Rize goby

Ponticola rizensis

Twelve Point Four Centimeters Goby of Asian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Ponticola rizensis is a species of gobiid fish endemic to Turkey where it is known only from the İyidere stream drainage, close to the cities of Rize (from which the specific name is derived) and Trabzon. The species was described as new to science in 2008. It occurs in a fresh water stream with a bottom consisting of rounded pebbles.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Ponticola
Maximum length: 12.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Turkey (presently known only from the Iyidere Iyidere stream drainage).

Report a correction