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Gobiidae
White goby
Neogobius pallasi
Goby Over Sandy Bottoms
- White
- Temperate
- Transcontinental
- Freshwater fish
- Europe
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Temperate fish
White
Temperate
Europe
Fusiform
MediumNeogobius pallasi, the Caspian sand goby or the Caspian monkey goby, is a species of fish native to fresh and brackish waters of the Caspian Sea basin including the Volga drainage up to the vicinity of Moscow. It has been introduced into the Aral basin. This species of goby can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. It is also important to local commercial fisheries.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Gobies and Allies
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Neogobius
- Maximum length
- 20 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Europe and Asia: Caspian basin; common in Volga drainage, upriver to Moscow. Introduced in Aral basin.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
