Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Suborder Gobioidei Scientific name Neogobius pallasi | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Family Gobiidae Rank Species | |
Similar Ponticola gorlap, Benthophilus casachicus, Caspian stellate tadpole‑goby, Caspian tadpole goby, Benthophilus grimmi | ||
Neogobius pallasi, the Caspian sand goby or the Caspian monkey goby, is a species of fish native to fresh and brackish waters of the Caspian Sea basin including the Volga drainage up to the vicinity of Moscow. It has been introduced into the Aral basin. This species of goby can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. It is also important to local commercial fisheries.
Earlier it was considered as the Caspian subspecies of the Monkey goby, N. fluviatilis pallasi, but is now considered a full species in its own right.
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