Family Gobiidae | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Subfamily Benthophilinae Rank Species | |
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Turan's goby (Ponticola turani) is a Ponto-Caspian species of goby endemic to Turkey where it is only from 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.
The fish is named after Turkish biologist, Dr. Davut Turan.
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