Turan's goby (Ponticola turani) is a Ponto-Caspian species of goby endemic fish native to Turkey where it is only found in the Aksu Deresi stream. This species is found in a fresh water stream with a substrate of rounded pebbles. Males of this species can reach a length of 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) SL while females only reach 8.3 centimetres (3.3 in) SL.[2]

Turan's goby
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Ponticola
Species:
P. turani
Binomial name
Ponticola turani
(Kovačić & Engin, 2008)
Synonyms
  • Neogobius turani Kovačić & Engín, 2008

The fish is named after Turkish biologist, Dr. Davut Turan.

References

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  1. ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Ponticola turani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19513755A19849709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19513755A19849709.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ponticola turani". FishBase. June 2013 version.