Mesogobius nonultimus
Mesogobius nonultimus, or the Caspian toad goby, is one of the species of gobiid fish endemic to the brackish-waters Caspian Sea (lake). It will grow up to a length of 17.4 cm.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Mesogobius |
| Species: | M. nonultimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesogobius nonultimus (Iljin, 1936) | |
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It has been recorded from Turkmenistan, Daghestan, Azerbaijan and Iran, and is probably found throughout the lake, in the coastal zone down to 50 m depth.[2][1] Its sister taxon in the Black Sea basin is Mesogobius batrachocephalus.
References
- Brian W. Coad Freshwater Fishes of Iran (accessed 18 Feb 2015)
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mesogobius nonultimus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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