Riverine goby (Ponticola rhodioni)

Scientific name: Ponticola rhodioni Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 1994

Riverine goby (Ponticola rhodioni)

The Riverine goby (Ponticola rhodioni) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Europe and Asia, basins of rivers flowing into the Black Sea north of the Bzyb' Mountain Range and in the Kuban basin.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12 - 16

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ponticola rhodioni
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe and Asia: basins of rivers flowing into the Black Sea north of the Bzyb' Mountain Range and in the Kuban basin.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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