Neogobius caspius (Eichwald, 1831)

Zarei, Fatah, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Abbasi, Keyvan, Kovačić, Marcelo, Schliewen, Ulrich K. & Stepien, Carol A., 2022, Gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the oldest and deepest Caspian Sea sub-basin: an evidence-based annotated checklist and a key for species identification, Zootaxa 5190 (2), pp. 151-193 : 175

27. Neogobius caspius (Eichwald, 1831) ( Fig. 23 ), Caspian Goby

Gobius caspius Eichwald, 1831: 76 ; type locality: Baku, Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea ; types: no types known.

Etymology: The species name caspius refers to its occurrence in the Caspian Sea.

Distribution and habitat: Present in all three areas of the Caspian Sea ( Fig. 22B ). Inhabits pleio-mesohaline brackish waters, and does not enter rivers ( Pinchuk & Miller 2003b).

Material examined: ZM-CBSU S030, 15, off Astara ; ZM-CBSU S034, 96, off Anzali ; ZM-CBSU S047, 16, Shalmanroud mouth ; & ZM-CBSU S057, 3, Sefidroud mouth, Gilan Province, Iran ; ZM-CBSU S062, 1, off Babolsar ; ZM-CBSU S068 & ZM-CBSU S069, 9, off Neka ; & ZM-CBSU S070, 10, off Miankaleh , Mazandaran Province, Iran .

IUCN: LC ( Bogutskaya 2020k).

Figures

FIGURE 22. Distribution of (A) Neogobius bathybius, (B) Neogobius caspius, (C) Neogobius melanostomus, and (D) Neogobius pallasi.

FIGURE 23. Neogobius caspius. Talar, Babolsar, Mazandaran Province, Iran (Zarei et al. 2021).