Eastern tubenose goby
The eastern tubenose goby (Proterorhinus nasalis) is a species of gobiid fish native to fresh and brackish waters of the basins of the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea and has invaded the upper reaches of the Volga River from its native occurrence in the delta. This species prefers slow flowing rivers or still waters with plentiful rocks or vegetation. It can reach a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.[2] It is probably the same species as that recently treated as Proterorhinus semipellucidus (or P. cf. semipellucidus).[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Proterorhinus |
| Species: | P. nasalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Proterorhinus nasalis (De Filippi, 1963) | |
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References
- Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Proterorhinus nasalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: T135486A4129981. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135486A4129981.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Proterorhinus nasalis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- Brian W. Coad Freshwater Fishes of Iran (accessed 22 Feb 2015)
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