Ponticola rhodioni (Vasil'eva & Vasil'ev, 1994)
Riverine goby
Ponticola rhodioni
photo by Pashkov, A.N.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  14 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  Europe and Asia: basins of rivers flowing into the Black Sea north of the Bzyb' Mountain Range and in the Kuban basin.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 12-16
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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