspian seas themselves. It was considered to be part of the broader goby subfamily Benthophilinae, also endemic to the same region, although the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' does not list any subfamilies in the Gobiidae. Originally, ''Ponticola'' was described as subgenus of '' Neogobius''. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * '' Ponticola bathybius'' ( Kessler, 1877) * '' Ponticola cephalargoides'' ( Pinchuk, 1976) * '' Ponticola constructor'' ( Nordmann, 1840) (Caucasian goby) * '' Ponticola cyrius'' ( Kessler, 1874) * '' Ponticola eurycephalus'' ( Kessler, 1874) (Mushroom goby) * '' Ponticola gorlap'' ( Iljin, 1949) (Caspian bighead goby) * '' Ponticola gymnotrachelus'' ( Kessler, 1857) * '' Ponticola iljini'' ( Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 1996) (Eastern Caspian bighead goby) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babka (fish)
The racer goby (''Babka gymnotrachelus'') is a species of goby native to fresh, sometimes brackish, waters, of the Black Sea basin. It is a Ponto-Caspian relict species. The species is placed a monotypic genus, ''Babka'', which was once considered a subgenus of genus '' Neogobius'', but was then elevated to genus-status based on the molecular analysis. Characteristics It has 7–8 dorsal spines, 14–18 dorsal soft rays, a single anal spine and 12–16 anal soft rays. This species is distinguished from its relatives in ''Neogobius'' based on multiple characteristics. ''B. gymnotrachelus'' has diagonal bars of irregular position and shape. The first branched ray of second dorsal is about as long as its penultimate ray. It lacks scales on the midline of its nape, anterior to its preoperculum. It has a pelvic-disc fraenum with small rounded lobes and length less than 1/6 of width at base. It has 54–62 + 2–3 scales in midlateral series. The posterior part of first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neogobius
''Neogobius'' is a genus of gobies, native to Black Sea and the Caspian Sea basins. It is part of the broader Benthophilinae subfamily which is also endemic to the same region. Nevertheless, two ''Neogobius'' species have recently turned out to be highly invasive and spread across Europe and even to the Great Lakes of North America. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Neogobius caspius'' (Eichwald, 1831) (Caspian goby) * '' Neogobius fluviatilis'' (Pallas, 1814) (Monkey goby) * '' Neogobius melanostomus'' (Pallas, 1814) (Round goby) * '' Neogobius pallasi'' (Berg Berg may refer to: People *Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * General Berg (other) * Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor * Berg (footballer, born 1963), Ninimbergue dos Santos Guerra, Brazilian footba ..., 1916) (Caspian sand goby) Of these, ''N. bathybius'', ''N. caspius'' and ''N. pallasi'' are endemic to the Caspian basin. ''N. fluvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benthophilus
The tadpole-gobies (''Benthophilus''), also called pugolovkas (which means "tadpole" in Russian), are a genus of Ponto-Caspian fish in the family Gobiidae. They are distributed in the fresh and brackish waters of basins of the Black Sea, Caspian Sea and the Sea of Azov, up to salinities of about 20 ‰. They typically live in habitats such as the deep waters of the Caspian (salinity about 13 ‰) and in the deltas, estuaries and coastal waters of the Ponto-Caspian. Tadpole-gobies are small fish, never larger than 15 cm, and usually smaller. Their life span is about one year. After spawning they die. Species There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:Boldyrev V.S., Bogutskaya N.G. (2007) Revision of the tadpole-gobies of the genus ''Benthophilus'' (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 18(1): 31-9[First page]/ref> * '' Benthophilus abdurahmanovi'' Ragimov, 1978 (Abdurahmanov's pugolovka) * '' Benthophilus baeri'' Kessler, 1877 (Baer p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proterorhinus
