Naslov
Two new species of Neogobius (Gobiidae) from northeastern Turkey

Autori
Kovačić, Marcelo ; EngÍn, Semih

Izvornik
Cybium (0399-0974) 32 (2008), 1; 73-80

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Gobiidae; Neogobius; Black Sea; New species; Freshwater

Sažetak
Neogobius rizensis sp. nov. and Neogobius turani sp. nov. are described from freshwater streams in north-eastern Turkey. The new species are assigned to Neogobius and the subgenus Ponticola based on diagnostic features belonging to these taxa. Neogobius rizensis differs from all other species of the subgenus Ponticola by the following combination of characters: snout 1.6-1.8 orbit of eye, upper lip swollen toward angle of jaws and wide 0.9-1.3 lateral preorbital area, angle of jaws ending below anterior edge of eye and caudal peduncle depth 0.5-0.6 own length. Neogobius turani is distinguished by a following combination of characters: head depth 1.5-1.6 own width, snout 1.4-1.5 orbit of eye, upper lip not expanded or slightly expanded and wide 0.7-0.8 of lateral preorbital area, angle of jaws ending below pupil.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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