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Caucasian goby

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Benthophilinae

Scientific name
  
Ponticola constructor

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Genus
  
Ponticola

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Similar
  
Ponticola, Ponticola cyrius, Benthophilus grimmi, Benthophilus casachicus, Caspian stellate tadpole‑goby

The Caucasian goby (Ponticola constructor) is a species of goby native to rivers of the Caucasus draining to the Black Sea in Europe and Asia. This species is strictly a fresh water species and will not enter brackish water. It can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.

References

Caucasian goby Wikipedia