Gobiidae

Gorlap goby

Ponticola gorlap

Thirty Two Point Six Centimeters Goby of Asian Waters

• Temperate
• Lower river
• Regional distribution
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Ponticola gorlap, or the Caspian bighead goby, is a species of goby, a benthic fish native to the Caspian Sea basin. It is widespread in lower parts of many rivers in Iran, and also found in Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. In Russia, it occurred in the lowest part of the Volga up to Astrakhan until 1977, but has thereafter spread upstream.