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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: rizensis: Named for the city of Rize, NE Turkey, which is near the type locality.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical, preferred ?; 40°N - , 40°E -

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Asia: Turkey (presently known only from the Iyidere Iyidere stream drainage).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75708); 8.7 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D1 VII; D2 I/17; A I/11-13; P 17-18; nape completely with cycloid scales; width of head 1.4-1.6 of depth; interorbit 0.7-0.9 eye diameter; angle of jaws ending below anterior edge of eye; snout 1.6-1.8 orbit of eye; upper lip 0.9-1.3 lateral preorbital area; pelvic length 0.6 abdomen length; 2 suborbital transverse rows below row b; subortbital transverse rows 1, 2, and 3 begin more distant from orbit than row 4 (Ref. 75708).

Found in a stream with fresh, running water and a bottom with rounded pebbles, at an altitude of 11 m above sea level and 3.4 km away from the sea. Syntopic species found with this species were Alburnus bipunctatus, Barbus tauricus, Capoeta banarescui, Chalcalburnus chalcoides, Chondrostoma colchicum, Cobitis splendens; Lampetra lanceolata, Leuciscus cephalus, Liza aurata; Mugil cephalus, Rutilus frisii, and Salmo labrax (Ref. 75708).

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Kova?i?, M. and S. Engín, 2008. Two new species of Neogobius (Gobiidae) from northeastern Turkey. Cybium 32(1):73-80. (Ref. 75708)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii))

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Ponticola rizensis (Kova?i? & Engín, 2008)