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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Ponticola

(See list of species below)


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14 species (see list below)

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Photo by Abbasi, K.

Former USSR and Asia
Max. Length 29.3 cm TL
Ponticola bathybius (Kessler, 1877)

Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Ponticola bathybius
[]

Photo by Shaganov, V.V.

Black Sea
Max. Length 25 cm NG
Ponticola cephalargoides (Pinchuk, 1976)

Photo by Shaganov, V.V.
 
Ponticola cephalargoides
[]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Ponticola constructor
[Caucasian goby]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
 
Ponticola cyrius
[Kura goby]

Photo by Naseka, A.M.

Europe
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Ponticola eurycephalus (Kessler, 1874)

Photo by Naseka, A.M.
 
Ponticola eurycephalus
[Mushroom goby]

Photo by Naseka, A.M.

Eurasia
Max. Length 32.6 cm TL
Ponticola gorlap (Iljin, 1949)

Photo by Naseka, A.M.
 
Ponticola gorlap
[Caspian bighead goby]

Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.

Eurasia
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Ponticola iranicus Vasil'eva, Mousavi-Sabet & Vasil'ev, 2015

Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.
 
Ponticola iranicus
[Iranian Goby]

Photo by Harka, A.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Ponticola kessleri (Günther, 1861)

Photo by Harka, A.
 
Ponticola kessleri
[Bighead goby]

Photo by Miller, P.J.

Black Sea
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Ponticola platyrostris (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Miller, P.J.
 
Ponticola platyrostris
[Flatsnout goby]

Photo by Miller, P.J.

Eurasia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Ponticola ratan (Nordmann, 1840)

Photo by Miller, P.J.
 
Ponticola ratan
[Ratan goby]

Photo by Pashkov, A.N.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Ponticola rhodioni (Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 1994)

Photo by Pashkov, A.N.
 
Ponticola rhodioni
[Riverine goby]

Photo by Kovacic, M.

Asia
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
Ponticola rizensis (Kova?i? & Engín, 2008)

Photo by Kovacic, M.
 
Ponticola rizensis
[Iyidere goby]

Photo by Otel, V.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
Ponticola syrman (Nordmann, 1840)

Photo by Otel, V.
 
Ponticola syrman
[Syrman goby]

Photo by Kovacic, M.

Asia
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
Ponticola turani (Kova?i? & Engín, 2008)

Photo by Kovacic, M.
 
Ponticola turani
[Aksu goby]
14 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Ponticola
(Gobies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1877 Ponticola bathybius Former USSR and Asia 29.3 TL
1976 Ponticola cephalargoides Black Sea 25 NG
1840 Ponticola constructor Caucasian goby Europe 20 SL
1874 Ponticola cyrius Kura goby Asia 1.9 SL
1874 Ponticola eurycephalus Mushroom goby Europe 20 TL
1949 Ponticola gorlap Caspian bighead goby Eurasia 32.6 TL
2015 Ponticola iranicus Iranian Goby Eurasia 14 TL
1861 Ponticola kessleri Bighead goby Europe and Asia 22 TL
1814 Ponticola platyrostris Flatsnout goby Black Sea 22.5 TL
1840 Ponticola ratan Ratan goby Eurasia 20 TL
1994 Ponticola rhodioni Riverine goby Europe and Asia 14 TL
2008 Ponticola rizensis Iyidere goby Asia 12.4 SL
1840 Ponticola syrman Syrman goby Europe and Asia 24.5 TL
2008 Ponticola turani Aksu goby Asia 8.8 SL



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