Ponticola iranicus, Vasil'eva, Mousavi-Sabet & Vasil'ev, 2015

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Ponticola iranicus Vasil’eva, Mousavi-Sabet and Vasil’ev, 2015 – Endemic ( Fig. 447)

Ponticola iranicus Vasil’eva [E. D.], Mousavi-Sabet [H.] & Vasil’ev [V. P.] 2015: 191; Type locality: Upper Sefid-Rud River basin, Tutkabon Stream, Iran, 36°50.756'N, 49°35.021'E. Holotype: ZMMU P–23677. Paratypes: ZMMU P–23678 (7).

Common name: Pr: Gav mahi Irani, En: Iranian goby.

Diagnosis: Distinguished by pelvic anterior membrane lateral lobes large, at least 20% width of rear edge. Head average size and always wider than deep. Cheeks large, upper lip width at least three-fifths lateral preorbital width. Cheeks, upper lips, and pectoral bases without obvious blotch. First dorsal fin with clear black spot, upper lip more or less thick. Nape with cycloid scales. D 2 usually with 15–16 branched rays, anal fin usually with 11–12 branched rays.

Meristic characters: D 1: VI, D 2: I 14–17 (14), A: I 10–13, P: 17–20, LS: 54–70, TV:?.

Distribution: Caspian Sea basin ( Fig. 448). Found in Sefidrud River drainage.

Taxonomy.

Conservation: IUCN: Not Evaluated, PC: Least Concern. Populations of this species seem not to be affected by any major widespread threat. Therefore, we classified it as Least Concern.