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Ponticolaalasanicus sp. n. (Gobiiformes, Gobiidae) from the Alazani River Basin, Georgia by Giorgi Epitashvili; Bella Japoshvili; Levan Mumladze is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract ## Background The South Caucasus Region and Georgia, in particular, is a biodiversity hotspot and characterised by high diversity of landscapes and ecosystems, as well as high levels of endemism. At the same time, diversity of freshwater organisms in the region remains poorly studied, including fishes. The freshwater fish fauna of the South Caucasus Region consists of 119 fish species, of which 13 species belong to the order Gobiiformes. It should be noted that gobies are amongst the poorly studied taxa in Georgia and probably unknown/undescribed species still living in the Georgian freshwater ecosystems which requires further research. ## New information __Ponticolaalasanicus__, a new species is described from the Alazani River, western Caspian Sea Basin, Georgia. It is distinguished from its congeners in the Caspian and Black Sea Basins by having the following features: dorsal fin with VI-VII spines and 151⁄2-161⁄2 branched rays, anal fin with 101⁄2-121⁄2 branched rays; lateral line with 48-55 scales; laterally compressed body with dark brown and black blotches - scales ctenoid; first and second dorsal fins almost touching with dorsal fins bases; head large, depressed
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- Author
- Giorgi Epitashvili; Bella Japoshvili; Levan Mumladze
- Publisher
- Pensoft Publishers
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Life Sciences)