245. Ponticola goebelii (Kessler, 1874)

Common name. Caspian ratan or rotan goby

Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius goebelii Kessler, 1874: 249 [59] [Baku, Azerbaijan; Syntypes: (3) NMW 33910 (1), ZIN 2229-30 (1, 1)] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Zarei et al. (2022a: 178, fig. 28).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain, 452-Caspian Marine.

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

Conservation. —IUCN: DD.