250. Ponticola syrman (Nordmann, 1840)

Common name. Syrman goby

Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius syrman Nordmann, 1840: 419, Ppl. 12 (fig. 1) [Odessa, Ukraine; Kryni, Ukraine; Syntypes:? BMNH 1872.5.30.35 (1) Odessa; MNHN A-1126 (1) Odessa, NMW 30099 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991: 40] .

Revisions. Zarei et al. (2021a).

Illustrations. Zarei et al. (2022a: 181, fig. 32).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.―Distribution in Ecoregions: 452-Caspian Marine.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Gavmahi-e Syrman.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.