Gobiidae

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.