Ponticola
| Ponticola | |
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| Ponticola bathybius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Benthophilinae |
| Genus: |
Ponticola Iljin, 1927 |
| Type species | |
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Gobius ratan Nordmann, 1840 |
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Ponticola is a genus of gobies native mostly to fresh waters of the Black Sea - Caspian Sea region in Eurasia. Some species occur in the brackish-water Black and Caspian seas themselves. It is part of the broader goby subfamily Benthophilinae, also endemic to the same region. Originally, Ponticola was described as subgenus of Neogobius.
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
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