Turan's goby

Ponticola turani

Goby Reaching Eight Point Eight Centimeters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Turan's goby (Ponticola turani) is a Ponto-Caspian species of goby endemic fish native to Turkey where it is only found in the Aksu Deresi stream. This species is found in a fresh water stream with a substrate of rounded pebbles. Males of this species can reach a length of 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) SL while females only reach 8.3 centimetres (3.3 in) SL. The fish is named after Turkish biologist, Dr.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Ponticola
Maximum length: 8.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Presently known only from the Aksu stream, Turkey.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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