242. Neogobius caspius (Eichwald, 1831)

Common name. Caspian goby

Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius caspius Eichwald [C. E. von] 1831: 76 [Caspian Sea; No types known].

Revisions. Zarei et al. (2021a).

Illustrations. Zarei et al. (2022a: 175, fig. 23).

Distribution in iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 452-Caspian Marine.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Gavmahi-e Khazari.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.