Ponticola rizensis

Ponticola rizensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Ponticola
Species:
P. rizensis
Binomial name
Ponticola rizensis
(Kovačić & Engin, 2008)
Synonyms
  • Neogobius rizensis Kovačić & Engín, 2008

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.[2] The species was described as new to science in 2008. It occurs in a fresh water stream with a bottom consisting of rounded pebbles. Males of this species can reach a length of 12.4 centimetres (4.9 in) SL while females only reach 8.7 centimetres (3.4 in) SL.[3]

References

  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Ponticola rizensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19513741A19849796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19513741A19849796.en.
  2. ^ Kovacic M., Engín S. (2008) Two new species of Neogobius (Gobiidae) from northeastern Turkey. Cybium, 32(1): 73-80.[1]
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ponticola rizensis". FishBase. June 2013 version.


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