''Proterorhinus'' is a genus of fishes, known as the tubenose gobies. These gobiid fish are native to Eurasia where they occur in the region of the Caspian and Black seas, inhabiting marine, brackish and fresh waters. The species '' Proterorhinus semilunaris'' (previously referred to as ''P. marmoratus'') was introduced to the St. Clair River in Michigan during the late 1990s. Until recently, the genus was considered monotypic, comprising only the tubenose goby ('' Proterorhinus marmoratus''). Following molecular and further morphological investigations it has been split into several taxa, with distinct distributions in marine vs. fresh waters and in the Black Sea vs. Caspian Sea basins. Species There are five recognized species in this genus: * '' Proterorhinus marmoratus'' (Pallas Pallas may refer to: Astronomy * 2 Pallas asteroid ** Pallas family, a group of asteroids that includes 2 Pallas * Pallas (crater), a crater on Earth's moon Mythology * Pallas (Giant), a son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesogobius
''Mesogobius'' is a genus of Gobiidae, native to the basins of the Black and Caspian Seas. Species There are two or three recognized species in this genus:.Brian W. CoadFreshwater Fishes of Iran(accessed 18 Feb 2015) * '' Mesogobius batrachocephalus'' (Pallas Pallas may refer to: Astronomy * 2 Pallas asteroid ** Pallas family, a group of asteroids that includes 2 Pallas * Pallas (crater), a crater on Earth's moon Mythology * Pallas (Giant), a son of Uranus and Gaia, killed and flayed by Athena * Pa ..., 1814) (Knout goby) * '' Mesogobius nigronotatus'' ( Kessler, 1877) (? = '' M. nonultimus'') * '' Mesogobius nonultimus'' (Iljin, 1936) References Benthophilinae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{gobiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspiosoma
''Caspiosoma caspium'' is a species of Ponto-Caspian goby native to the deltas of rivers inflows to the north-western Black Sea: Dnieper up to Berislav, also in the Dnieper-Bug Estuary and Berezan Estuary, Danube, Dniester with the estuary, Cuciurgan Reservoir. Found in the delta of the Don River, Volga, central and northern parts of the Caspian Sea and rivers flowing into the Sea of Azov The Sea of Azov is an inland Continental shelf#Shelf seas, shelf sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch, and sometimes regarded as a northern extension of the Black Sea. The sea is bounded by Ru .... It can be found at depths of from . This species can reach a length of TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus. References External links AQUATAB World Register of Marine Species Benthophilinae Freshwater fish of Europe Fish of the Black Sea Fish of the Caspian Sea Fish of Europe Fish described in 1877 {{Gobi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatirostrum
The duckbill pugolovka (''Anatirostrum profundorum'') is a species of gobiid fish endemic to the southern part of the Caspian Sea. It is characterized by its special flattened and elongated head that resembles a duck's bill.Brian W. CoadFreshwater Fishes of Iran(accessed 18 Feb 2015) It is the only known species in its genus. It was initially found in 1904 at a depth of (arguably ). Only recently more samples of this species have been collected from Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...ian waters, where it mainly lives at depth. The fish are on average long and at maximum . References Benthophilinae Fish described in 1927 Fish of West Asia Fish of the Caspian Sea {{Gobiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type Genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal family-group taxon is a nominal genus called the 'type genus'; the family-group name is based upon that of the type genus." Any family-group name must have a type genus (and any genus-group name must have a type species, but any species-group name may, but need not, have one or more type specimens). The type genus for a family-group name is also the genus that provided the stem to which was added the ending -idae (for families). :Example: The family name Formicidae has as its type genus the genus ''Formica'' Linnaeus, 1758. Botanical nomenclature In botanical nomenclature, the phrase "type genus" is used, unofficially, as a term of convenience. In the '' ICN'' this phrase has no status. The code uses type specimens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benthophiloides
''Benthophiloides'' is a genus of gobies widespread in the basins of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, described as the List of lakes by area, world's largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, .... Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Benthophiloides brauneri'' Beling & Iljin, 1927 * '' Benthophiloides turcomanus'' (Iljin, 1941) References Ray-finned fish genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gobiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
