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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Ponticola

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14 species (see list below)
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Photo by Abbasi, K.

Former USSR and Asia
Max. Length 29.3 cm TL
Ponticola bathybius (Kessler, 1877)

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Ponticola bathybius
[]

Photo by Shaganov, V.V.

Black Sea
Max. Length 25 cm NG
Ponticola cephalargoides (Pinchuk, 1976)

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Ponticola cephalargoides
[]
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Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Ponticola constructor
[Caucasian goby]

Photo by Kaya, C.

Asia
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Ponticola cyrius (Kessler, 1874)

Photo by Photo by Kaya, C.
 
Ponticola cyrius
[Kura goby]

Photo by Naseka, A.M.

Europe
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Ponticola eurycephalus (Kessler, 1874)

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Ponticola eurycephalus
[Mushroom goby]

Photo by Naseka, A.M.

Eurasia
Max. Length 32.6 cm TL
Ponticola gorlap (Iljin, 1949)

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Ponticola gorlap
[Caspian bighead goby]

Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.

Eurasia
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Ponticola iranicus Vasil'eva, Mousavi-Sabet & Vasil'ev, 2015

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Ponticola iranicus
[Iranian Goby]

Photo by Harka, A.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Ponticola kessleri (Günther, 1861)

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Ponticola kessleri
[Bighead goby]

Photo by Miller, P.J.

Black Sea
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Ponticola platyrostris (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Photo by Miller, P.J.
 
Ponticola platyrostris
[Flatsnout goby]

Photo by Miller, P.J.

Eurasia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Ponticola ratan (Nordmann, 1840)

Photo by Photo by Miller, P.J.
 
Ponticola ratan
[Ratan goby]

Photo by Pashkov, A.N.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Ponticola rhodioni (Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 1994)

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Ponticola rhodioni
[Riverine goby]

Photo by Kovacic, M.

Asia
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
Ponticola rizensis (Kovačić & Engín, 2008)

Photo by Photo by Kovacic, M.
 
Ponticola rizensis
[Iyidere goby]

Photo by Otel, V.

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
Ponticola syrman (Nordmann, 1840)

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Ponticola syrman
[Syrman goby]

Photo by Kovacic, M.

Asia
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
Ponticola turani (Kovačić & Engín, 2008)

Photo by Photo by Kovacic, M.
 
Ponticola turani
[Aksu goby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ponticola bathybius Former USSR and Asia 29.3 TL 1877
Ponticola cephalargoides Black Sea 25 NG 1976
Ponticola constructor Caucasian goby Europe 20 SL 1840
Ponticola cyrius Kura goby Asia 1.9 SL 1874
Ponticola eurycephalus Mushroom goby Europe 20 TL 1874
Ponticola gorlap Caspian bighead goby Eurasia 32.6 TL 1949
Ponticola iranicus Iranian Goby Eurasia 14 TL 2015
Ponticola kessleri Bighead goby Europe and Asia 22 TL 1861
Ponticola platyrostris Flatsnout goby Black Sea 22.5 TL 1814
Ponticola ratan Ratan goby Eurasia 20 TL 1840
Ponticola rhodioni Riverine goby Europe and Asia 14 TL 1994
Ponticola rizensis Iyidere goby Asia 12.4 SL 2008
Ponticola syrman Syrman goby Europe and Asia 24.5 TL 1840
Ponticola turani Aksu goby Asia 8.8 SL 2008



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